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Aquaculture Group from the Atlantic Space (AAAG)

Start date: Jul 31, 2003, End date: Jul 30, 2006,

...on of species of micro-algae was the most practical for cultivation along the west coast of Scotland in terms of biological species and in terms of added commercial value of the marine algae. ✔ The algae (from sub-project 25) were tested as diet ingredients and these species have been used in part to reduce the impact on these poly-cultures. ✔ Techniques for cultivation for the original production ...
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DEMOnstration for Tidal Industry DErisking (DEMOTIDE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

...al resource, make this a site ripe for commercial exploitation. The DEMOTIDE consortium unites strong players with each of the required competencies to deliver this array. Leading technology supplier Marine Current Turbines (an Atlantis company) can rely on experience gained from operating its SeaGen tidal turbine system for several years. The participation of both MCT and Atlantis technology deve ...
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Setting up high-value Sea cucumber chain in Europe through a new fishing trawl with no environmental impact and advanced processing equipment (TOPBALAT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

...ears has led to overexploitation of 66% of sea cucumber fisheries globally. Current bottom trawls for sea cucumber fishing have low efficacy, high by-catches, and cause irreversible damage to the marine seabed, so they are banned in several European countries.On the other hand, sea cucumbers are very perishable and need to be processed by hand when dried quality individuals are sought to meet Asia ...
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Sail West

Start date: Jun 30, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

The Sail West Strategy has been developed to deliver a number of objectives which are as follows:To provide a cohesive marine leisure development strategy for the North West, which links Sligo, Donegal, the maritime counties of Northern Ireland and the West of Scotland.To provide innovation in the development of new products and services.To share knowledge and best practise between the partners.To ...
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Regional Approach to Stimulating Local Renewable Energy Solutions 4.2 (RASLRES)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Aug 29, 2012,

...be used to inform an overall NPP model to stimulate renewable energy use in rural areas. The project will focus on bio-energy fuels – such as energy from wood, energy from crops and energy from marine biomass technologies. Using the pilot projects as trial areas, RASLRES will also incorporate measurement tools that can be used for calculating greenhouse gas emissions.Finally, the project will esta ...
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Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland Hydrographic Survey Project

Start date: Oct 31, 2010, End date: Sep 29, 2013,

Facilitate standardisation and cooperation between cross-border gatherers of seabed depth data and capitalise on this by gathering standardised and high quality marine mapping baseline data in key geographical areas.
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Integrated Aquatic Resources Management Between Ireland, NI and Scotland (IBIS Project)

Start date: Jul 31, 2011, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

The overall aim of the proposal is to meet a range of environmental priorities for delivering high quality policy and sustainable management of freshwater and marine natural resources and the biodiversity they support across the programme area.Specific aims of this project are to:•Conduct a research programme to address applied aquatic resource management questions common to the cross-border prog ...
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European Small Islands' Network Inter-Island Exchange Project (ESIN IIEP)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Oct 30, 2007,

...ication and tendering process for the website undertaken. islandsInitial contact was made with 96 relevent EU members.During the January-June '05 period 4 main themes were examined and analysed i.e Marine Related Development; Houding; Agriculture; and Infrastructural Governance. A meeting also took place at the European Parliament in February of that year to promote, engage and inform policy maker ...
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Coastal Practice Network (CoPraNet)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

... coastal regions are working towards an integrated, multi-sectoral planning approach (Integrated Coastal Zone Management) for sustainable economic growth. As a result, the conservation of coastal and marine natural resources are included as a fundamental part of a coastal regional development programme. However, the results of these efforts are not always communicated between regions due to a lack ...
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Cruising Oceans On Latitudes above 51º North (Cool Route)

Start date: Jun 2, 2015, End date: Jun 1, 2018,

...ties-such as shower blocks and laundry facilities for cruising yachts in remote NPA coastal areas; providing new market opportunities in sectors such as Tourism and Catering, Craft Production, Food, Marine and General Engineering Services, for remote local communities, mainly during the months of mid-April to mid-October. These opportunities will importantly also promote economic activity and inte ...
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Biological diversity in an inconstant world: temporal turnover in modified ecosystems (BIOTIME)

