New Connections: Exploring Ireland’s International Marine Research Partnerships

A Review of Irish Participation in EU Marine Research Projects 2007-2010

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Disclaimer: While every care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the compilation of this Report, the Marine Institute cannot accept responsibility for errors, omissions or changes in project descriptions. It should be noted that fi nancial fi gures given are indicative, fi nal grant payments on completion of a project are subject to a strict audit of eligible costs and may result in a fi gure below the level of grant-aid originally offered. New Connections

Exploring Ireland’s International Marine Research Partnerships A Directory of Ireland’s International Marine Research Projects 2007 – 2010

December 2011

Compiled by: Geoffrey O’Sullivan, Caitriona Nic Aonghusa & Aine Kenny Strategic Planning & Development Services Marine Institute Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010 Marine Institute (2011)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Forward 5 1. General Introduction 6 2. The FP7 Programme 2007 – 2010 11 3. The INTERREG-IV Programme 2007 – 2010 89 4. The LIFE+ Programme 2007 – 2010 129 5. The ERASMUS MUNDUS Programme 2007 – 2010 135 6. Acknowledgements 140 ANNEX: 142

ANNEX 1: Irish participants in EU funded programmes 142 ANNEX 2: National EU Funding Programme Contact Points 144 ANNEX 3: The National Sea Change Strategy (2007-2013) 146 ANNEX 4: Alphabetical Project listing 148 ANNEX 5: Glossary of Acronyms used 151 ANNEX 6: EU Funding Programme website 155 Marine Institute (2011)

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Forward

International co-operation is an essential ingredient of a Already in the period 2007-2010, Irish marine researchers are successful research, development and innovation strategy. involved in 98 co-operative projects, working with European This is recognised at a European level and supported and non-European partner organisations from 58 countries, through a number of co-operative research, development and drawing down and leveraging grant-aid in excess of and innovation programmes which join up the three sides €37 million in projects with a total value of over €490 million. of the innovation triangle education, research and innovation/ The FP7 component of this (€23.7m) represents over 8% of entrepreneurship. This is also recognised at a national level the total Irish draw down from FP7 to the end of 2010. This and its importance emphasised by the Advisory Council is a clear indication of the quality and capacity of the Irish for Science, Technology and Innovation (ACSTI) in its 2008 marine research community and its high international standing. Report “Ireland’s International Engagement in Science, Indeed as we go to press, we are aware of a further Technology and Innovation. It is a cornerstone of our own 30 projects with grant-aid well in access of €7 million which national Marine Knowledge, Research and Innovation Strategy are approved subject to successful contract negotiation. – the Sea Change Strategy (2007-2013). But it is not just about money, participation in competitive Maintaining existing international partnerships and generating international research, development and innovation projects: new ones, particularly in the new and exciting areas at the forefront of Science, Technology and Innovation, greatly • adds signifi cant value to national research funding strengthens national capacity and enables Irish researchers investments; and research-based SMEs stay at the forefront of the • ensures that our research efforts are meeting the most knowledge economy. It also creates bridges to foreign markets demanding international standards; for a range of globally traded knowledge-based products • facilitates achievement of the necessary scale of effort and services. An example of this is the new advanced whereby national priorities can be more effectively marine technology programme being pioneered by the addressed; SMARTOCEAN initiative. • supports mobility and career development, enhances While at one level, this report is a directory or compendium domestic quality and stimulates innovative thinking; of Irish participation in cooperative EU funded research, • supports research at a regional scale that would not be development and innovation projects, at another, it is a possible by a single country on its own; homage to those Irish marine researchers in public and third level institutions and in research-based SMEs who compete • helps to reduce duplication and fragmentation of effort; successfully at a European level, fl ying the fl ag for Ireland and • enhances access to international state of the art facilities; promoting our island of research, innovation and culture. • strengthens international alliances and opens commercial This report is a successor to Oceans of Opportunity–II (2007) opportunities for globally traded knowledge based which reviewed Irish participation in the EU’s FP6 Programme products and services. (2002-2007). In New Connections we expand the range of cover to include other EU Programmes such as INTERREG- IV, Life+ and Erasmus Mundus and cover a shorter period (2007-2010), to the mid-point of the Programmes reviewed. Marine Institute (2011) Dr. Peter Heffernan, MRIA Chief Executive - Marine Institute December 2011 5 6 Marine Institute (2011) The aims and objectives of this Report arethree-fold: Theaimsandobjectives ofthisReport Aims&Objectives 1.2. 1.1. Introduction 1. General Introduction • to encourage interested researchers andSMEsto interestedresearchers toencourage • participation andscopeofIrish therange todescribe • alliancesandopens strengtheninternational • stateofthe enhanceaccesstointernational • helptoreduceduplicationandfragmentation • researchataregionalscalethatwould not support • mobilityandcareerdevelopment, support enhances • scale facilitatetheachievement ofthenecessary • aremeetingthe ensurethatourresearchefforts • • add signi welcome grant-aid, aremany andincludethatthey: research anddevelopment projects, inadditionto The bene research, projects. development andnetworking Europeanmarine incollaborative participation Irish have played, amajorroleinfacilitatingandsupporting Ef Europe 2020, theInnovation Union, A Resource PolicyMaritime for theEuropeanUnion(2007); Training (e.g. policiesandstrategies theIntegrated Cohesion, RegionalDevelopment, Researchand ofEUStructural, insupport innovation programmes number ofcompetitive research, development and througha The EuropeanUnionprovides grant-aid already underway and who are the Irish participants; already underway andwhoaretheIrish the bene fi development, programmes; innovation andtraining research,in competitive EUfundedmarine knowledge basedproductsand services. for globally traded commercial opportunities facilities;art of effort; onitsown; be possible by asinglecountry domestic qualityandstimulates innovative thinking; effectively addressed; canbemore whereby nationalpriorities of effort standards; most demandinginternational investments; fi nd out more about EU funding opportunities and nd outmoreabout EUfundingopportunities cient Europe, etc). play,These Programmes and fi fi ts of participation intheseEuropean ts ofparticipation fi cant valuetonationalresearchfunding whatis by illustrating ts theycanbring Irish participation in EU Marine Projects inEUMarine 2007-2010 participation Irish Structure ofReport 1.3. Annex 5: Annex 4: Annex 2: Annex 1 and MundusScholarship TheErasmus Academic • -Section4 TheLIFE+Environment Programme • TheRegionalDevelopment INTERREG-IV • (FP7)– ResearchProgramme 7thFramework • with andsynergies tofacilitatecomplementarities • The various The various Annexes alsoprovide valuable information: giving speci inaonepage projectpro project issummarised withtheSeaChange Programme.and synergies Each and,performers whereappropriate, identifylinksto countries), with (favoured identifythetopIrish partner cooperate perform, participants whoIrish describe indicatehow researchers wellwho canparticipate, Irish speci Sections 2to5describe programmes, namely: withfour competitiveIt dealsseparately EUfunding from2007to2013. inquestionwhichrun programmes 2007 –2010, whichisthehalfway pointofthe This Report “New Connections” theperiod covers Cooperation Programme –Section5(1project). Programme Cooperation (1 project); –Section3(32projects);Programme Section 2(64projects); schemes. 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fi onthatproject.c information fi Provides details(websites) onwhereto acronym –listedalphabetically; Provides alistingofallprojectsby ContactPoints;Programme Provides alistofallNationalEUFunding in; participate SME, they etc)andwhichprogrammes research institute, thirdlevel institution, type(public indicating theorganization organisations, participating Lists allIrish nd further information. nd further fi c programmes, identify fi le Overview 1.4. 1. General Introduction Projects inEUMarine 2007-2010 participation Irish INTERREG, Life+ Mundusprojects. andErasmus typeisshownThe number inparentheses. ofeachorganisation amongst3rd Level Institutes(41%), ofgrant-aid Distribution SME’s (28%), Public ResearchInstitutes(14%), Public Bodies(9%) Figure 1.1 graduate exchangeprogrammes.graduate including andacademicco-operation scholarship (Section5)isdesigned topromote Programme projects.and natureconservation Mundus The Erasmus fi transfer. (Section4)istheEU The LIFE+Programme actions, andtechnologyknowledge networking of EuropeanRegionalPolicies throughco-operative theimplementation participants,seekstosupport Irish (Section 3), relevantto ofwhichtherearesixstrands EUpolicies.supports The INTERREG-IVProgramme competitiveness whilepromotingresearchthat international andencourage European industry strengthen thescienti (Section2),Programme for example, seeksto and conditionsyou areeligible. The 7thFramework to achieve, ifyou areeligible andunderwhatterms istrying tobeclearwhattheProgramme important anditis toProgramme differ fromProgramme rules The scope, content, eligibility focus andpartner €490 million. inprojectswithatotalvalueofover organizations Irish to excess of€37.1millioninEUcompetitive grant-aid andlinkagesrepresentin partnerships international 1). representhundredsof These projectsinturn research institutionsand44%areSMEs(Annex which 22%arethirdlevel institutions, 13%arepublic of projects involve organisations 64individualIrish Ninety-eight individualprojectsarepro nancial instrument designed to support environmental designedtosupport nancial instrument fi c andtechnologicalbaseof 41% 9% fi led. These 14% 28% 8% How wellperform doIrishparticipants 1.4.2. 1.4.1. Who canparticipate? projects identi leadin14%ofthe98 currently organisations Irish have MundusProgrammes Erasmus beenrecognised. undertheLIFE+and only recently thatopportunities well intheFP7andINTERREG-IVProgrammes. Itis thethirdlevel sector,and inparticular very perform researchanddevelopment organisations, marine Irish the main, tothirdlevel institutions. public bodiesinmind, whileERASMUSiscon associations. isdesignedwith The LIFE+Programme andrepresentative throughtheirtrade programmes inINTERREG-IV toparticipate but areencouraged welcome intheFP7 Programme, are particularly to eachindividualprogramme. SMEs, for example, with thespeci than oneMemberState. Itisessentialtocheck frommore competitive andmust involve participants agreement.co-operation arehighly The programmes with whichtheUnionhasascienceandtechnology based intheEuropeanUnionand Associated States areopentoalllegalentities EU fundingprogrammes best match. (Annex2). onthe are appointedtoadvisepotentialparticipants suited todifferent needsandNationalContactPoints provide uniqueopportunities The listedProgrammes SME’s (28) Public Bodies(6) 3rd LevelInstitue(14) Public ResearchInstitue(8) Associations (8) fi fi c rules and regulations pertaining andregulations pertaining c rules ed. and Associations (8%)for FP7, fi ned,in 7 Marine Institute (2011) Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

1. General Introduction

1.4.3. Who do Irish partners co-operate with. 1.4.5. Other benefi ts Irish participants co-operate with partners from Other benefi ts are identifi ed include employment, 58 different countries (Figure 1.2). Not surprisingly, specialised training and access to specialised participation is greatest with our closest neighbours infrastructures. refl ecting both common interests and geographical Employment perspectives. : Between December 2010 and January 2011, the Marine Institute undertook an exploratory survey of the employment (researcher contracts) 1.4.4. What is the typical grant-aid received potential of participation in EU projects. Based on Grant aid varies from programme to programme returns from 73 projects, 153 new “temporary” and can range from 40% to 75% of eligible costs, research and research support posts, including 20 PhD with 100% funding available for some networking and scholarships were identifi ed (Table 1.1). training programmes. Grant-aid to individual Irish partnerships is typically in the range €100k to €500k, Specialised Training: EU Training Programmes, with 9 Irish partner organisations receiving over €1 such as the FP7 People Programme (Marie Curie million (Figure 1.3). This compares well Training Networks) and the Erasmus Mundus with national FP7 fi gures reported by the National FP7 Programme, can include specialised and advanced Support Offi ce for 2007-2010. training courses (including Summer Schools), PhD scholarships, Post doctoral fellowships and training through research.

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Marine Institute (2011) No. of projects (FP7, INTERREG-IV, Life+ and Erasmus Mundus) where Irish partners collaborate with partners from different countries.

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Access to Research Infrastructures: In gain access to the specialised infrastructures of the addition to direct funding, participation in EU projects partner organisation. Over a quarter of participants provides access to specialised expertise and state-of- interviewed indicated that their involvement in an the-art infrastructures not available in Ireland. This EU project allowed them access to EU research can be facilitated through direct assess programmes infrastructures, including IT Infrastructure and data, such as the FP7 Infrastructure projects EuroFLEETS, specialist laboratory facilities, ocean energy test facilities, MaRINET, AQUAEXCEL and JERICO or through observatories and European research vessels. project partnerships wherein Irish researchers can

Organisation Type Researchers Technicians Other PhD scholarships TOTAL

3rd Level Institution 75 0 7 18 100

Public Research 13 3 2 2 20 Institution Public Body 00202

SMEs 16 2 5 0 23

Trade Associations 00808

TOTAL 104 5 24 20 153

Table 1.1:

New research capacity created as a result of Irish involvement in EU projects. Note this analysis is based on a survey of 73 projects. Marine Institute (2011)

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Marine science and technology is a priority cross-cutting theme in FP7.

During the period 2007-2010, Irish marine researchers and research-based SMES won over 8% of the national FP7 drawdown.

The €50 billion 7th EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (2007-2013) is the European Commission’s main tool for supporting competitive and collaborative research to respond to Europe’s needs in terms of jobs and competitiveness, and to maintain leadership in the global knowledge economy in support of the Europe 2020 Strategy. Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

Table of Contents

An Introduction to FP7 16 What is FP7? 16 Who can participate in FP7? 16 How well do Irish researchers compete in FP7? 18 Who does Ireland co-operate with? 20 Who are the top Irish marine FP7 performers? 20 FP7 and the National Sea Change Strategy 21 Useful References 21

FP7 Project Profi les

Cooperation

Theme 2: Agriculture, Food, Fisheries & Biotechnology AQUAINNOVA - Supporting governance and multi-stakeholder participation in Aquaculture 22 AQUAMED - The future of research on aquaculture in the Mediterranean Region 23 BAMMBO - Sustainable production of biologically active molecules of marine based origin 24 BIVALIFE - Management of infectious diseases in oysters and mussels in Europe 25 COEXIST - Interaction in Coastal Waters: A Roadmap to sustainable integration of aquaculture and fi sheries 26 DeepFishMan - Management and Monitoring of Deep-Sea Fisheries and Stocks 27 ECOKNOWS - Effective use of ecosystems and biological knowledge of fi sheries 28 MEFEPO - Making the European Fisheries Ecosystem Operational 29 MG4U - Marine Genomics for Users: Marine Genomics Support and Coordination Action 30 PREVENT ESCAPE - Assessing the causes and developing measures to prevent the escape of fi sh from sea-cage aquaculture 31

Theme 3: Information and Communication Technologies NETMAR - Open Service Network for Marine Environmental Data 32 SHOAL - Search and Monitoring of Harmful contaminants, other pollutants and leaks in vessels in port using a swarm of robotic fi sh 33 Marine Institute (2011)

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Theme 5: Energy AQUAFUELS - Algae and aquatic biomass for a sustainable production of 2nd generation biofuels 34 CORES - Components for Ocean Renewable Energy Systems 35 EQUIMAR - Equitable Testing and Evaluation of Marine Energy Extraction Devices in terms of Performance, Cost and Environmental Impact 36 MARINA - Evaluation of multi-purpose platforms for marine renewable energy 37 ORECCA - Offshore Renewable Energy Conversion Platforms Coordination Action 38 STANDPOINT - Standardisation of Point Absorber Wave Energy Convertors by Demonstration 39

Theme 6: Environment (including Climate Change) CARBOCHANGE - Changes in carbon uptake and emission 40 CLAMER - Climate Change and Marine Ecosystem Research Results 41 ComENVIR - Communicating environmental impacts on water quality, availability and use 42 CORALFISH - Assessment of the interaction between corals, fi sh and fi sheries, In order to develop monitoring and predictive modelling tools for ecosystem based management in the deep waters if Europe and beyond 43 EELIAD - European Eels in the Atlantic: Assessment of Their Decline 44 EURO-BASIN - North Atlantic Ocean and associated shelf-seas protection and management options 45 HERMIONE - Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Man’s Impact on European Seas 46 KNOWSEAS - Knowledge-based Sustainable Management for Europe’s Seas 47 Marine TT - European Marine Research Knowledge Transfer and Uptake of Results 48 MESMA - Monitoring and Evaluation of Spatially Managed Areas 49 MIDTAL - Microarrays for the Detection of Toxic Algae 50 ODEMM - Options for Delivering Ecosystem Based Marine Management 51 SALSEA-MERGE - Advancing understanding of Atlantic salmon at Sea: Merging genetics and ecology to resolve stock-specifi c migration and distribution patterns 52 SEAS ERA - Towards an Integrated European Marine Research Strategy and Programme 53 Wiser - Water bodies in Europe: Integrative Systems to assess Ecological status and Recovery 54

Theme 7: Transport AZIPILOT - Intuitive operation and pilot training when using marine azimuthing control devices 55 E-freight - European E-freight Capabilities for Co-Modal Transport 56 PERSEUS - Protection of European seas and borders through the intelligent use of surveillance 57 PROPS - Promotional Platform for Short Sea Shipping and Intermodality 58 SKEMA - Sustainable Knowledge Platform for the European Maritime and Logistics Industry 59 Marine Institute (2011)

