are also involved in basic research and data provision on marine conservation issues, including North Sea research, Antarctic research (CCAMLR), the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity [...] on the basis of integrated communication processes, and convert them into targeted products. The North Sea Office, the Climate Office or the Arctic Office play an important role in this. In return, research [...] Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic 4 HE LCOM - Helsinki Commission Baltic Sea Action Plan 5 SCAR - Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research