🌊Welcome! The global Early Career Ocean Professional (ECOP) Programme is established to empower ECOPs, who self-identify as being early in their career (10 years or less of professional experience) in any field related to the ocean. The Programme is at the heart of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and it was endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade as a network programme in 2021. 

To address the needs and priorities of ECOPs at a national scale, ECOP Germany empowers its members with important professional and networking opportunities to engage in discussions and actions which will culminate to a sustainable ocean during this decade and beyond.

We are calling all ECOPs in or from Germany to participate and fill in the survey. It will take about 10-15 minutes. The goal of the survey is to conduct an inventory of ECOP interests in/from Germany to understand the needs, priorities and challenges as well as developing to strengthen the national node. Your responses will be treated with utmost confidentiality. For any question please contact Cora Hoerstmann (cora.hoerstmann@mio.osupytheas.fr). More information about the global ECOP program and how to join can be found at www.ecopdecade.org. 

NOTE: If you feel more comfortable with filling in this survey in German, please use the following link and switch to German: https://forms.gle/SUuxxx2zTEZeHVyu6