13 14 Marine Institute (2011) UEA utial eeomn fErpa M’ nae naaoeauclue 82 78 81 74 73 76 72 79 SUDEVAB -Sustainable development ofEuropeanSME’s engagedinabalone aquaculture Production SETTLE -Bivalve conditioningandsettlement–keys tocompetitive hatchery recover theEuropean OYSTERCOVER -Establishing thescienti 75 ofmussels for conditioningandstorage SMEsintheEuropeanmussel industry transportation, MusselsAlive and newtechnologyfor -Developmentgrading, ofbestpractice handling, 69 HYFFI -Hydrocolloidsasfunctionalfood ingredientsfor guthealth Research for SME’s 68 67 PESI - infrastructure A Pan-European Species-Directories for Energy Network Renewables Infrastructure MaRINET -Marine Technologies 62 astronomy andassociatedsciences neutrino KM3NET-PP for phasefor adeepseafacilityintheMediterranean -Preparatory 64 Impacts in Temperate Coastal Waters for theStudyof Anthropogenic andClimate Observatory JERICO -Marine Geological andGeophysical Data andOcean for ManagementofMarine GEO-SEAS -Pan-European Infrastructure 66 60 EUROFLEETS - Towards an Alliance ofEuropeanResearch Euro -Euro Argo Argo SeasObservation EMSO -EuropeanMultidisciplinary Facilityfor EuropeandLatin EELA-2 -E-ScienceGrid America 65 CURE -CroatianUnderwaterRoboticsResearchPotential AQUAEXCEL for - ExcellenceinEuropeanFishResearch Aquaculture Infrastructures Capacities Programme -Research Infrastructures VECTORS - Vectors Life: ofChangeinOceansandSeasMarine ImpactonEconomicSectors ACCESS - Arctic ClimateChange, Economy andSociety Oceans of Tomorrow andCapacities CoreServices Marine MYOCEAN GMES validationofupgraded -Development pre-operational and Harmful Algal Blooms ASIMUTH - of ModellingforApplied SimulationstheUnderstanding andIntegrated Toxic Theme 10: Space for Ports SUPPORT Upgrade -Security Theme 9: Security Table ofContents fl a ytrpouto hog taeist aketemi osrit oaiss 80 to tackle themainconstraint,at oyster productionthrough strategies bonamiosis fi c basesand technicalproceduresandstandardsto Irish participation in EU Marine Projects inEUMarine 2007-2010 participation Irish fl et 71 eets 70 61 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects inEUMarine 2007-2010 participation Irish AFE aieAgea ims o ife 86 83 87 84 WaveTrain for wave network researchprofessionals II-Initialtraining energy MABFUEL -Marine Algae asBiomassfor Biofuel AIRSEA - Air-sea AQUAPHAGE for thedevelopment in -Network ofphagetherapy Aquaculture People Programme sea andseafarers’ responsetraining emergency safety simulationtomeetthelatestEUsafetymaritime platform requirementsfor TEAMSAFETY - team-training The development ofaninnovative 3Dvirtual Table ofContents fl ue fciaial eeatgssi h aieamshr onaylyr 85 layer uxes atmosphereboundary ofclimatically relevantgasesinthemarine 15 Marine Institute (2011) 16 Marine Institute (2011) inFP7? Who canparticipate 2.2 2.1 AnIntroductiontoFP7(2007-2013) 2. component ofactions: out researchprojects arecarried aspect ofthisEuropeanaddedvalue isthetrans-national from FP7must have a “European addedvalue”. Onekey duplicate, nationalresearchprogrammes, activitiesfunded highly competitive. Inordertocomplement, andnot calls for proposalsandapeerreviewprocess, whichare projects,demonstration onthebasisof isdetermined to co- (circa50%-75%ofeligible costs),Grant-aid inorder orPriority Programmes Themes (Table 2.1.). Nuclear Research), eachcontaininganumber ofSub- SME, etc). FP7isdividedinto4majorblocks (excluding (e.g. public researchorganisation, third level institution, researchinitiative and statusoftheparticipant particular apply, rules different participation dependingonthe isopentoall legalentities,The FP7Programme though To competitiveness, international encourage while • To strengthenthescienti • objectives: hastwo mainstrategic Programme The 7thFramework inclusive growth” the EuropeanUniontoinclude “smart, sustainable, and (2010)reviving theeconomy of Europe 2020Strategy world” 2000)andthemorerecent (LisbonStrategy dynamic competitive knowledge-based economy inthe European Union’s tobecomethe strategy “most education andinnovation, ofthe lieatthe heart Knowledge andtheknowledge triangle: research, given toresearchin Europe. high priority (FP6)andare Programme Framework a substantialincreasecomparedwiththeprevious billion over 2007-2013, theperiod whichrepresents (Europe 2020Strategy). FP7hasabudget ofover €50 intheglobalknowledge economy to maintainleadership Europe’s ofjobsandcompetitiveness, needsinterms and competitive researchtorespond andcollaborative the EuropeanCommission’s maintoolfor supporting and Technological Development, orFP7for short,is for Research Programme The 7thEUFramework What isFP7? promoting research that supports EUpolicies. promoting researchthatsupports European industry; fi nance research, technologicaldevelopment and fi c and technological baseof fl ection ofthe Irish participation in EU Marine Projects inEUMarine 2007-2010 participation Irish in Europe. towards thedevelopment oftheknowledge economy andsociety itfurther of theEuropeanResearch Area (ERA)andcarry build ontheachievements ofitspredecessortowards thecreation years, 2007toDecember2013andisdesigned fromJanuary following FPoverlapping. for seven inthatitwillrun FP7differs fi FPs have beenimplementedsince1984andcover of aperiod a co-decisionprocedure. followingand adoptedby CouncilandtheEuropeanParliament disciplines. 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Capacities-SME's Irish participation in EU Marine Projects inEUMarine 2007-2010 participation Irish . AnIntroductiontoFP7(2007-2013) 2. Figure 2.4: Levels of funding (€) received by Irish partners for FP7projects. Figure 2.4: Levels of funding(€)received partners by Irish Figure 2.3. Value Priority researchprojectsundertheFP7Programme (€)ofEUFP7fundedmarine Thematic Areas 2007-2010. No. of Projects Value of Projects () 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 10 12 14 16 18 Programme. Humanities) orundertheIdeas(NewFrontiers) 4 (NanoSciences), 8(Socio-Economicsand Priority 1(Health),have beenfundedunderPriority Priority To-date, participation projectswithIrish nomarine 0 2 4 6 8

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Institute(April Marine Partnerships Research Ireland’s Marine Exploring International 0% response rate ( 0% responserate M GrandTotal SME fi ce (2010). 6thInterim fi ce (Enterprise Ireland). ce (Enterprise 21 Marine Institute (2011) Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

Aquainnova - Supporting governance and multi-stakeholder participation in aquaculture research and innovation

Project Description Draft Vision Documents and Strategic Product Details The Aqualnnova Project seeks to Research and Innovation Agendas will Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) establish an operational framework for be the subject of multi-stakeholder Sub-Programme: dialogue (based on best governance consultation in regional workshops. Theme 2: Food, Agriculture & Fisheries and practices) between the aquaculture Dissemination materials will include Biotechnology industry, the research community and new technical summaries on Funding Scheme: policy makers, focusing on exploiting Community RTD and an interactive Coordination and Support Action the potential for innovation and assessment of the benefi ts of RTD Project Duration: technological development in the projects. Active dissemination 2009- 2012 European aquaculture value chain. It actions will include consumer Total Project Value: will actively promote the exploitation, organisations and the professional € 989,281 dissemination and communication of and research communities. Improving EU Grant-Aid: Community aquaculture RTD research knowledge transfer and uptake is a € 989,281 actions and results, looking to improve core component, applying effective Funding to Ireland: the manner in which the knowledge communication channels, tools and € 179,455 generated is effi ciently and effectively resources for maximum impact. Website: managed, disseminated and transferred. Aqualnnova will develop and provide http://www.eatip.eu This will be achieved using expert a structured and operational platform groups working on different thematic that will facilitate networking and areas of aquaculture and developing consultation, while providing consensus innovative methodologies for gap on the associated Vision Documents, analysis and problem solving. These will Strategic Research Agendas and Action be supported by sectoral benchmarking Plans for implementation in support of documents. the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATiP).

For further information contact: Irish Partner David Murphy Aqua TT Ltd. P.O. Box 8989 Dublin 2 Tel: +353 (0)1 644 9008 E: [email protected] W: www.aquatt.ie

Project Partners Marine Institute (2011) Project European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATiP) Coordinator (Belgium) 22 Ireland Aqua TT Ltd. Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

AQUAMED - The future of research on aquaculture in the Mediterranean region

Project Description projects, and in planning for the General Information The rapid development of challenges Mediterranean aquaculture Funding Programme 7th Framework Programme (FP7) Mediterranean aquaculture is faces, now and into the future. increasingly confronted with a set Sub-Programme: AQUAMED will make a valuable Theme 2: Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and of diffi culties such as inadequate contribution to the Mediterranean Biotechnology production systems and competition Partnership enabling southern and Funding Scheme: with other users. Aquaculture Coordination and Support Action development in the Mediterranean eastern Mediterranean countries to collaborate with their EU counterparts. Project Duration: countries is characterized by diverse 2010-2013 levels of maturity in respect to This cooperation will facilitate capacity Total Project Value: research and development structures building to enhance the harmonisation € 996,854 and capacities. Coastal zones are of of aquaculture and research policies EU Grant-Aid: strategic importance to the EU. Many in the Mediterranean basin. The main € 996,854 European citizens live, holiday and achievements of AQUAMED will be: Funding to Ireland: work in these areas and they are a • Coordinated research activities € 132,894 major source of our food and raw across EU Member States and third Website: materials. Consequently, a knowledge- countries in the Mediterranean region; www.aquamedproject.net based strategy for the sustainable • Synergies between stakeholders and development of Mediterranean a network of partners committed aquaculture has to be implemented to mutually agreed applied research objectives; using a fl exible and concerted approach. • A sustainability pathway for AQUAMED will promote innovative transnational joint research activities Mediterranean research and focus on through a multi-stakeholder platform and a long-term structure to be used the most relevant issues needed to after the project is completed. sustain aquaculture in the region. It will strengthen the EU-Mediterranean partnership in developing common

For further information contact: Irish Partner David Murphy Aqua TT Ltd. Project Partners P.O. Box 8989 Project European Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Organisation (EFARO) Dublin 2 Tel: +353 (0)1 644 9008 Coordinator (France) E: [email protected] Algeria University of Annaba- Research Laboratory of Marine Bioresources W: www.aquatt.ie Croatia Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Egypt National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries France National Centre for Scientifi c Research (CNRS) Ireland Aqua TT Ltd Israel The Agricultural Research Organisation of Israel- The Volcan Centre Lebanon Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Morocco National Institute for Fisheries Research (NHRI) Marine Institute (2011) Tunisia National Institute of Science and Technology of the Sea Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs-General Directorate of Agricultural Research, Central Fisheries Research Institute 23 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

BAMMBO - Sustainable Production of Biologically Active Molecules of Marine Based Origin

Project Description developed during the project and Product Details Innovation is the most important engine effectively manage their transfer to Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) of growth and jobs in knowledge- relevant stakeholders in industry and Sub-Programme: based bio-economies. The scope of the research community, as well as to Theme 2: Food, Agriculture & Fisheries and BAMMBO is ambitious and will provide policy-makers. Biotechnology innovative solutions to overcome This project has brought together Funding Scheme: existing bottle-necks associated with a multidisciplinary consortium of Small or medium-integrated project culturing marine organisms in order specialist Research and SME partners Project Duration: to sustainably produce high yields representing 8 countries including 2010-2013 of value-added products for the partners from ICPC countries such Total Project Value: pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial as Russia and Brazil, and from EU € 4,208,936 sectors. BAMMBO will screen and Member States on the Mediterranean, EU Grant-Aid: identify target marine organisms (e.g. € 2,992,424 Adriatic and Atlantic coasts. In adhering bacteria, fungi, sponges, microalgae, to the European Strategy for Marine Funding to Ireland: macroalgae and yeasts) from diverse € 660,957 and Maritime Research, this three year global locations for their potential as Website: project will encourage capacity-building, sustainable producers of high–added www.bammbo.eu integration and synergies across value molecules. The project will apply relevant marine sectors. Innovative analytical methods for the extraction, technologies developed in the project purifi cation and enrichment of targeted will be demonstrated with the bioactive compounds. A detailed involvement of industry partners, and life cycle analysis of the production the results will be of interest not only pathways developed in the project to companies directly involved in the will be undertaken to fully evaluate marine sector, but to other large scale the sustainability of the production industry players such as pharmaceutical of biologically active products from companies with interests in added-value marine organisms. BAMMBO will bioactive compounds. exploit knowledge and technologies

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Daniel Walsh, Dept. Applied Science, Limerick Institute of Technology, Moylish Park, Limerick, Ireland. Tel: +353 (0)61 208208 Project Partners E: [email protected]; Project Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) [email protected] Coordinator Web: www.bammbo.eu Belgium Catholic University of Louvain Edward McHugh, Brazil University of Ghent Algae Health Ltd., Rooaunmore Lodge, France State University of Campinas Claregalway, Ireland University of Nice Co. Galway, Ireland. Italy Greensea Marine Institute (2011) Tel: +353 (0)87 2623036 Portugal Algae Health Limited, Galway E: [email protected] Russia University of Genova 24 Spain The Polytechnic Institute of Leiria Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

BIVALIFE - Controlling infectious diseases in oysters and mussels in Europe

Project Description • characterise culture sites in Europe General Information The two core objectives of BIVALIFE regarding presence of oyster and Funding Programme: are (i) to provide innovative knowledge mussel pathogens in relation to the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) presence or absence of mortality; Sub-Programme:Cooperation, Theme 2: related to pathogens infecting oysters • investigate the life cycle, mechanisms Food, and mussels and (ii) to develop allowing oyster and mussel pathogens Agriculture & Fisheries and Biotechnology practical approaches for the control to survive outside the host and their Funding Scheme: of infectious diseases and resulting original source; Small or medium-integrated project mortality outbreaks these pathogens • identify pathogen intrinsic virulence Project Duration: induce. The project will address a factors and effects on host defence 2010-2013 major issue identifi ed by the European mechanisms; Total Project Value: Commission (i.e. detection and • assess the relationship between € 4,459,401 management of infectious diseases in the presence of oyster and mussel EU Grant-Aid: oysters and mussels) since the increase pathogens and their role in observed € 2,995,636 in international and intra EU trade and mortality; Funding to Ireland: exchanges of animals increases the risk • develop methods and € 395,701 of pathogen transfer and infectious recommendations for pathogen Website: disease outbreak occurrence. In this control and eradication in Europe. http://wwz.ifremer.fr/bivalife context, the specifi c objectives of BIVALIFE are:

• transfer and validate existing methods for detection and identifi cation of Bivalife oyster and mussel pathogens; Controlling infectious diseases • improve the characterisation of in oysters and mussels in Europe oyster and mussel pathogens and develop innovative complementary diagnostic approaches;

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Fiona Geoghegan, Project Partners MEFSS-Fish Health Unit, Marine Institute Project French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Oranmore Coordinator Co. Galway France National Centre for Scientifi c Research Tel +353 (0)91 387254 E: [email protected] Ireland Marine Institute W: www.marine.ie University College Cork Dr. Sarah Culloty Israel Atlantium Technologies Ltd. Aquaculture and Fisheries Italy University of Genoa Development Centre & School of University of Padua Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Spain Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) University College Cork, Agribusiness and Technology Research Institute (IRTA) Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork. The Foundation for Agricultural Research Service Tel: +353 (0)21 4904646 Marine Institute (2011) Netherlands E : [email protected] United Department of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) W : www.ucc.ie Kingdom 25 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

COEXIST – Interaction in Coastal Waters: A Roadmap to sustainable integration of aquaculture and fi sheries

Project Description COEXIST will promote a harmonised Product Details Europe’s coastal zones are of great approach for the sustainable use of Funding Programme: socio-economic value. Population Europe’s seas and oceans. With the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) densities are high and coastal zones commitment of 13 institutions from 10 Sub-Programme: constitute prime space for development European countries, the partnership Theme 2: Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and of a range of different activities. They will provide ecosystem modelling Biotechnology provide a vast supply of food, energy tools to support decision-makers on Funding Scheme: resources, and natural products, and they maritime space management choices. Small to medium integrated project represent a fertile space for recreation Geographically diverse case studies and tourism. The dynamic processes that will be considered, representing the Project Duration: occur within the coastal zones produce conditions and combinations of activities 2010-2013 diverse and productive ecosystems in European coastal areas. These will Total Project Value: which have historically been of great provide data for further analysis and €3,777,931 importance for human populations. evaluation. Case study results will be EU Grant-Aid: compiled in order to identify benefi ts € 2,995,500 However, many of Europe’s coastal zones and bottlenecks for concomitant are under pressure to balance competing Funding to Ireland: development. activities and face potential confl ict for €634,006 space allocation. Stakeholder groups are COEXIST will publish a roadmap for Website: diverse and represent distinct sectors, such integration of aquaculture and fi sheries www.coexistproject.eu as fi sheries, aquaculture, tourism, wind farm with other activities in the coastal zone. operation, and natural conservation areas. Other fl agship project outcomes will Above all, there is a requirement to meet include: valuable environmental protection rules and regulations. • Characterisation of relevant European coastal marine ecosystems, COEXIST is a broad-based, their current utilisation and spatial multidisciplinary project which will management. evaluate competing activities and • Evaluation of spatial management interactions in European coastal areas. tools for combining coastal fi sheries, The COEXIST project will aspire to aquaculture and other uses, both now provide a roadmap to better integration, and in the future. sustainability and synergies across the diverse activities taking place in the European coastal zone.

For further information contact: Project Partners Irish Partner Jeremy Gault Project Institute of Marine Research (IMR) ( Norway) Coastal and Marine Resource Centre, Coordinator University College Cork, Denmark Technical University of Denmark (DTU-Aqua) Haulbowline Naval Base, Co. Cork Finland Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute (FGFRI) Tel: +353 (0)21 4703100 Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) E: [email protected] France French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) W : http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ Germany Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut (vTI), Institute of Sea Fisheries David Murphy Ireland University College Cork (CMRC) Aqua TT Ltd. P.O. Box 8989 Aqua TT Ltd. Dublin 2. Italy National Research Council – Marine Sciences Institute (CNR-ISMAR) Tel: +353 (0)1 644 9008 E: [email protected] Portugal National Institute of Biological Resources (INRB-IPIMAR) W : www.aquatt.ie Institute of Marine Research (IMAR)

Marine Institute (2011) The Wageningen University & Research centre (IMARES & LEI) Netherlands United Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science(CEFAS) 26 Kingdom Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

DeepFishMan - Management and Monitoring of Deep-Sea Fisheries and Stocks

Project Description studies outside the NE Atlantic are Product Details Deepwater species pose particular selected to give a wider perception Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) diffi culties for fi sheries management. of the management and monitoring Sub-Programme: Deepwater stocks are diffi cult to of deepwater fi sheries elsewhere Theme 2: Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and assess resulting in high levels of in the world. For each case study, Biotechnology uncertainty and potential for overfi shing. current problems with assessment or Funding Scheme: DEEPFISHMAN will develop a range of management will be identifi ed and new Small to medium scale collaborative Project strategy options for the management methods will be developed and tested. Project Duration: of deepwater fi sheries for particular Recommendations for future methods 36 months (2008-2011) species in the NE Atlantic that will take and approaches will be made. The socio- Total Project Value: account of these factors. The project economic profi le and projected impact €3.8m will fi rstly identify new and more of the management strategy options, EU Grant-Aid: effective assessment methods, reference as applied both through a short- and €2.9m points, control rules and management long-term framework, will be examined Funding to Ireland: strategies to be used in the short term, for selected fi sheries. In this way the €87,189 making better use of available data. project outputs will aim to provide Website: Secondly, a long-term framework will robust guidelines for deepwater fi sheries http://wwz.ifremer.fr/deepfi shman be developed for which additional management suitable for adoption WIKI site data needs will be specifi ed in order within the Common Fisheries Policy. http://deepfi shman.hafro.is/doku.php to fi ll current information gaps and to achieve reliable long-term management requirements.