Start date: Aug 1, 2010, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

...the field. Second, we will test predictions concerning the resistance and resilience of SADs by a comparative analysis of existing data sets (that encompass communities in terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments for ecosystems extending from the poles to the tropics) and through a new field experiment that quantifies temporal turnover across a community (unicellular organisms to vertebrate ...
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Celtic Seas Partnership (CSP) – stakeholder driven integrated management of the Celtic Seas Marine Region. (CSP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

Background The Celtic Seas Marine Region (CSMR) encompasses the western seaboard of the UK and Republic of Ireland, the coasts and territorial waters to the north of Scotland and south to Brittany in northern France. The European Atlas of the Seas describes this area as a very windy stretch of water that has long been a busy shipping area with intensive f ...
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PESCALEX 2: 9 language (EL, EN, ES, FR, HU, PL, NO, TR, Galician) Provision of online blEnded learning VOLL learning moduleS for aqACulture - EXcellence in fish management/fish pathology

...on fish diseases; AQUARK, Greece (Fish Pathology expert, FEAP expert on Mediterranean Aquaculture), CETMAR, Spain, funded by Ministry of Science /Technology and Galician Government, aims to boost the marine and fishing sectors by promoting research and innovation activities. Rize Technical University, Turkey, Faculty of Marine Science; Haki, Research institute for Fisheries, Aquaculture & Irrigat ...
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winds and tides

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

“Winds and Tides” project stems from the situation of three European regions with regards to the development of the marine renewable energy industry. In 2020, 4% of European electricity will be produced from Marine Renewable Energy(MRE). The Basse-Normandie region holds a strategic position at the heart of France’s first offshore wind turbine programme, making the most of the natural, structural ...
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Joint Masters Degree in Aquaculture, Environment and Society

Start date: Oct 15, 2014, End date: Oct 14, 2019,

... overcome. This European Joint Master proposes specialised training in this field. The consortium is composed of three universities: University of the Highlands and Islands - Scottish Association for Marine Science (Scotland, UK), University of Crete (Greece) and the University of Nantes (France). The first semester (SAMS/UHI, UK) is devoted to gaining an overview of the global aquaculture industr ...
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STS Education models to transmit to society the challenge of global change in the ocean

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

The EDUCO2CEAN project is promoted by Portuguese Association for Environmental Education – ASPEA (Portugal), the International Campus of Excellence - Campus do Mar (Spain), the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology of Scotland, the Portuguese National Agency for Scientific and Technologic Culture – Ciência Viva, the secondary education centres IES Virxe do Mar and Ribeira do Louro (Spain) and ...
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Clean energy from ocean waves (CEFOW)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2020,

...orage solutions and conduct thorough multi-year environmental, health and safety studies.The consortium spans the full value chain from research organisations to wave converter technology developers, marine service providers and a large multinational utility company as the operator.
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CommerciaL Energy ARray for Widespread Acceleration of Tidal European Resources (CLEARWATER)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

...elopment of commercial projects in the EU ocean energy industry. Project Clearwater provides a credible, robustly implemented transition from high cost single turbine demonstration deployments of marine turbines to economically viable multi-hundred turbine arrays in oceans and managed water assets across Europe and the wider global market.The consortium consists of, and is funded by:UK - Atlantis ...
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Marine microplastics toxicity: investigating microplastics and their co-contaminants in marine organisms (MARMICROTOX)

Start date: Jun 16, 2014, End date: Jun 15, 2016,

Among the most prominent and ubiquitous anthropogenic changes in the marine environment has been the accumulation of plastic debris throughout the oceans. The physicochemical properties of plastics, extensive use in products and indiscriminate disposal are the key factors that contribute to the presence and abundance of plastics in marine environments. Larger pieces of plastic ultimately fragment ...
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Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator (MERIKA)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2017,

