▁( 5 ) ▁In frastr ucture ▁( N icol as ▁D itter t ) ▁ ▁Coll abor ations ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁asset ▁of ▁Z MT ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁system atic ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁key ▁discipl ines ▁necessary ▁for ▁a ▁hol istic ▁assess ment ▁of ▁coast al ▁and ▁marine ▁resources ▁and ▁their ▁use ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sust ain able ▁govern ance ▁in ▁the ▁trop ics . ▁The ▁Z MT ▁approach ▁re lies ▁on ▁consistent , ▁transparent , ▁and ▁respect ful ▁collaboration ▁and ▁shared ▁respons ib ilities ▁with ▁its ▁world wide ▁partners ▁in ▁tropical ▁countries ▁based ▁on ▁mut ual ▁trust ▁and ▁respect . ▁Z MT ▁conduct s ▁this ▁al liance ▁in ▁a ▁transparent ▁manner ▁and ▁on ▁an ▁equal ▁foot ing ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁deb ates ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁intellectual ▁foundation ▁for ▁action ▁from ▁a ▁scientific ▁perspective . ▁This ▁manif esto ▁was ▁formal ised ▁in ▁the ▁Bre men ▁C riteria ▁, ▁developed ▁by ▁Z MT ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁updated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁creating ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁planning , ▁development ▁and ▁structure ▁of ▁Z MT ’ s ▁projects . ▁ ▁Equ ip ment ▁and ▁In frastr ucture ▁ ▁The ▁Z MT ▁has ▁several ▁chemical ▁and ▁bi ological ▁labor ator ies ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁se aw ater ▁testing ▁facilities ▁for ▁experiments ▁and ▁the ▁evaluation ▁of ▁samples ▁taken ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Z MT ▁commission ed ▁its ▁extended ▁marine ▁aqu arium ▁system ▁MA REE ▁( MA R ine ▁Ex perimental ▁E