This work will involve a range of case studies selected to refl ect the diverse characteristics of the different types of deepwater fi shery found in the NE Atlantic. In addition, two case

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Leonie Dransfeld, Project Partners Fisheries Science Services, Project French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Marine Institute, Coordinator Rinville, Oranmore, Greece Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR) Co. Galway, Iceland University of Iceland Ireland. Tel: +353 (0)91 387200 Hafrannsoknastofnun (Marine Research Insitiute) F: +353 (0)91 387201 Ireland Marine Institute E: [email protected] W: www.marine.ie Namibia National Marine and Information Research Centre Norway Institute of Marine Research Portugal INBR-IPIMAR National Institute of Biological Resources Spain Fundation AZTI – AZTI Fundazioa Instituto Español de Oceangrafi a Marine Institute (2011) United Centre for Environment, Food & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Kingdom Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation 27 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

ECOKNOWS - Effective use of ecosystems and biological knowledge of fi sheries

Project Description FishBase (www.fi shbase.org). Bayesian Project Details The general aim of the ECOKNOWS inference will form the methodological Funding Programme: project is to improve knowledge in backbone of the project and will enable 7th Framework Programme (FP7) fi sheries science and management. realistic estimations of uncertainty. Sub-Programme: The lack of appropriate calculus Theme 2: Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and methods and fear of statistical over The developed methodology will be Biotechnology partitioning in calculations, because of of importance for implementation of Funding Scheme: the many biological and environmental the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Small to medium-integrated project infl uences on stocks, has limited reality Management. This has been a diffi cult Project Duration: in fi sheries models. This reduces the challenge for species with long data series, 36 months (2010-2013) biological credibility perceived by many and now the same challenge is given for new and poorly studied species. A Total Project Value: stakeholders. ECOKNOWS will solve Bayesian approach, which enables the €3,731,381m this technical estimation problem by using an up-to-date methodology that incorporations of biological knowledge EU Grant-Aid: with data analysis, will improve ways €2,993,621m supports more effective use of data. The models will include important of fi nding generic and understandable Funding to Ireland: knowledge about biological processes. biological reference points, such as the €119,637 Applied statistical inference methods will required number of spawning times Website: allow this knowledge to be integrated per fi sh, and supports management http://www.ecoknows.eu/ when updating stock assessments and needs in the developing countries. Target importantly calculate the probability of species including clupeoids in the Baltic the assessment. The project will use basic and Atlantic, Atlantic and Baltic salmon, biological data (such as growth, maturity, anchovy in the Western Mediterranean fecundity, maximum age and recruitment and adjacent Atlantic, European hake and data sets) to estimate general probabilistic shrimp of the Baltic and Norwegian Deep. dependencies in fi sh stock assessments. The Marine Institute will contribute to a In particular it will seek to improve literature review of recent and relevant the use of large existing biological and research on salmon survival and will environmental databases, published also contribute to the development of a papers and survey data sets provided by Bayesian model estimating salmon returns EU data collection regulations and stored at the North Atlantic scale. The approach by ICES and EU member countries and taken to estimating Irish salmon returns the extensive information present in will also be reviewed.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Jonathan White Marine Institute, Project Partners Aquaculture & Catchment Project University of Helsinki (Finland) Management Services (ACMS), Coordinator Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada Denmark International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Tel: +353 (0)91 387361 E: [email protected] Finland Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute W: www.marine.ie Abo Akademi University University of Turku Greece Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Ireland Marine Institute Philippines FishBase Information & Research Group Inc. Spain Spanish National Research Council Marine Institute (2011) Sweden Swedish Board of Fisheries United Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine 28 Kingdom Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

MEFEPO - Making the European Fisheries Ecosystem Operational

Project Description management at regional and pan- Project Details Since the reform of the EU Common European levels in accordance with Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) Fisheries Policy in 2002, signifi cant the principles of good governance. Sub-Programme: effort has been devoted to addressing This will involve the integration of Theme 2: Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and the governance, scientifi c, social and the considerable body of ecological, Biotechnology economic issues required to introduce fi sheries, social and economic research Funding Scheme: an ecosystem approach to European which has been developed in recent Small to medium-scale collaborative project marine fi sheries. Fisheries management years. MEFEPO will also investigate Project Duration: needs to support the ‘three pillars of how existing institutional frameworks 36 months (2008-2011) sustainability’ (ecological, social and need to evolve to incorporate this Total Project Value: economic). Fisheries Ecosystem Plans information and develop both dialogue €4.1m (FEPs) were developed to further between the disparate groups of EU Grant-Aid: the ecosystem approach to fi sheries marine stakeholders and a decision- €3m management and as a tool to assist making process which integrates a wide Funding to Ireland: managers to consider the ecological, range of interests. €214,958 social and economic implications of Website: A key deliverable of the Marine their decisions. http://www.liv.ac.uk/mefepo/ Institute was the production of an The core concept of the MEFEPO Atlas of ecosystem features in North project is the delivery of an operational Western Waters (Seas around Ireland) framework for three regional sea areas: backed up by a comprehensive the North Sea RAC, North-western Technical Report. These documents Waters RAC and South-western RAC can help Ireland in meeting some (Regional Advisory Council). MEFEPO of its obligations under the Marine will focus on how best to make current Strategy Framework Directive. These institutional frameworks responsive to documents can be downloaded from an ecosystem approach to fi sheries the MEFEPO website.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Paul Connolly, Fisheries Science Services, Marine Institute, Rinville, Project Partners Oranmore, Project University of Liverpool (UK) Co. Galway, Coordinator Ireland. Denmark Institute for Fisheries Management & Coastal Community Development Tel: +353 (0)91 387200 France Universite de Bretagne Occidentale F: +353 (0)91 387201 E: [email protected] Ireland Marine Institute W: www.marine.ie Netherlands Wageningen IMARES Norway University of Tromso Portugal National Institute of Biological Research IMAR-Instituto Do Mar Marine Institute (2011) Spain Instituto Español de Oceanografi a United Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Kingdom 29 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

MG4U - Marine Genomics for Users

Project Description environment and its resources. However, Project Details Oceans contribute fundamentally to the direct utility of marine genomics Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) Earth system function through their size, in developing commercial advantage, Sub-Programme: and the diversity, mass and productivity and in general problem solving is Cooperation Theme 2: Food, Agriculture, of organisms living within them. Marine not understood by many decision Fisheries and Biotechnology waters provide resources and services makers in government and industry. Funding Scheme: estimated at 60% of the total economic A large amount of valuable marine Coordination and Support Action value of the biosphere. The application genomics knowledge is inaccessible (coordinating action) of cutting-edge genomic approaches has to users or exists in non-user-friendly Project Duration: generated signifi cant new understanding contexts. MG4U responds to the 36 months (2010-2013) of the marine environment. Rapid specifi c call “Learning from research Total Project Value: progress will continue given the fast projects: dissemination to potential €1.12m rate of technological development in users in marine genomics” designed EU Grant-Aid: this fi eld. Methods and information to address this critical bottleneck. The €997,826 are suffi ciently mature for direct call was generated since it is crucial Funding to Ireland: application to achieve a more that end-users are aware of both the €304,355 competitive European economy, and the potential of genomics approaches and Website: http://www.mg4u.eu/ generation of knowledge economies the state-of-the-art developments that in the marine sector. Applications have taken place in recent EU and other include improving the effi ciency of research programmes for genomics to characterisation and mining of marine be exploited effectively. MG4U brings diversity for biotechnology products together a project consortium containing and processes that will contribute to both scientifi c excellence and knowledge the welfare of mankind in a sustainable management specialists to design an and environmentally compatible innovative and realisable project that can manner. Marine genomics knowledge have a measurable impact on the current has enormous potential to assist situation and become a best practice organisations involved in governance and example of effective knowledge transfer. sustainable management of the marine

For further information contact: Irish Partner Prof. John Benzie, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Lee Road, Cork. Tel: +353 (0)21 4205285 E: [email protected] Project Partners W: http://www.ucc.ie/en/eri/ Project National Centre for Scientifi c Research: Biological Station of Roscoff, France David Murphy Coordinator (CNRS/SBR) Aqua TT Ltd., P.O. Box 8989, Germany Environmental & Marine Project Management Agency (EMPA) Dublin 2. Ireland Environmental Research Institute (ERI), University College Cork Tel: +353 (0)1 644 9008 AquaTT E: [email protected] W: www.aquatt.ie Portugal Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute University of Algarve: Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR) Marine Institute (2011) Spain Centre of Aquaculture from the Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (IRTA) 30 Sweden University of Gothenburg: Sven Loven Centre for Marine Sciences (SLCMS) Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

PREVENT ESCAPE - Assessing the causes and developing measures to prevent the escape of fi sh from sea-cage aquaculture

Project Details Project Description The project will benchmark the Funding Programme: The escape of fi sh from sea-cage performance of equipment under 7th Framework Programme (FP7) aquaculture is perceived as a serious farming conditions and improve Sub-Programme: threat to natural biodiversity in operations and equipment production, Theme 2: Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology Europe’s marine waters. Escaped thereby advancing national and Funding Scheme: fi sh may cause undesirable genetic international standards for the design, Small to medium-scale collaborative effects in native populations through construction and use of aquaculture project interbreeding and ecological effects equipment. This will ultimately benefi t Project Duration: through predation, competition and the cage farming aquaculture industry 36 months (2008-2011) the transfer of diseases to wild fi sh. The through practical, achievable measures Total Project Value: Prevent Escape project will conduct and to prevent escapes and mitigate against €3.9m integrate biological and technological the genetic and ecological impacts EU Grant-Aid: research on a pan-European scale which result from farm escapes. €3m to improve recommendations and Funding to Ireland: guidelines for aquaculture technologies €201,173 and operational strategies that reduce Website: escape events. Through research http://preventescape.eu/ focused on sea-cages and their immediate surrounds, the project will:

• Assess technical and operational causes of escape incidents; • Assess the extent of escapes of reproductive gametes and fi sh; • Determine the inherent behaviours that pre-dispose certain species of fi sh towards escaping; and • Document the dispersal of escapees to develop and test recapture strategies.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr David Jackson, Project Partners Aquaculture and Catchment Management Services, Project SINTEF Fiskeri og havbruk AS (Norway) Marine Institute, Coordinator Rinville, Greece University of Crete Oranmore, Co. Galway, Hellenic Centre of Marine Research (HCMR) Ireland. Tel: +353 (0)91 387 200 Ireland Marine Institute F: +353 (0)91 387 201 E: [email protected] Malta University of Malta W: www.marine.ie Norway Norweigan Institute for Nature Research (NINA) Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Food Research (NOFIMA) Spain Universidad de Alicante

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Marine Institute (2011) Tecnalia-AIE United Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) Kingdom 31 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

NETMAR - Open service network for marine environmental data

Project Description relationships between physical and Project Details NETMAR aims to develop a pilot biological variables, and coastal web Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) European Marine Information System atlases for coastal zone management. (EUMIS) for searching, downloading and Sub-Programme: The developed EUMIS subsystems will Theme 3: ICT Programme integrating satellite, in situ and model be based on open source software, Funding Scheme: data from ocean and coastal areas. and will be offered as contributions to Small to medium-scale collaborative It will be a user-confi gurable system the SISE (Single Information Space in project offering fl exible service discovery, Europe for the Environment) and SEIS Project Duration: access and chaining of distributed (Shared Environmental Information 36 months (2010-2013) environmental services using OGC, System). The subsystems will also Total Project Value: OPeNDAP and W3C standards. It will support the implementation of the €3.9m use a semantic framework coupled with EU Grant-Aid: ontologies for identifying and accessing INSPIRE Directive and be of benefi t to €2.97m distributed data. EUMIS will also enable the implementation of GMES (Global Funding to Ireland: further processing of such data to Monitoring for Environment and €433,000 generate composite products and Security) and GEOSS (Global Earth Website: statistics suitable for decision-making in Observation System of Systems). http://netmar.nersc.no diverse marine application domains. CMRC is leading work packages The implementation of EUMIS will be concerning the specifi cation of the done through a set of case studies from NETMAR System Architecture and different marine application domains, Semantic Framework, and the case ranging from near real-time monitoring study on an International Coastal Atlas and forecasting of marine pollution to Network (ICAN) for coastal zone NETMAR management. the exploration of long-term historical time series variables for climate change assessment. Case study topics include monitoring and forecasting of oil spills, plankton blooms and Arctic Sea ice, ecosystem model validation,

For further information contact: Irish Partner Declan Dunne, Coastal and Marine Research Centre, University College Cork, Haulbowline Naval Base, Co. Cork. Tel: +353 (0)21 470 3107 E: [email protected] W: http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ Project Partners Project Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre (NERSC) (Norway) Coordinator France Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution (CEDRE) French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER Ireland University College Cork (CMRC) Marine Institute (2011) Norway Meteorologisk Institutt (METNO) United British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) 32 Kingdom Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

SHOAL - Search and Monitoring of Harmful contaminants, other pollutants and leaks in vessels in port using a swarm of robotic fi sh

Project Description miniaturized sensors and sensor arrays Project Details The aim of the SHOAL project is to as well as novel membrane strategies Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) develop robotic fi sh that can monitor for provision of chemical sensitivity Sub-Programme: pollution in ports. The robotic fi sh and anti-fouling behaviour are being Theme 3: ICT Programme will be equipped with chemical examined. Given that the state-of- Funding Scheme: sensors to fi nd pollutants in the water the-art is all lab-based methods, the Collaborative Project and modems to create an ad hoc proposed suggestions will go far beyond Project Duration: network for communication with a the state-of-the-art by implementing 36 months (2009-2012) shoal of fi sh. This will allow the shoal these lab-based methods in situ on Total Project Value: of fi sh to build up a broad map of board the robotic fi sh. €4,230,000m pollutants moving through the port in EU Grant-Aid: real-time, whilst adapting to changes €2,750,000m in environmental conditions in the Funding to Ireland: port. The established methods for €442,863 the detection of pollutants in waters Website: are based on sampling and analysis of http://www.roboshoal.com/ discrete water samples. The analysis is performed in laboratories located remotely away from the sampling sites and frequently the chemical analysis is personnel-dependent, time-consuming and expensive.

Specifi c aims within SHOAL are to explore and develop novel chemical sensor subsystems which can be integrated with the overall robot concept being developed. Thus

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Karen Twomey, Molecular Microsystems, Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork Prospect Row, Cork. Tel: +353-21-4904442 E : [email protected] W: www.tyndall.ie

Project Partners Project BMT Group LTD. (UK) Coordinator France Thales Safari Ireland Molecular Microsystems,Tyndall National Institute (UCC) Marine Institute (2011) Spain Port Authority of Gijon United University of Essex Kingdom University of Strathclyde 33 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

AQUAFUELS - Algae and Aquatic Biomass for a Sustainable Production of 2nd Generation Biofuels

Project Description this work, AquaFUELS will successively Project Details AquaFUELS intends to focus on elaborate an overall assessment on the Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) establishing the state of the art on technology, and identify major research Sub-Programme: research, technological development and industrial needs. The surveys and Theme 5: Energy and demonstration activities regarding assessments produced by AquaFUELS Funding Scheme: the exploitation of various algal and will address the full life cycle analysis - Small to medium-scale integrated project other suitable non-food aquatic from collection to fuel use - in terms Project Duration: biomasses for 2nd generation biofuels of environmental, economic and social 12 months (2010-2011) production. In this frame an overall sustainability. A major means to reach Total Project Value: assessment, critical thinking and project goals will be the coordination €869,001 reasoning are necessary to draft the of a critical mass of ongoing research EU Grant-Aid: lines of future developments. This will activities that will be actively involved €747,152 respond to the need of understanding in the preparation of surveys as well as Funding to Ireland: the place of algae and aquatic biomass in the elaboration of the assessment €59,568 in the present and future renewable studies and identifi cation of future Website: energy sources portfolio in the EU, needs. Creating and maximizing www.aquafuels.eu with a careful eye to sustainability synergies among these initiatives is and social implications. Such action one of major project results. Finally, the must involve major stakeholders project will establish the fi rst European and defi ne the present situation in a Algae Association that will promote realistic perspective, thus providing a mutual interchange and cooperation valuable contribution to shape future in the fi eld of algal biomass research, developments. AquaFUELS aims production and use. to draw a detailed, comprehensive and concrete picture of the actual status quo of EU and international initiatives on algae biofuels. Based on

For further information contact: Project Partners Irish Partner Project European Biodiesel Board (Belgium) Dr. Anna Soler-Vila Irish Seaweed Research Group, Coordinator Ryan Institute, Belgium Ghent University NUI Galway, Galway. Czech Institute of Microbiology: The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Tel: +353 (0)91 492377 Republic E: [email protected] France Diester Industrie International W : www.irishseaweed.com The Roquette Group Ireland Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) Israel Ben Gurion University Italy University of Florence Studio Martinelli Netherlands Wageningen University Portugal Necton Algafuel Marine Institute (2011) Spain University of Almeria United Imperial College of London 34 Kingdom Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

CORES - Components for Ocean Renewable Energy Systems

Project Description concepts developed will have relevance Project Details CORES is an FP7 European to other fl oating device types. The Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) collaborative research project focusing impacts of the project will be focused Sub-Programme: on new components and concepts for on reducing technical and non-technical Theme 5: Energy ocean energy convertors. risk in the marine environment as Funding Scheme: well as reducing the cost per kWh of First generation wave energy devices Small to medium-scale collaborative generated energy. project have been deployed at the shoreline and normally consist of Oscillating The new components and concepts Project Duration: 36 months (2008-2011) Water Column Systems. In order for will be tested on a fl oating OWC test Total Project Value: these systems to progress towards platform at sea and these real, validated €4.5m full commercial realisation they must and verifi ed results will be integrated EU Grant-Aid: develop into units suited to mass into a holistic system model. This model €3.4m production. This project follows will provide a Toolbox for wave to wire Funding to Ireland: successful FP6 funding in which several simulations of complete WEC systems. €1,251,966 fi xed Oscillating Water Column Wave The Marine Institute Galway Bay Test Website: Energy Convertors (OWC WECs) site is the location for the fi eld test of http://hmrc.ucc.ie/cores/ were developed to demonstration the project. level. These systems are now evolving from fi xed to fl oating devices in deeper water, further offshore.

The CORES project will concentrate on the development of new concepts and components for power-take-off, control, moorings, risers, data acquisition For further information contact: and instrumentation based on fl oating Irish Partner Dr. Anthony (Tony) Lewis, OWC systems. The components and Director (and P.I.), Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre, University College Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland. Tel: +353 (0)21 4250022 E : [email protected] W: http://hmrc.ucc.ie/

Dr. Ajit Thakker, Senior Lecturer M&AE Dept., University of Limerick, Limerick. Tel: +353 (0)61 202223 E : [email protected] W: www.ul.ie

John McCarthy, Ocean Energy Ltd., 3 Casement Square, Project Partners Cobh, Co. Cork. Tel: +353 (0)86 2569116 Project BMT Group LTD. (UK) E: [email protected] Coordinator W: www.oceanenergy.ie France Thales Safari Adrian Connaire, Ireland Molecular Microsystems,Tyndall National Institute (UCC) Marine Computation Services Ltd., Marine Institute (2011) Spain Port Authority of Gijon Merchants Road, Lismoyle House, Galway United University of Essex E : [email protected] Kingdom University of Strathclyde 35 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

EQUIMAR - Equitable Testing and Evaluation of Marine Energy Extraction Devices in terms of Performance, Cost and Environmental Impact

Project Description processes and economic issues. Project Details The aim of EquiMar is to deliver a Funding Programme: A series of protocols will be developed 7th Framework Programme (FP7) suite of protocols for the equitable through a robust, auditable process and evaluation of marine energy converters Sub-Programme: disseminated to the wider community. Theme 5: Energy (based on either tidal or wave energy). Results from the EquiMar project will Funding Scheme: These protocols will harmonize testing help to establish a sound base for Small to medium-scale collaborative and evaluation procedures across future marine energy standards and will project the wide variety of devices presently feed into the standards process being Project Duration: available with the aim of accelerating coordinated under the IEC Technical 36 months (2008-2011) adoption through technology matching Committee. Total Project Value: and improved understanding of the €5.5m environmental and economic impacts EquiMar is a collaborative FP7 research EU Grant-Aid: associated with the deployment of and development project involving a €4m arrays of devices. consortium of 23 partners from 11 Funding to Ireland: member states, representing nearly all €304,000 EquiMar will assess devices through aspects of the marine energy sector Website: a suite of protocols covering site from universities and developers https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/ selection, device engineering design, EquiMarwiki/EquiMar through to certifi cation agencies. scaling up of designs, deployment of arrays of devices, environmental impact, in terms of both biological & coastal

Project Partners Project The University of Edinburgh (UK) Coordinator For further information contact: Belgium EU Ocean Energy Association Irish Partner Dr. Anthony (Tony) Lewis (Director), Denmark Wave Dragon Aps Hydraulics and Maritime Research Aalborg University Centre (HMRC), France Electricité de France –SA University College Cork, Cork, French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Ireland. Actimar S.A.S Tel: +353 (0)21 4250022 Ireland University College Cork (HMRC) E : [email protected] W: http://hmrc.ucc.ie/ Italy Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche: Instituto di Scienze Marine Netherlands Teamwork Technology Ray Alcorn Hydraulics & Maritime Research Norway Det Norske Veritas Centre (HMRC), Portugal Wave Energy Centre University College Cork, Cork, Spain Fundacion Robotiker Ireland Sweden Uppsala University Tel: +353 (0) 21 4250021 Marine Institute (2011) E: [email protected] United University of Strathclyde, University of Exeter, University of Manchester, W: http://hmrc.ucc.ie/ Kingdom University of Southampton, Pelamis Wave Power Ltd, European Marine Energy Centre, Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews, 36 Scottish Association for Marine Science, Feisty Productions Ltd Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

MARINA - Evaluation of multipurpose platforms for marine renewable energy

Project Description Project Details The MARINA project is a pan- Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) European project dedicated to bringing Sub-Programme: offshore renewable energy applications Theme 5: Energy closer to the market by creating new Funding Scheme: infrastructures for both offshore Large-scale integrated project wind and ocean energy converters. It Project Duration: addresses the need for creating a cost- 48 months (2009-2013) effi cient technology development basis Total Project Value: to kick-start growth of the promising €12,865,513 European marine renewable energy EU Grant-Aid: (MRE) industry in the deep offshore – a €8,733,066 major future global market. The project Funding to Ireland: combines deep-water engineering €789,750 experience from European oil and gas Website: developments during the last 40 years, http://www.marina-platform.info/ state-of-the-art concepts for offshore wind energy and the most promising concepts in today’s R&D pipeline on wave energy and other marine renewable.

