The project will be driven by a close interaction between the following partners:

	Marine Biology Section - UGent (SMB): Macro-, hyper- and epibenthos
	Institute of Nature Conservation (IN): Biological valuation, avifauna, GIS
	Renard Centre of Marine Geology - UGent (RCMG): Habitat characterization, spatial extrapolation, GIS
	Sea Fisheries Department (DvZ): Epibenthos
	Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Data management, dissemination

Supported by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office

General coordination: Magda Vincx, Steven Degraer Web site and databases hosted by VLIZ Web contact email