Dear colleague,

We are inviting you to participate in a questionnaire for the identification of research priorities for the deep-sea ecology of the Bay of Biscay with the final aim of the definition of a research roadmap, based upon the scientific community and managers, in support of sustainable management.

We are aware of the number of invitations of this kind, but we would be very grateful if you could invest 15-20 minutes of your time to fill in this questionnaire. The outcomes of this consultation depend on the number and representativity of the respondents.

Access to the questionnaire here:

https://bit.ly/3YzJvMt

The results will be analysed and enforced with a workshop that will be held on the 9-10th of May 2023 in our AZTI premises in Pasaia (Spain), for which you are invited to participate in person or online. Travel and accommodation costs will be covered for a limited number of those attending in person.

Those contributing actively to the process will be also invited to co-author "a forward-looking research scope" scientific manuscript.

Hopefully, the roadmap will end up in collaboration and funding mechanisms.

Deadline for submitting your responses: 16th of April.

Thank you in advance!

Note: we would be very grateful if you forward this invitation to other colleagues you consider interested in participating.

This initiative is framed within the EPROCAN project supported by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.