Project Partners Project Acciona Energy S.A. (Spain) For further information contact: Coordinator Irish Partner Dr. Anthony (Tony) Lewis, Belgium 1-Tech s.p.r.l Hydraulics and Maritime Research Denmark DONG Energy Power A/S Centre, Technical University of Denmark University College Cork, Cork. France Technip France Tel: +353 (0)21 4250022 Ecole Centrale de Nantes E: [email protected] W: www.hmrc.ucc.ie Greece National University of Athens Ireland University College Cork (HMRC) Italy Progeco S.r.l. Netherlands Corrosion & Water-Control bv Norway Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) StatoilHydro ASA Portugal University of Algarve Marine Institute (2011) Spain Robotiker Foundation United The University of Edinburgh Kingdom 37 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

ORECCA - Offshore Renewable Energy Conversion Platforms Coordination Action

Project Description for the complementary use such as Project Details The ORECCA project aims to aquaculture and monitoring of the sea Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) create a framework for knowledge environment. ORECCA will overcome Sub-Programme: sharing and to develop a research the knowledge fragmentation existing in Theme 5: Energy roadmap for activities in the context Europe and stimulate the key experts Funding Scheme: of offshore renewable energy (RE). to provide useful inputs to industries, Small to medium-scale integrated project In particular, the project will stimulate research organizations and policy Project Duration: collaboration in research activities makers (stakeholders) on the necessary 24 months (2009-2011) leading towards innovative, cost effi cient next steps to foster the development of Total Project Value: and environmentally benign offshore the ocean energy sector in a sustainable €1,599,621 RE conversion platforms for wind, wave and environmentally friendly way. EU Grant-Aid: and other ocean energy resources, €1,599,621 for their combined use as well as Funding to Ireland: €84,000 Website: http://www.orecca.eu

Project Partners Project Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Wind Technology (Germany) Coordinator Belgium European Ocean Energy Association European Wind Energy Association ASBL

For further information contact: Canada University of Waterloo Irish Partner Denmark Technical University of Denmark Ray Alcorn Ireland University College Cork ( HMRC) Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre (HMRC), Italy ERSE- ENEA Research on the Electrical Systems, Enel Produzione. S.P.A., University College Cork, Polytechnic Foundation of Milan, Trevi S.p.A, Ciaotech Srl, Rina Industry Cork, S.p.A., National Energy Technology Cluster Ireland Netherlands Ecofys Netherlands BV Tel: +353 (0)21 4250021 E: [email protected] Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN) W: www.hmrc.ucc.ie Norway Lyse Produksjon AS FOBOX AS National University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Portugal National Laboratory for Energy and Geology Wave Energy Centre Spain Facilities Inabensa, S.A., Institute of Technology and Renewable Energy, University of Oviedo, Energy Institute of Galicia Marine Institute (2011) United Offshore Wave Energy Ltd., Environmental Research Institute, North Kingdom Highland College, IT Power Ltd., The University of Edinburgh 38 U.S.A. Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

STANDPOINT - Standardisation of Point Absorber Wave Energy Convertors by Demonstration

Project Description There are 5 partners from 4 member Project Details In contrast to other renewable energy states, including a Certifi cation Body Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) sources, wave energy conversion is who will develop and disseminate Sub-Programme: currently at a stage of evolution where rules and guidelines for wave energy Theme 5: Energy it is being demonstrated using a wide convertors. Innovative SMEs (including Funding Scheme: range of very diverse technologies and the coordinator) and a large power Collaborative project a de facto standard approach is yet to generation company will work together Project Duration: emerge. to implement this ambitious full-scale 36 months (2008-2011) demonstration. The aim is to establish A fully functional, but reduced scale Total Project Value: the offshore tuneable-resonance point €8,499,534 (5.5m diameter) prototype Wavebob absorber as the winning wave energy wave energy converter (WEC) EU Grant-Aid: conversion technique by demonstrating €5,096,653 has already been deployed in the the superiority of its power take-off Funding to Ireland: Atlantic Ocean for in excess of 3000 technology, adaptability to changing sea €2,053,012 hours. STANDPOINT will seek to conditions, reliability and survivability. Website: demonstrate this WEC technology at www.fp7-standpoint.eu full size for a further long term Atlantic Ocean deployment, 18 months of which will occur within the timeframe of the STANDPOINT project. Unlike its smaller-scale predecessor, it is intended that this pre-commercial WEC will be grid-connected. The intended location for the deployment is off the Portuguese coast. The indicative dimensions of the WEC for a full-scale deployment in this part of the Atlantic are 18m diameter, 40m draft.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Patrick Hartigan Wavebob Ltd., H3 Maynooth Business Campus, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. Tel: +353 (0)1 651 0177 E: [email protected] W: www.wavebob.com

Project Partners Project Wavebob Ltd. (Ireland) Coordinator Germany Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GMBH, Hamburg Hydac System GMBH, Sulzbach Portugal Molecular Microsystems,Tyndall National Institute (UCC) Marine Institute (2011) Sweden Generg GND, Lisbon United Vattenfall AB, Stockholm Kingdom 39 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

CARBOCHANGE - Changes in carbon uptake and emissions by oceans in a changing climate

Project Description The CARBOCHANGE project Project Details Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions addresses these challenges and Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) from fossil fuel combustion, land use will provide the best possible Sub-Programme: and cement manufacturing are the process-based quantifi cation of net Theme 6: Environment main agents of human-induced climate ocean carbon uptake under changing Funding Scheme: change through their impact on the climate conditions using past and Large-scale integrated project Earth’s radiation budget. The ocean present ocean carbon cycle changes Project Duration: has a pivotal role in regulating the for better prediction of future ocean 36 months (2010-2013) atmospheric CO2 concentration, and carbon uptake. Total Project Value: it is expected therefore that the ocean The contribution from the National €9,510,302 will play the leading role for buffering University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) EU Grant-Aid: anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the is to use the RV Celtic Explorer pCO2 €6,999,906 long term. It is essential for climate instrument to build up a picture of the Funding to Ireland: mitigation and adaptation strategies, to surface seawater CO2 data around €83,160 observe the changing anthropogenic Ireland. In combination with this, NUIG Website: CO2 uptake, to explain the underlying http://carbochange.b.uib.no/ will investigate if the reduction of mechanisms, and to correctly predict its the North Atlantic uptake of CO2 is future evolution. refl ected in the atmospheric signal from the CO2 sites in Ireland, primarily Mace Head.

Project Partners Project University of Bergen (Norway) Coordinator Denmark VitusLab France French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Atomic and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA) University of Pierre and Marie Curie- Paris 6 Germany Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research For further information contact: Kiel University: Leibniz Institute for Marine Sciences Irish Partner Max Planck Institute for the Advancement of Science (MPG) Dr. Brian Ward University of Bremen National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Iceland Hafrannsoknastofnunin (Icelandic Marine Research Institute) Galway. Ireland National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) Tel: +353 (0)91 493029 E: [email protected] Morocco National Institute of Fisheries Research W: www.nuigalway.ie Netherlands Stichting Koninklijk Instituut voor Zeeonderzoek (NIOZ) Norway Stiftelsen Nansen Senter for Fjernmaaling UNIFOB AS South Africa Council for Scientifi c and Industrial Research Spain Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifi cas Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Sweden University of Gothenburg Switzerland Universitaet Bern Marine Institute (2011) United MET Offi ce, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Plymouth Kingdom Marine Laboratory (PML), University of Bristol, University of East Anglia 40 USA Princeton University Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

CLAMER - Climate Change and Marine Ecosystem Research Results

Project Description CLAMER outreach activities (WP3) Project Details The CLAMER project, involving aim to raise the awareness of European Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) 17 marine research institutes and citizens and society at large to the Sub-Programme: universities from 10 European countries, effects of climate change on the marine Theme 6: Environment (including Climate builds on the concept that there is a environment and its socio-economic Change) gap between what is known through consequences. In the build-up to a Funding Scheme: research and what policy makers and major international conference in Co-ordination and Support Action the public know and understand about Brussels (15th September 2011), Project Duration: the effects of climate change on the in addition many European marine 24 months (2009-2011) oceans. This gap needs to be fi lled institutes and aquaria participated in Total Project Value: to help catalyse the formulation and ‘marine climate change’ side-events in €1,160,771 acceptance of the necessary mitigation the summer of 2011. EU Grant-Aid: and adaptation measures for the marine €991,365 The Marine Institute, the Environment environment. CLAMER will compile and Protection Agency and the Heritage Funding to Ireland: summarize all existing scientifi c material €7,945 Council of Ireland co-sponsored the and outreach products on this topic Website: extension of the WP2 poll of public (WP1) and carry out a pan-European http://www.clamer.eu/ awareness of climate change issues to poll to investigate the awareness/ include coverage in Ireland. perception in various European coastal regions (WP2).

Project Partners Project Royal Netherlands Institute for Marine Research (NIOZ) Coordinator For further information contact: Belgium Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) Irish Partner Denmark Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) Dr Patrick Hartigan France Marine Board- European Science Foundation (Ostend/Strasbourg) (MB-ESF) Wavebob Ltd., Oceanopolis (SOPAB) H3 Maynooth Business Campus, Maynooth, University of Brest (UBO-IUEM) Co. Kildare. Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) Tel: +353 (0)1 651 0177 E: [email protected] Ireland National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) W: www.wavebob.com Italy Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM) Netherlands Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) Norway University of Tromso (UoT) Spain Spanish Council for Scientifi c Research (CSIC) United Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science-DEFRA (CEFAS) Kingdom Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)

Natural Institute of Oceanography-Natural Environmental Research Council Marine Institute (2011) (NOC-NERC) University of East Anglia (UEA) Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) 41 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

ComENVIR - Communicating environmental impacts on water quality, availability and use

Project Description The Irish partner, EcoServe Ltd., will Project Details The ComEnvir project aims to narrow prepare a book chapter on the results Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) the gap between EU sponsored and the implications of the latest EU Sub-Programme: environmental research and European funded research in the area of marine Theme 6: Environment (including Climate citizens. Water (resources, quality, water quality and biodiversity. EcoServe Change) pollution and biodiversity issues) has Ltd. is also involved in contributing Funding Scheme: been chosen as a common theme to towards an educational video clip on this Concerted and Support Action (CSA) be addressed by the project. It will topic and in the outreach of the material Project Duration: cover environmental stressors, waste in Ireland once it has been completed. 36 months (2009-2012) treatment, health effects, biodiversity, The contribution from the National Total Project Value: risks and therefore the role of water University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) €960,000 quality in its different environmental is to use the RV Celtic Explorer pCO2 EU Grant-Aid: locations (fresh water, marine, soil, and €870,000 instrument to build up a picture of the air). Results will be communicated to surface seawater CO2 data around Funding to Ireland: two specifi c groups - the primary target €34,200 Ireland. In combination with this, NUIG groups are teachers and students, Website: will investigate if the reduction of and the second target group is the http://www.eusem.com/main/CE/comenvir the North Atlantic uptake of CO2 is general public. refl ected in the atmospheric signal The overall project objectives are to: from the CO2 sites in Ireland, primarily Mace Head. • Empower the European citizens to constructively engage in scientifi c dialogue and debate; • Inform European consumers of the latest scientifi c advances in the food sector; • Strengthen science education in classrooms; and • Promote scientifi c curiosity among the youth.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Roisin Nash, Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd., B23 KCR Industrial Estate, Kimmage, Dublin 12. T: +353 (0) 1 4164303 E: [email protected] Project Partners W: www.ecoserve.ie Project Ludwig Maximilians University (Germany) Coordinator Germany Visions Unlimited Medien GmbH ECT Oekotoxikologie EmbH Ireland Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd. Italy The Water Research Institute (IRSA) Netherlands Probio Partners VOF Marine Institute (2011) Norway Hedmark University College Spain Spanish National Research Council 42 Sweden Karolinska Institute Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

CORALFISH - Assessment of the interaction between corals, fi sh and fi sheries in order to develop monitoring and predictive modelling tools for ecosystem based management in the deep waters of Europe and beyond

Project Description In European deep waters there is a Project Details The CoralFISH project will assess need to establish monitoring tools Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) the interaction between corals, fi sh to evaluate the effectiveness of Sub-Programme: and fi sheries, in order to develop closed areas for the conservation of Theme 6: Environment (including Climate monitoring and predictive modelling biodiversity and fi sh and their impact on Change) tools for ecosystem based management fi sheries. Two FP6 projects (PROTECT, Funding Scheme: in the deep waters of Europe and HERMES) have already identifi ed the Large-scale integrated project beyond. need for information concerning the Project Duration: interaction between fi sh and cold water 48 months (2008-2012) The rationale for CoralFISH is based coral habitats. Total Project Value: on the need to address UN General €10,885,692 Assembly Resolution 61/105 (2006) CoralFISH brings together a unique EU Grant-Aid: which calls on fi sheries management consortium of deep-sea fi sheries €6,499,906 organisations worldwide to assess the biologists, ecosystem researchers/ Funding to Ireland: impact of bottom fi shing on vulnerable modellers, economists and a fi shing €1,076,494 marine ecosystems, identify and map industry SME, who will collaborate to Website: vulnerable ecosystems and develop collect data from key European marine http://www.eu-fp7-coralfi sh.net/ conservation and management eco-regions. The consortium numbers measures to prevent their degradation. 16 partners from 10 countries.

Project Partners For further information contact: Project National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) (Ireland) Irish Partner Coordinator Dr. Anthony Grehan France French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Earth & Ocean Sciences Dept., National University of Ireland, Galway, Germany Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg University Road, Galway. Universität Bremen Tel: +353 91 493235 E: [email protected] Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) W: www.nuigalway.ie Iceland Marine Research Institute (Hafrannsóknastofnunin) Ireland O’Malley Fisheries Patrick O’Malley O’Malley Fisheries, University College Cork (CMRC) Bushy Park, Galway Italy Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare Tel: +353 (0)91 526218 E: omalleyfi [email protected] Netherlands Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen – Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie Gerry Sutton Stichting Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee Coastal & Marine Research Centre, University College Cork, Norway Institute of Marine Research Lewis Glucksman Marine Facility, University of Tromso Haulbowline, Co. Cork, Ireland.

Portugal Instituto do Mar –Centros dos Açores, Departmento de Oceanografi a e Marine Institute (2011) Pescas Tel: +353 (0)21 470 3113 E: [email protected] United Zoological Society of London, Institute of Zoology W: http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ Kingdom The University Court of the University of Aberdeen 43 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

EELIAD - European Eels in the Atlantic: Assessment of their decline

Project Description and the development of eel populations Project Details EELIAD is a research initiative to over the Atlantic Area) and the joint Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) investigate the ecology and biology of EIFAC/ICES Working Group on Eels. European eels. The information gained Sub-Programme: The knowledge gained from the Theme 6: Environment (including Climate will be integrated into models to EELIAD project, aside from its scientifi c Change) determine the most important factors signifi cance, will be of direct use to the Funding Scheme: that infl uence silver eel production and conservation of eel stocks as it will help Small to medium-scale collaborative project migration success. The fulfi lment of to clarify the reasons for the recent Project Duration: this objective will provide a means to decline in the stock. This information 48 months (2008-2012) evaluate the likely success of the EU Eel will then be used to change and Total Project Value: Recovery Plan, to enable management improve the way that eel fi sheries and €4m actions to be most effectively directed habitats are managed across Europe, EU Grant-Aid: to enhance and conserve eel stocks €2.6m and to help ensure that enough silver across Europe, and to determine the eels migrate to their spawning grounds Funding to Ireland: dynamics of eel population structure €112,809 to reproduce and sustain the species. and reproductive success. Website: The contribution from the National http://www.eeliad.com/ Field studies on migration routes, University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) behaviour and spawning, will be is to use the RV Celtic Explorer pCO2 supported by the use of cutting instrument to build up a picture of the edge biotechnological analyses to surface seawater CO2 data around determine population structure, and Ireland. In combination with this, NUIG innovative modeling approaches that will investigate if the reduction of will incorporate these data into fi shery the North Atlantic uptake of CO2 is management models. EELIAD will link refl ected in the atmospheric signal from with other groups and projects, such as the CO2 sites in Ireland, primarily Mace INDICANG (a network of monitoring Head. programmes that report on the status

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Russell Poole, Project Partners FSS Section Manager, Project Department of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Marine Institute, Coordinator Furnace, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Newport, Denmark Dept of Inland Fisheries, Danish Institute of Fisheries Research Co. Mayo. Tel: +353 (0)98 42300 France French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) E: [email protected] Centre for Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Research W: www.marine.ie (Cemagref) Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle Dr Paddy Gargan, Inland Fisheries Ireland Laboratoire de Mathématiques Appliquées (UPPA_LMA) Tel: +353 (0)1 8842616 Laboratoire de Biologie et d’Ecologie Tropicale et Mediterraneenne E: paddy.gargan@inlandfi sheriesireland.ie (LBETM) Web: www.fi sheriesireland.ie Ireland Marine Institute Inland Fisheries Ireland Marine Institute (2011) Norway Norwegian Institute for Nature Research Spain Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científi cas 44 Sweden Swedish Board of Fisheries Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

EUROBASIN - European Union Basin-scale analysis, synthesis and integration

Project Description the ecosystem and thereby infl uence Project Details EURO-BASIN is designed to advance the fl ux of carbon from the euphotic Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) our understanding on the variability, zone via the biological carbon pump. In Sub-Programme: potential impacts, and feedbacks of order to establish relationships between Theme 6: Environment (including Climate global change and anthropogenic these key players, the project identifi es Change) forcing on the structure, function and and accesses relevant international Funding Scheme: dynamics of the North Atlantic and databases and develops methods Large-scale integrated project associated shelf sea ecosystems as well to integrate long term observations. Project Duration: as the key species infl uencing carbon These data will be used to perform 36 months (2010-2013) sequestering and ecosystem functioning. retrospective analyses on ecosystem Total Project Value: The ultimate goal of the program is and key species/group dynamics, which €9,613,310 to further our capacity to manage are augmented by new data from EU Grant-Aid: these systems in a sustainable manner laboratory experiments, mesocosm €6,996,407 following the ecosystem approach. studies and fi eld programs. These Funding to Ireland: Given the scope and the international activities serve to advance modelling €17,000 (T&S only) signifi cance, EURO-BASIN is part of and predictive capacities based on an Website: a multidisciplinary international effort ensemble approach where modelling http://www.euro-basin.eu/ linked with similar activities in the US approaches such as size spectrum; and Canada. EURO-BASIN focuses on mass balance; coupled nutrient- a number of key groups characterising phytoplankton-zooplankton-detritus; food web types: e.g. diatoms versus fi sheries; and “end to end” models and microbial loop players; key species such as well as ecosystem indicators are as copepods of the genus Calanus; combined to develop understanding of pelagic fi sh (herring, mackerel, blue the past, present and future dynamics of whiting) which represent some of North Atlantic and shelf sea ecosystems the largest fi sh stocks on the planet; and their living marine resources. piscivorous pelagic bluefi n tuna and albacore, all of which serve to structure

For further information contact: Project Partners Irish Partner Project University of Hamburg (Germany) Dr. David Ried, Coordinator Marine Institute, Oranmore, Denmark Technical University of Denmark Rinville, Germany University of Bremen Co. Galway. Tel: +353 (0)91 387431 Iceland Hafrannsoknastofnunin Marine Research Institute E: [email protected] Ireland Marine Institute W: www.marine.ie University College Cork (UCC) Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) Spain AZTI Foundation United National Environment Research Council (NERC) Kingdom Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) University of East Anglia

Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science Marine Institute (2011) University of Strathclyde Department of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Swansea University 45 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

HERMIONE - Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Man’s Impact on European Seas

Project Description To design and implement effective Project Details The HERMIONE project is designed to governance strategies and management Funding Programme: make a major advance in the knowledge plans we must understand the extent, 7th Framework Programme (FP7) of the functioning of deep-sea ecosystems natural dynamics and interconnection Sub-Programme: and their contribution to the production of ocean ecosystems and integrate Theme 6: Environment (including Climate of goods and services. HERMIONE will socio-economic research with natural Change) achieve its objective through a highly science. The study sites include the Arctic, Funding Scheme: interdisciplinary approach (including North Atlantic and Mediterranean and Small to medium-scale collaborative project biologists, ecologists, microbiologists, cover a range of ecosystems including Project Duration: biogeochemists, sedimentologists, physical cold-water corals, canyons, cold and hot 36 months (2009-2012) oceanographers, modelers and socio- seeps, seamounts and open slopes and Total Project Value: economists) that will integrate biodiversity, deep-basins. The project will make strong €10,884,787 specifi c adaptations and biological capacity connections between deep-sea science EU Grant-Aid: in the context of a wide range of highly and user needs. HERMIONE will enhance €7,998,955 vulnerable deep-sea habitats. Gaining this the education and public perception of Funding to Ireland: understanding is crucial, because these the deep-ocean issues through some of €262,164 ecosystems are now being affected by the major EU aquaria. These actions will Website: climate change and impacted by man create a platform for discussion between http://www.eu-hermione.net through fi shing, resource extraction, a range of stakeholders, and contribute to seabed installations and pollution. EU environmental policies.