MERIKA (Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator) is an ambitious initiative by UHI (University of the Highlands and the Islands), located in Scotland and the UK’s outermost region. The project revolves around the concept of turning the UHI Faculty of Science, Health and Engineering into a reference research and innovation hub for all of Europe on the theme of marine energy. Th ...
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Building Innovative Green Hydrogen systems in an Isolated Territory: a pilot for Europe (BIG HIT)

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2021,

BIG HIT will create a replicable hydrogen territory in Orkney (Scotland) by implementing a fully integrated model of hydrogen production, storage, transportation and utilisation for heat, power and mobility. BIG HIT will absorb curtailed energy from two wind turbines and tidal turbines on the islands of Eday and Shapinsay, and use 1.5MW of PEM electrolysis to convert it into ~50 t pa of hydrogen. ...
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Arctic Impact on Weather and Climate (Blue-Action)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2021,

Blue-Action will provide fundamental and empirically-grounded, executable science that quantifies and explains the role of a changing Arctic in increasing predictive capability of weather and climate of the Northern Hemisphere.To achieve this Blue-Action will take a transdisciplinary approach, bridging scientific understanding within Arctic climate, weather and risk management research, with key s ...
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A Trans-AtLantic Assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based Spatial management plan for Europe (ATLAS)

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2020,

ATLAS creates a dynamic new partnership between multinational industries, SMEs, governments and academia to assess the Atlantic’s deep-sea ecosystems and Marine Genetic Resources to create the integrated and adaptive planning products needed for sustainable Blue Growth. ATLAS will gather diverse new information on sensitive Atlantic ecosystems (incl. VMEs and EBSAs) to produce a step-change in our ...
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European Marine Biological Research Infrastructure Cluster to promote the Blue Bioeconomy (EMBRIC)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2019,

Marine (blue) biotechnology is the key to unlocking the huge economic potential of the unique biodiversity of marine organisms. This potential remains largely underexploited due to lack of connectivity between research services, practical and cultural difficulties in connecting science with industry, and high fragmentation of regional research, development and innovation (RDI) policies. To overcom ...
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Multi-Use in European Seas (MUSES)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

... Multi-Use in European Seas (MUSES) project will review existing planning and consenting processes against international quality standards for MSP and compliance with EU Directives used to facilitate marine and coastal development in the EU marine area to ensure that they are robust, efficient and facilitate sustainable multi use of marine resources. The project will build knowledge of the appropr ...
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Ecosystem Approach to making Space for Aquaculture (AquaSpace)

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

The AquaSpace project has the goal of providing increased space for aquaculture to allow increased production. Following the call, we will achieve this by identifying the key constraints experienced by aquaculture development in a wide range of contexts and aquaculture types, taking into account all relevant factors and advised by a Reference User Group. We will then map these constraints against ...
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Benthic ecosystem fisheries Impact Study (BENTHIS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

...e impact of fisheries on benthic ecosystem which may negatively affect the fisheries yield and integrity of the sea bed. To develop an integrated approach to the management of human activities in the marine environment, in particular fishing, there is a need to develop quantitative tools to assess the impact of fisheries on the benthic ecosystem and at the same time collaborate with the fishing in ...
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Targeted disease prophylaxis in European fish farming (TargetFish)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

European aquaculture production provides direct employment to 65.000 people with a turnover of 3 billion €. However, the lack of authorised veterinary medicinal products and the consequent disease outbreaks in farmed fish species costs the sector 20% of the production value. The most appropriate method for disease control, both on economical and ethical grounds, is disease prevention by vaccinatio ...
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Strengthening cooperation in European research on sustainable exploitation of marine resources in the seafood chains- ERANET (COFASP)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

