TREC expedition involves national research institutes Askö laboratory of the Baltic Sea Centre of Stockholm University and Kristineberg Center for Marine Research and Innovation in Sweden.
Oostende and surrounding areas in West Flanders will host sample collection at land and at sea, as part of the TREC (Traversing European Coastlines) expedition.
The TREC project is the first large-scale expedition to study European coastal ecosystems on both land and sea. Several sites in Roscoff will be used to take samples.