Project Partners Project Natural Environment Research Council (UK) Coordinator Belgium Universiteit Gent France ArchimediX, Mockl & Munzel Gesellschaft burgerlichen Rechts (GbR), French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), Centre National de la Recherce Scientifi que (CNRS), Université Pierre et Marie Curie – Paris 6 Germany Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Friedrick-Alexander Universitaet Erlangen-Nuremberg, Max- Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V., Jacobs University Bremen GmbH, MARUM - University Bremen For further information contact: Irish Partner Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), University of Thessaly Dr. Anthony Grehan Ireland National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) Earth & Ocean Science Dept., University College Cork (UCC) - Environmental Research Institute (ERI) - National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Italy Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche, Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per Co. Galway, le Scienze del Mare, Costa Edutainment SpA – Acquario di Genova Ireland. Netherlands Stichting Koninkjilk Nederlands Instituut voor Zeederzoek, Koninklijke Tel: +353 (0)91 493235 Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen E: [email protected] W: www.nuigalway.ie Norway Universitetet i Tromso, Havforskningsinstituttet (Institute of Marine Research) Portugal Instituto Hidriografi co, Universidade de Averio, Universidade dos Açores Dr. Andrew Wheeler, School of Biological, Earth & Russia P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology – Russian Academy of Sciences Environmental Sciences & the Spain Universitat de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científi cas,, Environmental Research Institute, MEDIAN SCP North Mall Campus, North Mall, University College Cork, Sweden Göteborgs Universitet Cork.

Marine Institute (2011) United Cardiff University, University of Southampton, University of Aberdeen, The Tel: +353 (0)21 4904577/1943 E: [email protected] Kingdom University of Liverpool, Scottish Association for Marine Science, National Marine W: http://www.ucc.ie/en/eri/ Aquarium (Plymouth) 46 United Nations UN Environment Programme- World Conservation Monitoring Centre Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

KNOWSEAS - Knowledge-based Sustainable Management for Europe’s Seas

Project Description The KnowSeas consortium will strengthen Project Details Europe’s four regional seas (Baltic, Black, the science base for managing Europe’s Funding Programme: Mediterranean and NE Atlantic) have seas through the practical application of 7th Framework Programme (FP7) suffered severe environmental degradation systems thinking. It will work at the two Sub-Programme: due to human pressure. Existing measures scales envisaged for emergent EU policy: Theme 6: Environment (including Climate to manage pressures have proven the Regional Sea Scale and Member State Change) inadequate and the EC has responded Economic Exclusive Zones (EEZs). It will Funding Scheme: by preparing new policy (an Integrated develop a new approach of Decision Large-scale integration project Maritime Policy for the European Union, Space Analysis to investigate mismatches Project Duration: 2007) and environmental legislation of scale. Knowledge created through 48 months (2008-2012) (Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the FP6 European Lifestyles and Marine Total Project Value: 2008). These instruments rely on the Ecosystems project, augmented with €7.3m Ecosystem Approach, a management necessary new studies of climate effects, EU Grant-Aid: paradigm that encompasses humans and fi sheries and maritime industries - in €5.8m the supporting ecosystem. But the science EEZ case studies - will provide a basis Funding to Ireland: base for this approach needs strengthening for assessing changes to natural systems €128,341 and practical tools must be developed and their human causes. New research Website: and tested for policy implementation. will examine and model economic and http://www.knowseas.com/ In particular, criteria for assessing costs social impacts of changes to ecosystem and benefi ts of management actions goods and services and costs and are poorly developed, particularly in the benefi ts of various management options complex marine environment where available through existing and proposed multiple uses and management confl icts policy instruments. Institutional and are common. social analysis will determine confl icts of interest and examine governance as well as stakeholder values and perceptions. KnowSeas research will develop and test Project Partners an assessment toolbox through regional Project University of Plymouth (UK) liaison groups and a multi-sectoral Project Coordinator Advisory Board. Bulgaria Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Denmark University of Southern Denmark Finland Suomen ymparistokeskus

Germany Alfred-Wegener-Institut fuer Polar-und Meeresforschung For further information contact: GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH Irish Partner Ireland University College Cork (CMRC) Jeremy Gault Coastal & Marine Research Centre Italy Institute for Atmospheric Pollution of the Italian National Research Council, (CMRC), University of Padua, Universitá Ca’ Foscari di Venezia University College Cork, Netherlands Deltares, EUCC0 The Coastal Union, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts Lewis Glucksman Marine Facility, and Sciences, , Vereniging voor christelijk hoger onderwijs, wetenschappelijk Haulbowline, Co. Cork. onderzoek en patientenzorg Tel: +353 (0)21 4703100 Norway Norsk institutt for Luftforskning, University of Bergen E: [email protected] W: http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ Poland Morski Instytut Rybacki, Sea Fisheries Institute Portugal Instituto do Mar, Megapesca Lda Spain Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científi cas Sweden University of Stockholm Turkey Middle East Technical University

United Center for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS),, Envision Marine Institute (2011) Kingdom Management Ltd., Institute for European Environmental Policy, Sir Alistair Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science, Scottish Association for Marine Science,, University of East Anglia, University of Bath 47 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

MarineTT - European Marine Research Knowledge Transfer and Uptake of Results

Project Description MarineTT will step up to the challenge Project Details Knowledge is a major source of to unlock the knowledge potential of Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) competitive advantage in business. previously funded research activities Sub-Programme: European marine research projects using an innovative approach to address Theme 6: Environment (including Climate could play a pivotal role in the the problem: Change) sustainable development of our natural • Gain a more comprehensive Funding Scheme: resources and in knowledge-based overview of the knowledge Co-ordination and Support Action ocean governance. The European generated by reviewing research Project Duration: Commission has funded almost 600 outcomes and identifying which could 24 months (2010-2012) marine research projects through the be potentially exploited. Total Project Value: 6th and 7th Framework Programmes, • Devise and trial an innovative €871,336 worth more than €1.1 billion, which evaluation mechanism to identify the EU Grant-Aid: represents a signifi cant fi nancial research outcomes with the most potential for exploitation. €787,000 and human investment in marine Funding to Ireland: research and development. However, • Connect and transfer knowledge to €492,146 key stakeholders. a considerable proportion of this Website: potentially valuable knowledge is idle http://www.marinett.eu/ because key stakeholders are not aware of its existence. Not all of the new knowledge generated has had the expected impact, largely due to the familiar obstacles impeding knowledge transfer between research institutions and third parties.

For further information contact: Irish Partner David Murphy Aqua TT Ltd. P.O. Box 8989 Dublin 2 Tel: +353 (0)1 6449008 E: [email protected] W: www.aquatt.ie

Project Partners

Marine Institute (2011) Project Aqua TT Ltd. (Ireland) Coordinator Portugal EurOcean – The European Centre for Information on Marine Science & 48 Technology Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

MESMA - Monitoring and Evaluation of Spatially Managed Areas

Project Description support from politicians, stakeholders Project Details The increasing pressures upon the and the public in general for diffi cult Funding Programme: marine realm call for a well planned (inter)national decisions that will 7th Framework Programme (FP7) approach of further spatial development be needed for sustainable use and Sub-Programme: of this area. An ecosystem-based protection of this vulnerable area. This Theme 6: Environment (including Climate approach to fi sheries, the increasing data system, containing information on Change) demand for sustainable energy, coastal the distribution of habitats and species, Funding Scheme: defence systems, building materials and economic values and benefi ts and Large-scale integrated project safe transport routes and the need to human uses and its effects will also be Project Duration: protect habitats and species all compete an interface between science, policy and 48 months (2008-2012) for the same valuable space. At the decision makers. Total Project Value: same time climate change will alter the €8.4m composition and functioning of marine MESMA will supply strategic tools for EU Grant-Aid: ecosystems, calling for a robust approach sustainable development of European €6.6m of future spatial planning that also takes seas and coastal areas. The major Funding to Ireland: cross boundary developments into challenge is to combine an optimized €325,069 account. use with a sustained ecosystem of high Website: quality, taking into account ecological and http://www.mesma.org/ MESMA will supply innovative economic differences. By studying and methods and integrated strategies comparing different national situations for governments, local authorities, and solutions from a selected number stakeholders and other managerial of sites throughout Europe and by bodies for planning and decision making determining common features and at different local, national and European differences, including the socio-economic scales. This will also comprise an easy settings and requirements, an integrated accessible information system to gain toolbox that can be applied on both a European and a regional scale will be made available.

Project Partners Project Wageningen IMARES B.V. (Netherlands) Coordinator Belgium Universiteit Gent Vlaams Gewest VlaGew Bulgaria Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences For further information contact: Denmark Technical University of Denmark Irish Partner Gerry Sutton Germany Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft Coastal & Marine Research Centre Greece Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR) (CMRC) University College Cork, Ireland University College Cork (CMRC) Lewis Glucksman Marine Facility, Italy Consiglio Nazionale Delle Recherché Haulbowline, Co. Cork, Malta Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment Ireland. Netherlands Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Tel: +353 (0)21 470 3113 Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO E: [email protected] W: http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ Stichting Deltares Deltares Wageningen IMARES Norway Norsk Regnesentral Stiftelse Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning Havforskningsinstituttet IMR Spain Fundacion AZTI- AZTI Fundazioa Marine Institute (2011) United University College London Kingdom Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science CEFAS Heriot-Watt University 49 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

MIDTAL - Microarrays for the detection of toxic algae

Project Description selected for toxin analysis by the Project Details Microalgae in marine and brackish mouse bioassay. The mouse bioassay Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) waters of Europe regularly cause is continued on a daily basis until no Sub-Programme: “harmful effects”, considered from more toxin is detected. Molecular and Theme 6: Environment (including Climate the human perspective, in that they biochemical methods are now available Change) threaten public health and cause that offer rapid means of both species Funding Scheme: economic damage to fi sheries and and toxin detection. Small to medium-scale collaborative project tourism. Cyanobacteria cause similar In this project we will target rapid Project Duration: problems in freshwaters. These species identifi cation using rRNA genes 48 months (2008-2012) episodes encompass a broad range of as the target. We include antibodies to Total Project Value: phenomena collectively referred to as specifi c toxins because even when cell €4.3m «harmful algal blooms» (HABs). They numbers are very low, the toxins can be EU Grant-Aid: include discoloration of waters by €2.2m present and can be accumulated in the mass occurrences of microalgae (true shellfi sh. Microarrays are the state of Funding to Ireland: algal blooms that may or may not be €248,300 the art technology in molecular biology «harmful») to toxin-producing species Website: for the processing of bulk samples that may be harmful even in low cell www.midtal.com for detection of target RNA/DNA concentrations. A broad classifi cation of sequences. HAB distinguishes three groups of toxic organisms. For adequate management The purpose of MIDTAL is to support of these phenomena, monitoring the common fi sheries policy to aid of microalgae is required. However, the national monitoring agencies by the effectiveness of monitoring providing new rapid tools for the programmes is limited by the fact that identifi cation of toxic algae and their it is time consuming and morphology as toxins so that they can comply with determined by light microscopy may be ECC Directive 91/1491/CEE that insuffi cient to give defi nitive species and can be converted to cell numbers toxin attribution. Once cell numbers and reduce the need for the mouse reach a threshold level, shellfi sh are bioassay.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Robin Raine, The Martin Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland Tel: +353 (0)91 492271 E: [email protected] Project Partners W: www.ryaninstitute.ie Project Marine Biological Association (UK) Coordinator Ireland The Martin Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) Italy Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Norway University of Oslo Spain Instituto Español de Oceanografi a Instituto Tecnolóxico para o Control do Medio Mariño de Galicia Marine Institute (2011) Sweden University of Kalmar United University of Westminster 50 Kingdom Queens University Belfast Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

ODEMM - Options for delivering ecosystem-based marine management

Project Description In addition to this a number of key Project Details The overall aim of the ODEMM project results or expected outputs are listed Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) is to develop a set of fully-costed below: ecosystem management options that Sub-Programme: Technical report of the ‘Current State Theme 6: Environment (including Climate would deliver the objectives of the of Knowledge on the Sustainability of Change) Marine Strategy Framework Directive European Seas’; Funding Scheme: (MSFD), the Habitats Directive (HD), Large-scale integrated project the European Commission Blue Book 1. Web-based model of cost-benefi t appraisal across the four study regions; Project Duration: and the Guidelines for the Integrated 48 months (2010-2014) Approach to Maritime Policy. The key 2. An accessible web-based guide to the toolkit for marine management Total Project Value: objective is to produce scientifi cally- scenario evaluations; €8,889,821 based operational procedures that 3. A costed implementation plan EU Grant-Aid: allow for a step by step transition from €6,997,694 documented in the report ‘Ecosystem- the current fragmented system to fully Based Marine Management – A Funding to Ireland: integrated management. Practical Implementation Plan: Getting €519,435 There from Where We Are Now’; Website: Major steps forward in methodology 4. An ODEMM regional roadshow http://www.liv.ac.uk/odemm/ and the knowledge base related to disseminating the major outputs from sustainable management and regional the project – the implementation plan governance of the European marine and evaluation toolkit. environment will be made in this project. The Irish partner, Marine Law & Ocean These will be published in journal Policy Research Services Ltd, will articles, and through a series of technical undertake a comprehensive review reports or electronic newsletters and of the law and policy constraints and briefi ngs. various options for implementing the ecosystem-approach in the European regional seas.

Project Partners Project University of Liverpool (UK) Coordinator Bulgaria Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) For further information contact: Denmark Innovative Fisheries Management (IFM-AAU) Irish Partner Dr. Ronan Long Finland Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) Marine Law and Ocean Policy Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) Research Centre Services Limited, Galway. University of Thessaly (UT) Tel: +353 (0)87 2776251 Ireland Marine Law and Ocean Policy Research Services Ltd (MLOPRS) E: [email protected] Israel National Institute of Oceanography- Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Web: www.marinelaw.ie Research (NIO-IOLR) Dept. of Zoology, Tel Aviv University Poland Sea Fisheries Institute (SFI) Romania National Institute for Marine Research and Development (NIMRD) The Wageningen Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies (IMARES). Netherlands Wageningen University (WU) Turkey Institute of Marine Sciences- Middle East Technical University (IMS-METU) Marine Institute (2011) Ukraine Institute of Biology of Southern Seas (IBSS) United Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) Kingdom Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (CEFAS) 51 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

SALSEA-MERGE - Advancing understanding of Atlantic salmon at Sea: Merging genetics and ecology to resolve stock-specifi c migration and distribution patterns

Project Description By merging genetic and ecological Project Details SALSEA-Merge is an ambitious, three investigations, to advance understanding Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) year, €5.6 million scientifi c project of stock specifi c migration and Sub-Programme: to investigate the migration and distribution patterns and overall ecology Theme 6: Environment (including Climate distribution of salmon in the North-East of the marine life of Atlantic salmon and Change) Atlantic. The project is supported by gain an insight into the factors resulting Funding Scheme: the European Commission under the in recent increases in marine mortality Small to medium-scale collaborative project FP7 Programme. Funding is also being SALSEA-Merge forms part of a wider Project Duration: provided by the partner organisations, SALSEA programme involving partners 36 months (2008-2011) the TOTAL Foundation and the Atlantic from the US and Canada (www. Total Project Value: Salmon Trust. SALSEA-Merge was salmonatsea.com). €5.6m offi cially launched on the 16 May 2008 EU Grant-Aid: in Killybegs, Ireland. €3.5m Funding to Ireland: SALSEA-Merge will deliver innovation in €767,753 the areas of: genetic stock identifi cation Website: techniques; new genetic marker www.nasco.int/sas/salseamerge.htm development; fi ne scale estimates of growth on a weekly and monthly basis; the use of novel high seas pelagic trawling technology; individual stock- linked estimates of food and feeding patterns; and novel stock specifi c migration and distribution models.

