This international Erasmus Mundus Master program provides high quality teaching in general oceanography with a specialization in marine environment. The MER+ master program provides high quality teaching in general oceanography with a specialization in marine environment (ecology, ecotoxicology, biochemistry, geochemistry, sedimentology, paleo-oceanography) and living or non-living marine resources. The MER+ program benefits from a consortium of four EU universities (Bilbao – Spain, Bordeaux-France, Southampton-UK and Liège-Belgium) and a worldwide network of associated partners.