CLAMER calls upon as many European aquaria and marine institutes as possible to organize ‘marine climate change’ side events in the summer of 2011 in order to inform European citizens about the impacts of climate change on the marine environments.

Marine institutes and aquaria are able to increase the awareness about the effects of Climate Change on the European marine environments. Marine institutes inform citizens on how research on the impacts of climate change in the marine environments is performed. While aquaria reach the public at large and play accordingly a major role in informing visitors.

CLAMER supports the ‘marine climate change’ side events with a communication package based on major scientific results on marine/coastal climate change impacts and perception & awareness in Europe. A display draws the attention of the visitors and calls to participate in the video message contest. A trailer of the CLAMER documentary, informative fact sheets and the questionnaire on public perception and awareness are at the disposal of the aquaria and the marine institutes.

Already over 30 aquaria (ο) and marine institutes (•), all over Europe, host a ‘marine climate change’ side event!

	Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp Aquarium public de Bruxelles Parc Pairi Daiza Flanders Marine Institute organises evening talks on the 8th of June, World Ocean Day, with ‘Changing Seas’ as central theme. The lecture ‘The Sea and Climate Change’ will highlight the effects of climate change on European marine environments, focussing on the North Sea. Read more....
	Aquarium Varna & Institute of Fishing Resources highlights the climate change in the European marine ecosystems during the European week of Fishery!
	Aquarium Pula
	Océanopolis Brest Musée de la mer de Biarritz Océarium du Croisic
	AWI Aquarium Helgoland is hosting a public open day on Saturday May 28. Get insight in the underwater world of the North Sea and learn more about climate change impacts in the marine environment. Make your voice heard on climate change by recording a video message with the camera present at the aquarium!
	Cretaquarium Thalassocosmos & Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Find out here how CRETAquarium was involved in the CLAMER marine climate change side-events. At World Oceans Day a lecture was given, a movie was presented, there was free-entrance at the aquarium and a media action was organised!
	Galway Atlantaquaria National Aquarium of Ireland Visit the World Ocean Day Celebrations on June 12 and discover the CLAMER display aside the Ocean Tank for enthusiastic divers! Listen to the many exhibitors, scientists, story tellers and get inspired to show the world what the ocean means to you by recording your message with the exhibition camera. Check out more climate change related activities during the Marine Month of Madness….
	Acquario di Genova Aquarium Cala Gonone Marche Polytechnic University The National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics - OGS The Department Biological Oceanography organizes lectures on climate change in the framework of "La notte dei ricercatori" (The night of researchers) at 23 September in Trieste. University of Salento combines forces and organizes a summer event with focus on CLAMER and VECTORS, starting with  a symposium on July 7 in the framework of the Annual Meeting of the Italian Association for Oceanology and Limnology (4-8th July). Several research activities will get special attention, among them the overall research on jellyfish, on MPAs and on the impacts invasive species.
	Lithuanian Sea Museum
	Zee Aquarium Bergen aan Zee Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen Sea Life Scheveningen      Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research organises from 11 May to 22 June every Wednesday evening a lecture about a topical sea subject, from the nearby Wadden Sea to the distant oceans. Read more…
	Polaria
	Estação Litoral da Aguda IMAR - Department of Oceanography and Fisheries of the University of the Azores hosts "Açores Entre-Mares" (Azores Between-Seas) as part of an outreach activity promoted by the 'Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar' to raise awareness to the value of the Azorean seas to schools and the general public. Talks are given on the impacts of climate on marine ecosystems and walk in visits are possible in the CoralLab (where effects of ocean acidification on cold-water corals is researched). www.intradop.info
	Zoo Aquarium Madrid Aquarium San Sebastián Ciudad de las artes y las ciencias Oceanografic aquarium Acuario de Almuñécar Kenna Eco Diving will organize during the European Fish Week on Saturday 11th June in the evening a Havaneras.  An evening with fishermen’s songs, brought back from the Caribbean colonies by Catalan immigrants in the 19th Century, and with people of different age groups speaking about how fishing has changed over the past decades and what they want to do to sustain the seas’ future.
	Universeum will focus on the marine climate change side-events during the Western Sea-week form June 29  till July 10!  Linnaeus University will organise during July and August three lectures for students of different ages to inform them about the impacts of climate change on the ocean. More information here...
	Plymouth Marine Laboratory & The National Marine Aquarium are hosting a public event on June 6 to celebrate World Oceans Day, focusing on the Ocean in a high carbon dioxide world; different marine institutions from Plymouth will be involved providing talks and having a stand. Learn more about CLAMER on the event!

Explore the map of Europe and see where and when you can take part in a ‘marine climate change’ side event!