Project Partners For further information contact: Project Institute of Marine Research (Norway) Irish Partner Coordinator Professor Tom Cross Department Of Zoology, Ecology and Denmark Danish Institute for Fisheries Research (DIFRES) Plant Science, Faroe Islands Faroese Fisheries Laboratory (FFL) Distillery Fields, North Mall, Finland University of Turku (UT) University College Cork. Tel: +353 (0)21 4904191 Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute (FGFRI) E: [email protected] France GENINDEXE (GENI) W: www.ucc.ie/zeps Conservatoire National du Saumon Sauvage (CNSS) Dr Niall O’Maoileidigh, Iceland Institute of Freshwater Fisheries (IFL) Marine Institute, Furnace, Ireland Marine Institute Newport, University College Cork (ZEPS) Co. Mayo. Norway Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) Tel: +353 (0)98 42314 E: [email protected] Spain University of Oviedo (UO) W: www.marine.ie

Marine Institute (2011) UK University of Exeter (UE) Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) University of Wales, Swansea (UWS) 52 International Atlantic Salmon Research Board (IASRB) Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

SEAS-ERA - Towards integrated European marine research strategy and programmes

Project Description preparation of regional Strategic Project Details The SEAS-ERA project will establish a Research Agendas (SRA); Common Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) European Network of Marine Research Programmes and Joint Calls; Improved Sub-Programme: Funding Organisations with a view Infrastructures; Capacity Building and Theme 6: Environment (including Climate to increased co-operation and the Dissemination. Change) consolidation of the European Research The Marine Institute (Ireland) is leading Funding Scheme: Area (ERA). SEAS-ERA consists of 21 the work package preparing a Strategic ERA-NET/Integrating Activities partners and two third parties from 18 Research Agenda for the North Atlantic Project Duration: Member and Associated Member States 36 months (2010-2013) located along the European seaboard (including co-operation with the USA Total Project Value: in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black and Canada). €1,999,934 Sea. Co-operation with Baltic States SEAS-ERA builds on the experience EU Grant-Aid: is ensured via co-operation with the of the previous FP6 MarinERA project €1,999,934 BONUS (Baltic Sea Science Network). (www.marinera.net) which involved 16 Funding to Ireland: Re-imbursement of T&S Co-operation will be organised on partners from 13 countries and which organized a joint €5million call for Website: a vertical or Regional (basin) scale www.seas-era.eu (e.g. Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black proposals. Sea and Baltic Sea) with each region deciding its own priorities. A number of horizontal initiatives are also envisaged:

Project Partners Project Ministry for Science and Innovation (Spain) Coordinator Belgium Belgian Federal Public Planning Service (Science Policy) BELSPO Bulgaria Ministry of Education, Youth and Science. France French National Agency of Research (ANR), French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), Marine Board-ESF (Ostend/Strasbourg) Georgia Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation For further information contact: Germany Julich Research Centre Irish Partner Greece General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) Geoffrey O’Sullivan Marine Institute, Iceland Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS) 80 Harcourt Street, Ireland Marine Institute Dublin 2. Italy Ministry of Education, University and Research Tel: +353 (01) 4766500 Malta Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) E: [email protected] Netherlands Netherlands Organisation for Scientifi c Research (NWO) W: www.marine,ie Norway Research Council of Norway (RCN) Portugal Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) Romania National Centre for Programme Management (NCPM) Turkey Scientifi c and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Ukraine Kyiv State Centre for Scientifi c, Technical and Economic Information United Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Marine Institute (2011) Kingdom Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) Third Parties Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche European Centre for Information on Marine Science and Technology 53 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

WISER - Water bodies in Europe: Integrative Systems to assess Ecological Status and Recovery

Project Description and organism’s responses. Selected Project Details WISER will support the implementation case studies, using a variety of modeling Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) of the Water Framework Directive techniques, will address pressure- Sub-Programme: (WFD) by developing tools for the response relationships and evaluate Theme 6: Environment (including Climate integrated assessment of the ecological the effi cacy of restoration. WISER will Change) status of European surface waters. The provide guidance for the next steps Funding Scheme: project will analyse existing data from of the intercalibration exercise by Concerted and Support Actions more than 90 databases compiled in comparing different intercalibration (Supporting) previous and ongoing projects, covering approaches. Project Duration: all water categories, organism groups 36 months (2009-2012) and environmental stressor types. Field- The Irish partner, The Aquatic Ecology Total Project Value: sampling campaigns will supplement Group, Trinity College Dublin, will €9,020,000 the data on lakes and coastal systems. investigate the impacts of physical EU Grant-Aid: The data will be used to test and modifi cations on inshore lake €6,980,000 complement existing assessment invertebrate communities across nine Funding to Ireland: schemes with a focus on uncertainty. study lakes in Ireland and link this work €108,000 with similar studies following an agreed Website: Biological recovery processes after design in Germany, Sweden, Italy and www.wiser.eu release from hydromorphological U.K. Other partners will contribute to and eutrophication will be analysed. the work package on common metrics Large-scale data will help to identify for transitional and coastal waters. linkages between pressure variables

Project Partners Project University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) Coordinator Austria University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Belgium Commission of the European Communities- JRC Bulgaria Institute of Oceanology- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Denmark Aarhus University (AU) For further information contact: Estonia Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU) Irish Partner Finland Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) Dr Kenneth Irvine Dept. Of Zoology, France French Research Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Trinity College Dublin, (CEMAGREF) College Green, Germany Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (Berlin) Dublin 2. T: +353 (0) 1 8961926 Ireland Trinity College Dublin (TCD) E: [email protected] Italy University of Salento (USALENTO), Institute for Ecosystem Studies (CNR- W: www.tcd.ie/Zoology ISE), La Sapienza - University of Rome (UNIROMA1) Netherlands Deltares, ALTERRA Green World Research Norway Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) Poland Institute of Environmental Protection (IEP) Portugal University of Coimbra, Institute of Marine Research (IMAR) Spain AZTI- Tecnalia Foundation Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Marine Institute (2011) Sweden Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) United University of Hull (UHULL), National Environment Research Council 54 Kingdom (NERC), Bournemouth University, University College London (UCL) Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

AZIPILOT - Intuitive operation and pilot training when using marine azimuthing control devices

Project Description • Designers and Manufacturers of Project Details The aim of AZIPILOT is to improve, marine software, hardware and the Funding Programme: by policy and design, the operational physical models that are used for 7th Framework Programme (FP7) training marine pilots and crews safety and security of ships equipped Sub-Programme: to use azimuthing equipment. This Theme 7: Transport with ‘azimuthing’ control devices such as group encapsulates designers, human Funding Scheme: pod-drives. This aim will be achieved by factors specialists, manufacturers of Concerted and Support Actions more closely aligning the man-machine automation and control systems, (Supporting) interfaces of azimuthing equipment, joystick systems, and graphical user interfaces. Project Duration: with the actual training of maritime 36 months (2008-2011) pilots and crews in its use. AZIPILOT • Maritime training facilities as users of simulation tools to train pilots and Total Project Value: brings together the key industry sectors €1.5m crews, and who employ specialists responsible for the design and testing in the theory and practice of human EU Grant-Aid: of such equipment, e.g. those involved factors (physical & behavioural), and €1.5m in simulation and training and the experts in the training of bridge- Funding to Ireland: pilots and crews that actually operate crews and pilots. €88,558 azimuthing equipped ships. The project • Operational practice professionals Website: provides a forum for cross-disciplinary including maritime pilots, ship www.transas.com discussion between the key industry operators & managers, pilot associations and end-users, and sectors specifi cally: Maritime Authorities, Regulators and • Specialists in hydrodynamic modelling Policy Makers. and testing (both theoretical and experimental) and experts in the fi eld of azimuthing control devices.

For further information contact: Project Partners Project University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (UK) Irish Partner Cormac Gebruers, Coordinator Transas Marine Ltd, Denmark FORCE Technology 10 Eastgate Avenue, Eastgate Business Park, France METTLE SARL Little Island, SOGREAH Consultants – Port Revel Cork, Germany Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems Ireland. Tel: +353 (0)21 4710400 Ireland Transas Marine Ltd. E: [email protected] Italy Consorzio Armatori per la Ricerca SRL W: www.transas.com Netherlands STC Group Poland Centrum Techniki Okretowej Spolka Akcyjna Foundation for Safety of Navigation and Environment Protection Sweden Brostöm Ship Management AB SSPA Sweden AB Marine Institute (2011) United BMT SeaTech Ltd Kingdom South Tyneside College Newcastle University, School of Marine Science & Technology 55 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

E-FREIGHT - European e-freight capabilities for co-modal transport

Project Description provide transport chain management Project Details The E-Freight project will facilitate the solutions assisting transport Funding Programme: use of different transport modes on stakeholders to establish common 7th Framework Programme (FP7) end-to-end transportation processes their own and in combination to obtain Sub-Programme: incorporating regulations compliance Theme 7: Transport an optimal and sustainable utilisation of and ‘intelligent’ monitoring and Funding Scheme: European resources. control. Large-scale integrated project 1. Transport users (shippers, freight 3. A prerequisite for the development Project Duration: forwarders, etc) will be able to of a European network of integrated 42 months (2010-2013) identify and use direct or combined transport chains, linking road, rail Total Project Value: transport services most suited for and waterborne resources in an €12.6m their purpose. We need open freight optimum way, is the simplifi cation and harmonisation of regulatory EU Grant-Aid: transport e-market places. This is requirements across modes and €8.4m dependent on transport service providers publishing their services EU States. For this the project will Funding to Ireland: on the internet in a manner that investigate solutions for the Single €545,288 can readily be used by independent Transport Document that can be Website: web based transport management generated in the transport planning www.efreightproject.eu systems. process and communicated to all involved parties regardless of mode. 2. Transport users will be able to achieve effi cient use of the different 4. Further Next Generation Single transport modes on their own Windows will be developed for cargo and in combination (co-modality). and traffi c monitoring irrespectively Stakeholders need improved means of mode and integration with to strategically manage networks SafeSeaNet (SSN) and e-Customs and to plan and control shipments. to support cooperation between For this, the e-Freight project will administrations in security, safety and environmental risk management.

Project Partners Project BMT Group Ltd, UK Coordinator Austria Universitaet Innsbruck, Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft Cyprus EBOS Technologies Ltd For further information contact: Finland Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus Irish Partner Germany Institut fur Seeverkehrswirtschaft und Logistik, PTV Panung Transport Gerry Trant, Nautical Enterprise Centre Ltd., Verkehr AG, Ballineadig Lodge, Allround Container Service Hemut Frank GmbH Farran, Greece Hellenic Institute of Transport, K-NET S.A., University of the Aegean, Co. Cork, Ireland. TREDIT Transeuropean Consultants for Transport, development and Tel: + 353 (0)21 7431982 Information, Technology S.A. E: [email protected] Hungary Budapest University of Technology and Economics W: www.necl.ie Ireland Nautical Enterprise Centre Ltd., Port of Cork Michael McCarthy, Latvia Maritime Administration of Latvia Commercial Manager, Port of Cork Company, Netherlands PortBase, Jan der Rijk, Mobycon Custom House Street, Norway Marlo A.S., Norsk Marinteknisk Forskningsinstitutt A.S. Cork. Tel: +353 (0)21 4625333 Portugal FordesiConsultoria e Inovacao S.A., Servico Portugues de Contentores E: [email protected] Spain Port Authority of Valencia Marine Institute (2011) W: www.portofcork.ie Sweden STENA, Schenker, DSV A.S. United INLECOM Systems LTD, University of Newcastle, MJC2 Ltd 56 Kingdom Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

PERSEUS - Protection of European seas and borders through the intelligent use of surveillance

Project Description PERSEUS articulates this demonstration Project Details PERSEUS contributes to Europe’s through fi ve exercises grouped in two Funding Programme: efforts to combat illegal migration and campaigns, implementing missions of 7th Framework Programme (FP7) goods smuggling by proposing a large drug traffi cking and illegal migration Sub-Programme: scale demonstration of EU Maritime control and delivering surveillance Theme 7: Transport surveillance Systems of Systems, continuity from coastal areas to Funding Scheme: integrating the existing national systems high seas. This project delivers a ????????? and platforms, enhancing them with comprehensive set of validated and Project Duration: innovative capabilities and moving demonstrated recommendations and 36 months (2010-2013) beyond EUROSUR’s 2013 expectations, proposes standards. PERSEUS has Total Project Value: addressing key challenges: assembled major users and providers, €27.8m ensuring privilege access to existing EU Grant-Aid: • Supporting the network created by surveillance systems and assets for NCCs, Frontex and EMSA through €27.8m an optimised coverage of the area of increased capabilities including Funding to Ireland: interest. These users will defi ne, assess transnational exchange of useful and €766,680 available information, and associated and validate the alignment of PERSEUS’s Website: procedures and mechanisms thereby recommendations to their needs. It http://www.perseus-fp7.eu/ creating the common information also includes an evolution mechanism sharing environment, to enlarge the user base and integrate • Generation of a common situational emerging technologies during its picture, lifetime. PERSEUS will augment the • Improved detection and identifi cation effectiveness of operational capabilities of non collaborative/suspicious small of the existing systems - a real-life, boats and low fl ying aircraft, credible, relevant and coordinated • Enhanced and increasingly automated contribution to the establishment of detection of abnormal vessel behavior, an integrated European-wide maritime identifi cation of threats and tracking border control system. of reporting and non-reporting vessels.

Project Partners Project Indra Sistemas, Madrid (Spain) Coordinator Finland Ajeco Oy, Helsinki, Laurea University of Applied Sciences France EADS Defence and Security Systems, Paris, DCN, Paris , Ministry of Interior, For further information contact: Overseas Territories and Local Authorities. Intuilab, Toulouse, Sofresud, La Irish Partner Seyne Sarah Burke, Skytek Ltd. , Greece National Centre for Scientifi c Research- Demokritos, Athens, Satways Ltd, Harcourt Centre, Halandri Attiki, Hellenic Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Citizens Protection- Harcourt Road, Hellenic Coast Guard Dublin 2, Ireland Skytek Ltd, Dublin, Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) Ireland. Tel: +353 (0)1 678 7660 Italy Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, Rome, NATO Undersea Research E: [email protected] Centre W: http://www.skytek.com Luxembourg SES ASTRA TechCom, Betzdorf, LuxSpace, Betzdorf Norway International Peace Research Institute, Oslo Portugal INESC Innovation- Institute of New Technologies, Lisbon , Portuguese Air Force Spain Systems Engineering for Defence of Spain (ISDEFE), Madrid, EADS CASA, Madrid, , Siemens, Spanish Civil Guard, Meteosim SL, Barcelona, Boeing Marine Institute (2011) Research & Technology Europe Sweden Saab Ltd. Switzerland Data Fusion Research Centre (DFRC AG) 57 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

PROPS - Promotional Platform for Short Sea Shipping and Intermodality

Project Description throughout Europe. The elements Project Details The PROPS Coordination Action builds comprising the methodology are: Funding Programme: on previous EU and national activities 7th Framework Programme (FP7) • A set of Strategic Supports undertaken to promote and develop Sub-Programme: addressing competitive, operational Theme 7: Transport short sea shipping individually and and marketing strategies to convince Funding Scheme: as part of multi modal logistic chains. shippers to shift to SSS services and Small to medium-scale collaborative The goal is increased use of short sea to provide persuasive material that project shipping, leading to modal shift from will enable a promotional campaign to improve the image of SSS; Project Duration: long-haul road freight to sea supporting 36 months (2008-2011) the sustainable development of • A set of Tactical Supports that facilitate the implementation of SSS Total Project Value: European transport. €2.5m promotion strategies; EU Grant-Aid: PROPS aims at working closely with • A set of SPC-specifi c Supports €2.5m the Short Sea Promotion Centres aimed at increased effi ciency of SPCs, focusing on processes for Funding to Ireland: (SPCs) to develop practical tools to collaboration between SPCs and €320,078 assist with their promotional activities managing performance and risk Website: and with extending their operations to indicators. http://www.props-sss.eu/ encompass inter-modal and co-modal transport.

PROPS will introduce an effective methodology to help intermodal stakeholders achieve the quality of services that end-users require and to confi dently market these services

Project Partners For further information contact: Project Alliance of Maritime Regional Interest in Europe (AMRIE) Irish Partner Coordinator Gerry Trant, Nautical Enterprise Centre Ltd, Bulgaria Bulgarian Shortsea Promotion Centre Ballineadig Lodge, Finland University of Turku Farran, Germany Senator für Wirtschaft und Häfen, Bundesland Bremen Co. Cork, Ireland. Greece IUniversity of Piraeus Research Centre Tel: +353 (0)21 7431982 K-net Consultancies Services, Educational and Commercial Company E: [email protected] W: www.necl.ie Ireland Nautical Enterprise Centre Ltd. Irish Exporters Association John Whelan, Italy ELSAG S.p.A. Irish Exporters Association, 28 Merrion Square, Norway Norsk Marinteknisk Forskningsinstitutt AS Dublin 2. Portugal TIS.pt, Consultores em Transportes, Invação e Sistemas, SA Tel: +353 (0)1 6612182 E: [email protected] Spain Port Authority of Gijon W: www.irishexporters.ie Compañía Trasmediterránea Marine Institute (2011) United Sea and Water Kingdom Inklecom Systems Ltd. 58 Bell Pottinger Group Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

SKEMA - Sustainable knowledge platform for the European maritime and logistics industry

Project Description SKEMA will: Project Details SKEMA is a three year project funded Funding Programme: • Facilitate the exchange of information 7th Framework Programme (FP7) by the European Commission – DG amongst stakeholders in the Sub-Programme: TREN (Directorate General for European maritime transport and Theme 7: Transport Energy and Transport) under the 7th logistics industry, raise awareness of relevant research, provide overview Funding Scheme: Framework Programme. It aims to and detailed information on current Co-ordination and Support Action establish a Sustainable Knowledge technologies and best practices at Platform for the use of stakeholders Project Duration: European, regional and national levels; 36 months (2008-2011) in the Maritime Transport & Logistics • Assist in the recognition of obstacles Total Project Value: industry. that hinder the implementation of €2.3m European policies and in proposing The SKEMA Knowledge Platform will EU Grant-Aid: and assessing solutions; €2.3m contain a Knowledge Base that will • Provide base material that will help be populated by project studies and Funding to Ireland: in the formulation of advice on €401,042 outputs from workshops and case various policy initiatives, such as Website: studies addressing key challenges for legislation, (including simplifi cation), http://www.skematransport.eu/ the European maritime transport and standardisation, research, networking logistics industry. The studies will be and co-operation between constructed to facilitate improved administrations. usability and accessibility of valuable results from previous projects, studies & publications.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Gerry Trant, Nautical Enterprise Centre Ltd, Ballineadig Lodge, Farran,, Co. Cork. Project Partners Tel: + 353 (0)21 7431982 Project Athens University of Economics and Business Research Centre (Greece) E: [email protected] Coordinator W: www.necl.ie

Cyprus EBOS Technologies Ltd. John Whelan, Finland Valtion teknillinen tutkimiskesus Irish Exporters Association, 28 Merrion Square, Ireland Nautical Enterprise Centre Ltd. Dublin 2. Irish Exporters Association (IEA) Tel: +353 (0)1 6612182 Dublin Port Company E: [email protected] W: www.irishexporters.ie Latvia Maritime Administration of Latvia Netherlands Centre for the Development of Transport and Logistics in Europe John Moore, Dublin Port Company, Spain Portel Servicios telematicos, S.A. Port Centre, Compania Transmediterranea Alexandra Road, Sweden Chalmwea tekniska hoegskola AB Dublin 1. Tel: +353 (0)1 8550888 Marine Institute (2011) Oresund Logistics E: [email protected] United INLECOM Systems Ltd W: www.dublinport.ie Kingdom Sea and Water 59 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

SUPPORT - Security Upgrade for Ports

Project Description European ports enabling uninterrupted Project Details Port security remains of paramount fl ows of cargo and passengers while Funding Programme: importance for Europe both due suppressing illegal immigration and 7th Framework Programme (FP7) to potential threats to passenger traffi cking of drugs, weapons and illicit Sub-Programme: life and the potential for crippling substances all in line with the efforts of Theme 9: Security economic damage arising from FRONTEX and EU member states. Funding Scheme: intentional unlawful attacks on port Large-scale integrated project facilities. Challenges arise due to the SUPPORT will deliver public formal Project Duration: complexity of operational modalities specifi cations and open standard 36 months (2010-2013) of sea and hinterland traffi c and the based tools that will aid security Total Project Value: lack of effi cient organizational and upgrade in EU ports and will be €9,920,607 technological interfaces linking ports to complementary to and usable by other EU projects and initiatives in this EU Grant-Aid: border control authorities, the police €9,920,607 and other intervention forces, and area. Emphasis will be given to bring together advances from research on Funding to Ireland: transport-logistics operators. security with results from the main EU €528,440 Considerable progress with port projects in maritime and intermodal Website: security has been achieved in recent transport, specifi cally those concerned www.support-project.eu years primarily associated with with security and interoperability the adoption of the International issues. Thus, SUPPORT will address Ship and Port Facility (ISPS) Code. ‘total’ port security upgrade solutions SUPPORT is aimed at building on encompassing legal, organizational, these achievements by engaging technology and human factors representative stakeholders to guide perspectives. These solutions should the development of next generation provide substantial improvements in the solutions for upgraded preventative performance, reliability, speed and cost and remedial security capabilities in of European port security which will be European ports. The overall benefi t will demonstrated during the course of be the secure and effi cient operation of the project.