Research and innovation are central elements in the Europe 2020 Strategy and it is recognised that bioeconomy is an important element of the Strategy. DG RTD has issued a European Strategy “Innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe” paving the way to a more innovative, resource efficient and competitive society that reconciles food security with the sustainable use of renewable re ...
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North Atlantic Climate: Predictability of the climate in the North Atlantic/European sector related to North Atlantic/Arctic sea surface temperature and sea ice variability and change (NACLIM)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

NACLIM aims at investigating and quantifying the predictability of the climate in the North Atlantic/European sector related to North Atlantic/Arctic sea surface temperature (SST) and sea ice variability and change on seasonal to decadal time scales. SST and sea-ice forcing have a crucial impact on weather and climate in Europe. Rather than running climate forecasts ourselves, we will analyze the ...
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Risk Based Consenting of Offshore Renewable Energy Projects (RiCORE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

The consenting of offshore renewable energy is often cited as one of the main non-technical barriers to the development of this sector. A significant aspect of this is the uncertainty inherent in the potential environmental impacts of novel technology. To ensure consents are compliant with EU and national legislation, such as the Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats Directive, costly and t ...
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Mapping and communicating marine energy potentials (MAP-MEP)

Start date: Jan 6, 2014, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

MAP-MEP campaigns for a broader societal awareness and dialogue on energy potentials in the North Sea Region. The awareness marketing is designed to increase future energy partnership capacities and to found decision making. Results from energy-sector related INTERREG IVB NSR projects are compiled for the regional audience and beyond.MAP-MEP aims at feeding the mainstream energy debate with topica ...
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ACRUNET

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Creation of a transnational network with the aim of improving competitiveness and economic and social sustainability of European brown crab industry, by proposing policies, encouraging the adoption of accredited procedures for the delivery of brown crabs in different markets with high quality and sourced from sustainable fisheries. Introduction of practices and innovative products, increase the p ...
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Ecosystem-based Responsive Fisheries Management in Europe (EcoFishMan)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2014,

EcoFishMan seeks to develop a responsive fisheries management system (RFMS) based on results-based management (RBM) principles. The intended context of application of the RFMS is complex, mixed-fisheries and multi-stakeholder fishery sectors like those found in the EU/Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) area. It will be an ecosystem-based sustainable management system under a precautionary framework tha ...
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Bio-engineered micro Encapsulation of Active agents Delivered to Shellfish (BEADS)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2013,

"The project aims to continue with some exciting work following up a development in delivering active agents to bivalve molluscs through micro-encapsulation. The early work showed that bacteria with a potential in vitro to break down some algal toxins could be effectively delivered to the gut of the bivalve. The size and nature of the micro-capsule (bead) was shown to be key. The SMEs and Other in ...
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Advancing understanding of Atlantic Salmon at Sea: Merging Genetics and Ecology to resolve Stock-specific Migration and Distribution patterns (SALSEA-Merge)

Start date: Apr 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

...ction. This is in spite of unprecedented management measures to halt this decline. Arguably the greatest challenge in salmon conservation is to gain insight into the spatial and ecological use of the marine environment by different regional and river stocks, which are known to show variation in marine growth, condition, and survival. Salmon populations may migrate to different marine zones, whose ...
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Feasibility study of triploid salmon production (SALMOTRIP)

Start date: Jul 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

"With the rapid growth of aquaculture seen in recent years, one major fundamental problem has arisen being the environmental pollution due to increased numbers of escapee fish interacting with wild populations. A greater public awareness, the need to protect natural resources and increase the food safety requires the development and implementation of new environmental regulations. There is therefo ...
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Biotechnological utilisation of marines resources (VALBIOMAR)

Start date: Aug 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

The VALBIOMAR project seeks to develop an Atlantic network of competences in the domain of maximising the biotechnological value of living marine resources, and energising relations among laboratories and SMEs to produce concrete co-operation, and the development of new activities. The principal object of VALBIOMAR rests on the necessity, in the context of the rarefaction of certain marine resourc ...
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