Project Partners Project BMT Group Ltd. (United Kingdom) Coordinator Austria University of Innsbruck For further information contact: Belgium EcoPorts Irish Partner Cyprus eBos Technologies Ltd. Gerry Trant Finland Nautical Enterprise Centre Ltd. Governmental Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) Ballineadig, Cargotec Port Security Farran, France National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control Co. Cork Tel: +353 (0)21 7431982 Greece Marac Electronics, S.A. E: [email protected] Piraeus Port Authority W: www.necl.ie Ireland Nautical Enterprise Centre Ltd. Latvia Maritime Administration of Latvia Norway Marlo A.S. Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute Spain Valencia Port

Sweden Defence Research Agency, Securitas Sweden, Stena Line Scandinavia

Marine Institute (2011) The Port of Amsterdam Netherlands United INLECOM Systems Ltd. 60 Kingdom Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

ASIMUTH - Applied Simulations and Integrated Modelling for the Understanding of Toxic and Harmful Algal Blooms

Project Description (Global Monitoring for Environment Project Details Over the past years there has been and Security) Marine Core Services Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) much discussion of satellites being able and ongoing monitoring can be used to track surface algal blooms. This has Sub-Programme: in a risk analysis / forecasting product Theme 10: SPACE resulted in services that purport to be to enable more successful mitigation Funding Scheme: able to produce Harmful Algal Bloom of potential negative impacts. This ???????? (HAB) nowcasts and forecasts. The product will be of great importance to Project Duration: main objective of this proposal is the regulators, monitoring bodies, industry 36 months (2010-2013) development of forecasting capabilities and coastal zone managers throughout Total Project Value: to warn of impending harmful algal North West Europe. €3,212,533 blooms. The steps to achieve this EU Grant-Aid: include a series of scientifi c and €2,499,647 technical objectives which will enable Funding to Ireland: the modeling of physical – biological €745,873 interactions leading to the forecasting Website: of toxin events, fi sh mortalities or www.asimuth.eu ecological disruption from harmful algal blooms. The project will demonstrate that the physical, chemical and biological drivers, available through the European Earth observation programme GMES

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Julie Maguire Daithi O’Murchu Marine Research Station, Gearhies, Bantry, Co. Cork Tel: +353 (0)27 61276 E: [email protected] W: www.dommrc.com

Dr Glenn Nolan, Marine Institute, Oranmore, Co. Galway Tel: +353 (0)91 387200 E: [email protected] Project Partners W: www.marine.ie Project Daithi O’Murchu Marine Research Station - DOMMRS (Ireland) Dr Mark White, Coordinator Nowcasting International Ltd., Ballymaley Business Park, France French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Ennis, Co. Clare. HOCER Tel: +353 (0)65 6892250 Directory of Irish participation in EU Marine2007-2010 Projects Ireland Marine Institute E: [email protected] W: www.nowcasting.ie Nowcasting Ireland Numerics Warehouse Dr Marcel Cure, Portugal Higher Institute of Technology (IST) Numerics Warehouse Ltd., Tyrone, Kilcolgan, IPIMAR Co. Galway

Spain Spanish Institute of Oceanography Tel: +353 (0)91 776964 Marine Institute (2011) New Connections – Starlab E: [email protected] W: www.numericswarehouse.com United Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS) Kingdom 61 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

MyOcean - Development and pre-operational validation of upgraded GMES Marine Core Servives and Capacities

Project Description • Secured, simple and fast delivery Project Details The MyOcean project brings together (viewing, discovering, downloading). Funding Programme: a consortium of 60 partners in 28 7th Framework Programme (FP7) MyOcean is the implementation of countries to set up an integrated, pan- Sub-Programme: the Marine Core Service, one of European capacity for ocean monitoring Theme 10: SPACE three GMES (Global Monitoring for and forecasting, using the existing Environment and Security) “Fast Track Funding Scheme: competences and resources at national Large-scale integrating project Services”. GMES is a joint initiative of level. Currently every member state the European Commission and the Project Duration: has its own capacities in oceanography, 48 months (2009-2013) European Space Agency designed at global or regional scale, but the to establish a European capacity for Total Project Value: organisations, the procedures and the the provision and use of operational €55m operational levels are extremely variable information for Global Monitoring of EU Grant-Aid: from one country to another. Environment and Security. The areas €33.8m which will directly benefi t from the Funding to Ireland: The Marine Core Service will be successful implementation of MyOcean €287,600 operational from March 2009: are: Maritime Security, Oil Spill combat, Website: • Operational (i.e. regular and Marine Resources management, Climate http://www.myocean.eu.org systematic) delivery of reference Change, Seasonal Forecast, Coastal information on the state of the Activities, Ice Survey and Water Quality oceans and European regional seas; and Pollution.

• High resolution products with TechWorks Marine have been involved assessed quality and accuracy; in the development of the service desk • Open and free for all kind of web portal within the MyOcean project. users and applications (including The service desk is how the MyOcean commercial); data users can see what products are available for what regions. This includes • A unique desk (24/7/365) for all some element of visualisation on the fl y. kind of products and requests;

Project Partners Project GIP MERCATOR OCEAN (France) Coordinator Belgium Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences - MUMM For further information contact: Bulgaria Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Irish Partner Charlotte O’Kelly, CEO, Canada Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) TechWorks Marine Ltd, Cyprus Oceanography Centre, University of Cyprus 4a, Park Lane, Dun Laoghaire, Denmark Danish Meterological Institute Co Dublin, Danish National Space Centre (DTU Space) Ireland. University of Aarhus (NERI) Tel: + 353 (0)1 2365990 Fax: + 353 (0)1 2365992 Technical University of Denmark (DTU-DIFRES) E: [email protected] Estonia Tallina Tehnikaulikool Meresüsteemide Instituut W: www.techworks.ie EU Joint Research Centre Commission Finland Finnish Institute of Marine Research Suomen ymparistokeskus (SYKE) France Collecte Localisation Satellites

Marine Institute (2011) French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Météo-France Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifi que 62 ACRI-ST Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

MyOcean - Development and pre-operational validation of upgraded GMES Marine Core Servives and Capacities

Germany Bundesamt fur Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie Brockmann Consult IFM-GEOMAR Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications (UAT) Ireland TechWorks Marine Ltd. Israel Israel Oceanographic & Liminological Research Italy Instituto Nazionale di Geofi sica e Vulcanologia Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografi a e di Geofi sica Sperimentale Uffi cio Stato Maggiore Aeronautica Agenzia per la Protezione dell’Ambiente e per i servizi technici Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per I Cambiamenti Climatici Latvia University of Latvia Lithuania Center of Marine Research Malta University of Malta IOI-POU Morocco Institut National de Recherche Halieutique Netherlands Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut Norway Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre Meteorologisk institutt Institute of Marine Research Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning Poland Maritime Institute Gdansk Portugal Empresa de Servicios e Desenvolvimiento de Software (EDISOFT) Instituto Superior Técnico Romania National Institute for Marine Research and Development Russia Artic and Antarctic Research Institute Scientifi c Foundation NIERSC Slovenia National Institute of Biology MBS Spain Puertos del Estado Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científi cas. Starlab Barcelona S.L. Sweden Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute Ukraine Marine Hydrophysical Institute (NASU) United Met Offi ce Kingdom Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) University of Reading (URead) HR Wallingford

Centre for Environment, Food and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Marine Institute (2011) University of Plymouth Higher Education The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) British Antarctic Survey 63 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

ACCESS - Arctic Climate Change, Economy and Society

Project Description This climatic evolution is going to Project Details The Arctic is engaged in a deep have strong impacts on both marine Funding Programme: climatic evolution. This evolution is ecosystems and human activities 7th Framework Programme (FP7) quiet predictable at short (year) and in the Arctic. This in turn has large Sub-Programme: longer scales (several decades), but it socio-economic implications for Oceans of Tomorrow is the decadal intermediate scale that Europe. ACCESS will evaluate climatic Funding Scheme: is the most diffi cult to predict. This is impacts in the Arctic on marine Large scale integrated project because the natural variability of the transportation (including tourism), Project Duration: system is large and dominant at this fi sheries, marine mammals and the 60 months (2010-2015) scale, and the system is highly non- extraction of hydrocarbons for the Total Project Value: linear due to positive and negative next 20 years; with particular attention €14,989,966 feedback between sea ice, the ocean to environmental sensitivities and EU Grant-Aid: and atmosphere. Already today, due to sustainability. These meso-economic €10,998,027 the increase of the GHG concentration issues will be extended to the macro- Funding to Ireland: in the atmosphere and the amplifi cation economic scale in order to highlight €360,408 of global warming in the Arctic, the trans-sectoral implications and provide Website: impacts of climate change in the region an integrated assessment of the socio- http://www.access-eu.org/ are apparent, e.g. in the reduction in sea economic impact of climate change. An ice, in changes in weather patterns and important aspect of ACCESS, given the cyclones or in the melting of glaciers geostrategic implication of Arctic state and permafrost. It is therefore not changes, will be the consideration of surprising that models clearly predict Arctic governance issues, including the that Arctic sea ice will disappear in framework UNCLOS (United Nations summer within 20 or 30 years, yielding Convention for the Law of the Sea). new opportunities and risks for human ACCESS dedicates a full work package activities in the Arctic. to integrate arctic climate changes, socio-economic impacts and Arctic governance issues.

Project Partners Project Pierre and Marie Curie University (France) Coordinator Finland Lapin Yliopisto France Le Cercle Polaire Association For further information contact: Germany Beluga Shipping GMBH, Deutsches Zentrum fuer luft – ind Raumfahry Ev, Irish Partner Fastopt GMBH, Gasellschaft zur Forderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Prof. Richard Tol, Instituts an der Universitat zu Koln GGMBH – EWI, Hamburgische Schiffbau- Economic and Social Research Versuchsanstalt GMBH, Impac Offshore Engineering GMBH Institute, Institut fur Weltwirtschaft, Schwarz Joachim Reinhold Franz Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research Dublin 2. O.A. Sys – Ocean Atmosphere Systems GMBH Tel: +353 (0)1 8632000/2120 Ireland E: [email protected] Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) W: www.esri.ie Norway Cicero Senter Klimaforskning Stiftelse, Norwegian Polar Institute, Nofi ma Marin AS, Meteorologisk Institutt, Sintef Fiskeri Og Havbruk AS, Stiftelsen Sintef Russia Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences Spain Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya Sweden Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien Marine Institute (2011) United Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Kingdom The Scottish Association for Marine Science, 64 The University of Cambridge Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

VECTORS - Vectors of change in oceans and seas marine life: Impacts on economic sectors

Project Description The VECTORS consortium is Project Details VECTORS will focus on causes and extremely experienced and genuinely Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) consequences of invasive alien species, multidisciplinary. It includes a mixture Sub-Programme: outbreak forming species, and changes of natural scientists with knowledge Oceans of Tomorrow in fi sh distribution and productivity. of socio-economic aspects, and social Funding Scheme: New and existing knowledge and scientists (environmental economists, Large scale integrated project insight will be synthesized and policy and governance analysts Project Duration: integrated to project changes in and environmental law specialists). 36 months (2010-2013) marine life, ecosystems and economies VECTORS is therefore fully equipped to Total Project Value: under future scenarios for adaptation deliver the integrated interdisciplinary €16,329,470 and mitigation in the light of new research required to achieve its EU Grant-Aid: technologies, fi shing strategies and objectives with maximal impact in the €12,484,835 policy needs. arenas of science, policy, management Funding to Ireland: and society. €224,955 The project will address a complex Website: array of interests comprising areas of University College Dublin (UCD) http://www.marine-vectors.eu/ concern for marine life, biodiversity, is leading Work Package 3, in which sectoral interests, regional seas, and ecologists, sociologists and economists academic disciplines as well as the will investigate how invasive non- interests of stakeholders. VECTORS will native species, outbreaks of non-native ensure that the links and interactions species and changes in distribution between all these areas of interest and productivity of fi sh will impact are explored, explained, modelled on ecosystems, ecosystem services and communicated effectively to the and their benefi ts and values and the relevant stakeholders. associated economic effects.

Project Partners Project Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) (United Kingdom) Coordinator Denmark Technical University of Denmark, University of Aalborg

Estonia University of Tartu For further information contact: France French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Irish Partner Germany Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institute: Federal Research Institute for Rural Dr Tasman Crowe, Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, University of Hamburg, Gollasch Consulting School of Biology & Environmental Science, Greece Helenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) University College Dublin, Ireland University College Dublin (UCD) Dublin 4. Tel: +353 (0)1 7162194 Israel National Institute of Oceanography: Israel Oceanographic & Limnological E: [email protected] Research W: www.ucd.ie/bioenvsci Italy National Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences, Italian National Research Council, University of Pisa, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) Lithuania University of Klaipedos Netherlands Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek University of Wageningen, Stichting Deltares Poland Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences

Spain Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Invertigaciones Cientifi cas (CSIC) Marine Institute (2011) United The University Court: University of St. Andrews Kingdom The Department of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Bangor University, University of Hull 65 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

AQUAEXCEL - Aquaculture Infrastructure for Excellence in European Fish Research

Project Description • Increase resource sharing and Project Details AQUAEXCEL will provide the European standardization between partners, Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) aquaculture research community notably but not exclusively for fi sh Sub-Programme: with a platform of top class research models and experimental methods Capacities Programme: Research infrastructures, integrating on European- developed in-house; Infrastructures scale key aquaculture research • Stimulate innovation through transfer Funding Scheme: infrastructures, in order to promote of knowledge, harmonisation and Combination of Collaborate projects their coordinated use and development. development of best practices across and Co-ordination and Support Actions Through collaboration among 17 partners (CP-CSA) fi elds of research, production systems and 23 facilities, AQUAEXCEL offers and species; Project Duration: research infrastructures for both basic 48 months (2011-2015) • Execute joint research and development and applied research and it will provide Total Project Value: activities designed to improve the the necessary instruments to make better €11.85m services currently provided by the tools available for aquaculture research. EU Grant-Aid: infrastructures; €9.2m AQUAEXCEL will: • Bridge the gap between the scientifi c Funding to Ireland: • Link and coordinate key research €224,150 community and the industry through infrastructures in Europe to create the stimulation of problem-based research Website: basis for synergistic research projects; www.aquaexcel.eu and enhanced knowledge transfer. • Provide research teams with access to a wide range of the state-of- the-art infrastructures covering all important aquaculture species, systems, environments and expertise;

Project Partners Project Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) (France) Coordinator For further information contact: Belgium Universiteit Gent (UGent) Irish Partner David Murphy Czech Jihoceska Univerzita V Ceskych Bude Jovicich (VURH) Aqua TT Ltd. Republic P.O. Box 8989 France French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Transfert S.A. Dublin 2. Tel: +353 (0)1 644 9008 (IT) E: [email protected] Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) W: www.aquatt.ie Hungary Research Institute for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Irrigation (HAKI) Ireland AquaTT UETP Ltd. Netherlands Wageningen Universiteit (WU) Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (DLO-IMARES) Norway Havforskningsinstituttet (IMR), Nofi ma Marin AS (NOFIMA) Norges Teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitet NTNU (NTNU) Sintef Fiskeri og Havbruk AS (SINTEF)

Marine Institute (2011) Spain Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifi cas (CSIC) Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) United The University of Stirling (UoS) 66 Kingdom Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

CURE - Croatian Underwater Robotics Research Potential (FP7-REGPOT-2008-1)

Project Description point for all developments in the sub- Project Details Developing Croatian Underwater sea domain along the east coast of the Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) Robotics Research Potential project Adriatic Sea. LabUST will offer a pool of Sub-Programme: will enable a giant step forward for hardware (ROVs, AUV, sonars, etc.) to Capacities Programme: Research the underwater robotics in Croatia researchers, enabling them to explore Infrastructures as well as in neighbouring countries not only the theoretical but also the Funding Scheme: on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea. practical side of R&D work. CURE will Co-ordination and Support Actions Research, including the development enable the opening of new research Project Duration: of underwater robotics, was neglected topics, preparing us for the cooperation 36 months (2009-2012) due to social and political unrest in with other EU partners of applying Total Project Value: the western Balkans as a result of the for the FP7 projects in the domain of €1,074,840 1991-1995 war. With the CURE project, collaborative research - Cooperation EU Grant-Aid: S&T capacity for underwater robotics specifi cally: ICT, environment (incl. €959,049 in Croatia will be re-enforced and the climate change), security (maritime) and Funding to Ireland: LabUST research team will act in such also in the domain of human potential T&S only a way to attract to this arena young - Marie Curie actions - supporting and Website: students/researchers in all neighbouring mobilization of human and material http://cure.fer.hr/ countries. LabUST will become a focal resources.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Project Partners Prof Daniel Toal Project Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (UNIZG-FER) Mobile and Marine Robotics Research Centre, Coordinator Laboratory for Underwater Systems and Technologies (LabUST) University of Limerick, University of Zagreb (Croatia) Limerick. Croatia University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Division of Biology Tel: +353 (0)61 202264 E: [email protected] Croatian Shipbuilding Institute Ltd., Systems & Process Control Dept. [email protected] Institute for Research & Development of Defense Systems, MoD Republic W: www.ul.ie of Croatia Croatian Restoration Institute, Min. of Culture Republic of Croatia Ireland Mobile and Marine Robotics Research Centre, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick (UL) Italy The National Research Council- Institute of Intelligent Systems for Automation (CNR- ISSIAO)

Polytechnic University of Marche- Dept. of Computer Management & Marine Institute (2011) Automation Engineering Portugal Institute for Systems and Robotics, Dynamical Systems & Ocean Robotics Lab, Lisbon 67 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

EELA-2 - E-Science Grid Facility for Europe and Latin America

Project Description various types (from classical off-line Project Details EELA-2 aims to build, on the FP6 EELA data processing up to control and data Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) e-Infrastructure, to establish a high acquisition of scientifi c instruments), Sub-Programme: capacity, production-quality, scalable selected against well defi ned criteria Capacities Programme: Research Grid Facility providing round-the- (including grid added value, suitability Infrastructures clock, worldwide access to distributed for Grid deployment, outreach/ Funding Scheme: computing, storage and network potential impact); (5) ensure the Grid Infrastructures: Integrating Activities resources for a wide spectrum of Facility sustainability, through the already Project Duration: applications from European and Latin established and new contacts with 24 months (2009-2011) American scientifi c communities. policy/decision makers, collaborating Total Project Value: with RedCLARA and NRENs and €4,593,000 EELA-2 will provide an empowered supporting the ongoing creation of EU Grant-Aid: Grid Facility with versatile services e-Science Initiatives and/or National €2,093,000 fulfi lling application requirements and Grid Initiatives (NGI); (6) build the Funding to Ireland: ensure the long-term sustainability of support of the e-Infrastructure to €12,000 the e-Infrastructure beyond the term provide a complete set of Global Website: of the project. The specifi c EELA-2 Services from a Central Operations http://www.eu-eela.eu/ objectives are to (1) building a Grid Centre and to pave the way for Facility; (2) expand the current EELA the creation of Regional Operation e-Infrastructure to consist of more Centres in Latin America; (7) attract production sites mobilising more new applications; (8) make available computing nodes and more storage knowledge of the EELA-2 Grid Facility space at the start of the project and to all potential users, developers, and to further grow storage over the decision makers through an extensive duration of the project; (3) provide, Training and Dissemination program; in collaboration with related projects (9) create knowledge repositories (e.g. EGEE), the full set of Grid services federated with the EGEE ones. needed by all types of scientifi c applications; (4) support applications

Project Partners For further information contact: Project Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (Spain) Irish Partner Coordinator Jeremy Gault Argentina New Computing Technologies Laboratory Institute- National University of Coastal and Marine Research Centre Plata (CMRC), University College Cork, Chile REUNA- National Academic Network International Academic Network Haulbowline, Colombia University of the Andes Co. Cork Tel: +353 (0)21 4703108 Cuba Centre for Information Management and Energy Deployment E: [email protected] Ecuador Technical University of Loja W: http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ France HLP Development SA National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Physics Ireland University College Cork (CMRC) Italy National Institute of Nuclear Physics Mexico National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Peru National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru Marine Institute (2011) Spain Federal University of Rio De Janerio Uruguay Latin American Cooperation of Advanced Networks (CLARA) 68 Venezuela University of the Andes Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

EMSO - European Multidisciplinary Sea Observation

Project Description and hydrosphere of European seas. Project Details Through the EMSO project, twelve Major advances in our understanding Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) deep sea-fl oor observatories are of environmental processes require Sub-Programme: planned for specifi c European offshore that we identify temporal evolution Capacities Programme: Research sites to allow continuous monitoring and cyclic changes and capture Infrastructures for environment and security. Seafl oor episodic events with respect to oceanic Funding Scheme: observatories are defi ned as unmanned circulation, deep-sea processes and Preparatory Phase Project systems, at fi xed sites, of instruments, ecosystems evolution. Project Duration: sensors, and command modules Establishing a network of seafl oor 48 months (2008-2012) connected to land, either acoustically, or observatories will require strong Total Project Value: via a seafl oor junction box to a surface collaboration at European level to €5.4m buoy or a fi bre-optic cable. One of overcome national fragmentation. The EU Grant-Aid: the EMSO seafl oor observatories is €3.9m EMSO observatories will be organised called Celtnet and is planned for the in a unique European management Funding to Ireland: Porcupine Basin off Ireland. €390,000 structure and form a key component Website: The basic scientifi c objective of EMSO of GMES (Global Monitoring for http://www.emso-eu.org/ is to make possible real-time, long- Environment and Security) and GEOSS term monitoring of environmental (Global Earth Observation System processes in the geosphere, biosphere of Systems).

For further information contact: Irish Partner Project Partners Dr Fiona Grant, Project Istituto Nazionale di Geofi sica e Vulcanologia (Italy) Ocean Science Services, Coordinator Marine Institute, Rinville, France French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Oranmore, Germany German Marine Research Consortium (KDM) Co. Galway. Tel: +353 (0)91 387200 Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) F: +353 (0)91 387201 Ireland Marine Institute E: fi [email protected] W: www.marine.ie Netherlands Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Norway University of Tromsö Portugal Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnología (FCT) Spain Unidad de Tecnologia Marina del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifi cas (UTM-CSIC)

Sweden Göteborg University Marine Institute (2011) Turkey Istanbul Teknik Universitesi United National Oceanography Centre, Southampton Kingdom 69 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

EURO ARGO - Global Ocean Observing Infrastructure

Project Description work needed to ensure that by 2010 Project Details Euro-Argo is a major European Europe will be able to: Funding Programme: component of the world-wide in situ 7th Framework Programme (FP7) • Deploy, maintain and operate an global ocean observing system (GOOS) Sub-Programme: array of 800 fl oats. This will require Capacities Programme: Research and, in particular, the global Argo Europe to deploy 250 fl oats per Infrastructures Programme. The Argo objective is to annum worldwide. Funding Scheme: develop a global array of approximately • Provide a world-class service to the ????? 3000 autonomous Argo profi ling fl oats research (climate) and environment Project Duration: (spaced 300 km apart, on average) monitoring (e.g. GMES) communities. 36 months (2008-2011) throughout the ice-free areas of the This project will consolidate and Total Project Value: deep ocean. The fl oats are battery broaden the present European €4.21m powered, with a design life of between participation in Argo and will develop EU Grant-Aid: 3 and 5 years. The 3000 fl oat target was further Europe’s role in leading global €3m reached in 2007 but approximately 800 ocean observations and in ocean and Funding to Ireland: fl oats must continue to be deployed climate research. By providing adequate €116,000 globally each year to maintain the networking and cooperation between Website: target array. Temperature and salinity www.euro-argo.eu member states, it will give an increased data collected from surface depth to visibility to the large contribution made 2000m are transmitted in real time by by Europe to Argo and will contribute satellite to data centres for processing, to the development of European management, and distribution. excellence in Argo-related research.

The main objective of the Euro-Argo preparatory phase is to undertake the

For further information contact: Project Partners Irish Partner Project French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) (France) Dr Fiona Grant, Coordinator Ocean Science Services, Bulgaria University of Sofi a (USOF) Marine Institute, Rinville, France Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM) Oranmore, Germany Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH ) Co. Galway. Tel: +353 (0)91 387200 Konsortium Deutsche Meeresforschung (KDM) F: +353 (0)91 387201 Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) E: fi [email protected] W: www.marine.ie Ireland Marine Institute Italy Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografi a e di Geofi sica Sperimentale (OGS) Netherlands Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) Norway Institute of Marine Research (IMR) Poland Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences (IOPAS) Portugal Fundacao da Faculdade de Ciencias da Universidade de Lisboa (FFCUL) Marine Institute (2011) Spain Instituto Español de Oceanografi a (IEO) United Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) 70 Kingdom Met Offi ce (UKMO) Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

EUROFLEETS - Towards an Alliance of European Research Fleets

Project Description • Develop a common procurement Project Details The quality of the infrastructures strategy and build a roadmap for Funding Programme: available for marine research directly better integration of the European 7th Framework Programme (FP7) affects European research performance. research fl eet; Sub-Programme: Marine research infrastructures are, • Reorganise, through an e-platform, Capacities Programme: Research the way that the research vessels Infrastructures therefore, considered key elements of the European Strategy for Marine are operated and enhance their Funding Scheme: Research. A coherent pan-European interoperability capacities; ??????? approach with enhanced partnership • Utilise the existing European fl eets Project Duration: in investment, development and usage and associated equipment with much 48 months (2008-2012) of fl eets, will have a signifi cant impact greater effi ciency in the frame of the Total Project Value: to better meet the diverse needs of European Research Area; €9,057,000 European marine research. • Promote greener and more EU Grant-Aid: sustainable research vessels and €7.2m The EUROFLEETS project will bring underwater vehicles; together European research fl eet Funding to Ireland: • Provide European marine researchers €516,387 Managers to enhance their coordination with access to nineteen high Website: and promote the cost-effective performing research vessels from http://www.eurofl eets.eu/np4/14 use of their vessels and associated fi fteen different countries; infrastructures. It will support research • Foster coordinated and joint services for the monitoring and development of European fl eets, sustainable management of regional thanks to new interoperable software seas and the oceans and will facilitate and underwater vehicle payloads; common access for European scientists • Develop training and education at on the basis of scientifi c excellence. sea; Specifi cally, EUROFLEETS aims to: • Promote innovative e-access; and • Participate in European efforts Project Partners to retain the highest international Project French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) (France) standing with respect to marine Coordinator research. Belgium Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee) Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee Bulgaria Institiute of Oceanology Estonia Tallinna Tehnikaulikool France Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor (IPEV) For further information contact: Germany Alfred-Wegener-Institut Für Polar- und Meeresforschung Irish Partner Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. Universität Dr Fiona Grant, Bremen Ocean Science Services, Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) Marine Institute, Rinville, Ireland Marine Institute Oranmore, Italy Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografi a e di Geofi sica Sperimentale Co. Galway. Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche Tel: +353 (0)91 387200 Netherlands Wageningen IMARES B.V. F: +353 (0)91 387201 Mariene Infomatie Service MARIS BV E: fi [email protected] W: www.marine.ie Norway Institute of Marine Research Poland Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences Portugal Fundacao para Ciencea e a Tecnologica EurOcean Foundation Romania National Institute of Marine Geology and Geo-ecology Spain Instituto Español de Oceanografi a Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científi cas Marine Institute (2011) Turkey Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi Deniz Bilimleri Enstitusu United Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Kingdom 71 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

GEO-SEAS - Pan-European Infrastructure for Management of Marine and Ocean Geological and Geophysical Data

Project Description The GEO-SEAS partnership has taken Project Details The overall objective of the GEO- a strategic decision to adopt the Funding Programme: SEAS project is to offer a major and SeaDataNet interoperability principles, 7th Framework Programme (FP7) signifi cant improvement in the overview architecture and components wherever Sub-Programme: Capacities Programme: Research and access to marine geological and possible. This approach allows the Infrastructures geophysical data and data-products GEO-SEAS upgrading to gain instant Funding Scheme: from national geological surveys traction and momentum whilst Infrastructures: Integrating Activities and research institutes in Europe by avoiding wasteful duplicative effort. Project Duration: upgrading and interconnecting their It is envisaged that the SeaDataNet 48 months (2009-2013) present infrastructures. infrastructure will provide a core Total Project Value: platform that will be adaptively tuned €6,497,326 in order to cater for the specifi c EU Grant-Aid: requirements of the geological and €4,976,476 geophysical domains. A range of Funding to Ireland: additional activities for developing and €348,062 providing new products and services Website: is also undertaken in order to fulfi l the http://www.geo-seas.eu/ diverse needs of end-user communities.

Project Partners Project Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (UK) Coordinator Geo-Seas Belgium University of Gent Bulgaria Institute of Oceanology Denmark Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Estonia Geological Survey of Estonia France French Research institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Bureau of Geological and Mining Research National Centre for Scientifi c Research (CNRS) Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of the Navy For further information contact: Germany Federal Offi ce of Navigation and Hydrography (BSH) Irish Partner Greece Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration Gerry Sutton, Coastal and Marine Research Centre, National Observatory Athens University College Cork, Ireland University College Cork (CMRC) Haulbowline Naval Base, Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) Co. Cork T:el +353 (0)21 4703113 Italy National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS) E: [email protected] Lithuania Institute of Geology and Geography W: http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ Netherlands Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientifi c Research Koen Verbruggen EU-CONSULT Consultancy in Project Management and Project Geological Survey of Ireland, Coordination Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Norway Geological Survey of Norway Dublin 4 Poland Polish Geological Institute Tel: +353 (0)1 6782864 E: [email protected] Portugal National Institute of Engineering, Technology and Innovation W: www.gsi.ie Spain Geological and Mining Institute of Spain Marine Institute (2011) University of Barcelona United Construction Industry Research and Information Association 72 Kingdom Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

JERICO - Towards a Joint European Research Infrastructure Network for Coastal Observatories

Project Description understand and forecast the crucial Project Details Around European coastal seas, a fast processes over extensive areas within Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) increasing number of observing systems the various national/regional marine Sub-Programme: has been implemented, in the context environments. Coastal observation Capacities Programme: Research of research and monitoring activities in is an important part of the marine Infrastructures oceanography. Present requirements objectives; the JERICO project proposes Funding Scheme: on these systems include reliable, high- a Pan European approach on what ??????? quality and comprehensive observation, to contribute to the international and Project Duration: automated platforms and sensor global effort on climate change research 36 months (2010-2013) systems and autonomy over long time (GEOSS) to provide coastal inputs for Total Project Value: periods. The in-situ data produced, operational oceanography, and also to €8,600,000 approx. combined with remote sensing and answer the needs of the environmental EU Grant-Aid: models output, contribute to detect, research and societal communities. €6,500,000 Funding to Ireland: €171,691 Website: http://www.jerico-fp7.eu/

Project Partners Project French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Coordinator Belgium Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels Bulgaria Institute of Oceanography – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Varna Denmark Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Copenhagen Finland Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki France French National Centre for Scientifi c Research, Paris Germany GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht For further information contact: Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine ResearcH (HCMR) Irish Partner Ireland Marine Institute Dr Glenn Nolan, Marine Institute Italy National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics, Trieste Oranmore National Research Council, Rome Co. Galway National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome Tel: +353 (0)91 387496 Malta University of Malta E: [email protected] W: www.marine.ie Netherlands Deltares Foundation, Delft Norway Norweign Institute for Water Research, Oslo Institute of Marine Research, Bergen Poland Institute of Hydraulic Engineering Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdansk Portugal Hydrographic Institute of Portugal, Lisbon Spain The National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid AZTI – Technological Institute for Marine and Food Research

Spanish National Ports and Harbours Authority, Madrid Marine Institute (2011) Sweden Swedish Meteorogical and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Norrköping United Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Department of State for Kingdom Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Partners K & S Keeble 73 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

KM3NeT - Preparatory phase for a deep sea facility in the Mediterranean for neutrino astronomy and associated sciences

Project Description Project Details KM3NeT is a European deep-sea Funding Programme: research infrastructure that will host 7th Framework Programme (FP7) a neutrino telescope with a volume Sub-Programme: Capacities Programme: Research of at least one cubic kilometre at the Infrastructures bottom of the Mediterranean Sea Funding Scheme: that will open a new window on the ?????? Universe. The kilometre-sized KM3NeT Project Duration: will search for neutrinos from distant 36 months (2008-2011) astrophysical sources like gamma ray Total Project Value: bursts, supernovae or colliding stars and €13,070,000 will be a powerful tool in the search EU Grant-Aid: for dark matter in the Universe. An €5,000,000 array of thousands of optical sensors Funding to Ireland: will detect the faint light in the deep €57,962 sea from charged particles originating Website: from collisions of the neutrinos and the www.km3net.org Earth. This facility will open the era of neutrino astronomy.

Project Partners Project National Institute of Nuclear Physics (Italy) Coordinator Cyprus University of Cyprus, Nikosia For further information contact: France Atomic and Alternative Energies Commission Irish Partner Prof Luke Drury University of Haute-Alsace School of Cosmic Physics, National Centre for Scientifi c Research Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen, Nuremberg Burlington Road Dublin 4 Greece National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Tel: +353 (0) 1 6621333 National Observatory of Athens E: [email protected] Hellenic Open University W: www.dias.ie National Centre for Scientifi c Research - Demokritos Ireland Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) Netherlands Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research The Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter, Utrecht Romania National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics Spain Polytechnic University of Valencia University of Barcelona Marine Institute (2011) United University of Leeds Kingdom University of Sheffi eld 74 The University Court of the University of Aberdeen Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

MARINET - Marine Research Infrastructure Network for Emerging Energy Technologies

Project Description available universally in Europe. The Project Details Offshore Renewable Conversion linking together of facilities at different Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) systems are mostly at the pre- scales together with the incorporation Sub-Programme: commercial stage of development. They of test facilities for components such as Capacities Programme: Research comprise of wave energy and tidal power take-off systems, grid integration, Infrastructures stream convertors as well as offshore moorings and environmental tests will Funding Scheme: wind turbines for electrical generation. ensure a focusing of activities in this Integrating Activities These devices require research to area. Project Duration: be undertaken at a series of scales MaRINET brings together an 24 months (2010-2012) along the path to commercialization. Infrastructure with 42 facilities from Total Project Value: Each technology type is currently at 28 partners spread across 11 EU €10.5m a different stage of development but countries and ICPC, Brazil. It also brings EU Grant-Aid: each one also needs specifi c research €9.9m together a network of expertise in the infrastructures to facilitate and catalyse Offshore Renewable Energy sector Funding to Ireland: commercialization. The aim of this €1,115,533 with experience at all scales of offshore proposal is to coordinate research Website: technology research and development. and development at all scales (small http://www.fp7-marinet.eu/ MaRINET offers over 600 weeks of models through to prototype scales access to 200 projects and 800 external from laboratory to open sea tests) and users. to allow access for researchers and developers into facilities which are not

Project Partners Project University College Cork (HMRC) (Ireland) Coordinator Belgium 1-Tech s.p.r.l., Brussels Brazil Technological Research Institute of Sao Paolo State For further information contact: Denmark Aalborg University , Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby Irish Partner Dr. Anthony (Tony) Lewis, France Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN) Hydraulics and Maritime Research French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Centre , Germany Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of Applied Research, Gottfried University College Cork, Wilhelm Leibniz University, Hannover, University of Stuggart Cork, Ireland Ireland Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Tel: +353 (0) 21 4250022 Italy University of Florence, University of Tuscia E. [email protected] W: http://hmrc.ucc.ie/ The Italian Ship Model Basin (INSEAN), Rome Netherlands Tidal Testing Centre (TTC), Energy Research of the Netherlands (ECN) Brian O’Mahony, Sustainable Energy Authority of Norway Sintef Energy Research, Trondheim Ireland, Norweigian University of Science and Technology Wilton Park House, Portugal Wave Energy Centre, Lisbon Wilton Place, Dublin 2. Spain Basque Energy Entity (EVE), Robitiker Foundation, Madrid Tel: +353 (0)1 8082100 Marine Institute (2011) United New and Renewable Energy Centre Ltd, Northumberland, University of E: [email protected] Kingdom Exeter, European Marine Energy Centre Limited (EMEC), Orkney, University W: www.seai.ie of Strathclyde, University of Edinburgh, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Plymouth 75 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

PESI - A Pan-European Species Directives Infrastructure

Project Description The organisation of national and regional Project Details The PESI project, involving 40 partner focal point networks will assure the Funding Programme: organisations from 26 countries, provides effi cient access to local expertise, but 7th Framework Programme (FP7) standardised and authoritative taxonomic is also important for the promotion Sub-Programme: information by integrating and securing of taxonomic standards throughout Capacities Programme: Research Europe’s taxonomically authoritative Europe, for instance to liaise with Infrastructures species name registers and nomenclators national governmental bodies on the Funding Scheme: (name databases) that underpin the implementation of European biodiversity ?????? management of biodiversity in Europe. legislations. Project Duration: PESI contributes to both terrestrial 48 months (2008-2012) and marine species taxonomy and PESI will start with the geographic Total Project Value: nomenclature. expansion of the European expertise €4,057,628 networks to eventually cover the EU Grant-Aid: PESI will defi ne and coordinate strategies entire Palaearctic biogeographic region. €2,674,655 to enhance the quality and reliability of PESI supports international efforts on Funding to Ireland: European biodiversity information by the development of a ‘Global Names €57,962 integrating the infrastructural components Architecture’ by building a common Website: of four major community networks on intelligent name-matching device in www.eu-nomen.eu/pesi taxonomic indexing into a joint work consultation with the principal initiatives programme. This will result in functional (GBIF, TDWG, EoL, SpeciesBase). PESI knowledge networks of taxonomic contributes to the development of a experts and regional focal points, which unifi ed cross-reference system and will collaborate on the establishment provides high quality taxonomic standards. of standardised and authoritative PESI will further involve the Europe- taxonomic (meta-) data. In addition, based nomenclatural services and link PESI will coordinate the integration the planned joint European taxonomic and synchronisation of the European e-infrastructures middle-layer to the taxonomic information systems into a global e-gateway. joint e-infrastructure and the set up of a common user-interface disseminating pan-European checklists and associated user-services results.

For further information contact: Project Partners Irish Partner Project University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Prof. M.D. Guiry Coordinator AlgaeBase Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, Belgium Flanders Marine Institute Co. Galway. Bulgaria National Museum of Natural History T: + 353 (0)92 492339 E: [email protected] Denmark University of Copenhagen: Zoological Museum W: www.algaebase.org Finland University of Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History France Museum of Natural History University of Science and Technology, Lille Georgia Ilia Chavchavadze State University Germany Free University of Berlin Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Israel Israel Oceanographic and Liminological Research Ltd. Marine Institute (2011) Ireland Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd. National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) 76 Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data Ltd. Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

PESI - A Pan-European Species Directives Infrastructure

Italy The Fauna of Italy: Scientifi c Committee University of Palermo Latvia University of Latvia Lithuania Institute of Ecology, Vilinus University Netherlands Naturalis: National Museum of Natural History Norway Norwegian University of Science and Technology Poland Museum and Institute of Zoology: Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Oceanology: Polish Academy of Sciences Romania Mynature Association Russia Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences Slovakia Institute of Bitany, Slovak Academy of Sciences Bratislava University Slovenia National Institute of Biology Spain University of Seville CSIC Sweden Swedish Museum of Natural History Switzerland Swiss Systematics Society Turkey Trakya University Ukraine A.O. Kovalevskiy Institute of Biology of Southern Seas State Museum of Natural History, National Academy of Sciences United CAB International Kingdom Royal Botanic Gardens International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom National History Museum Marine Institute (2011)

77 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

HYFFI - Hydrocolloids as functional food ingredients for gut health

Project Description to be assessed will be stimulation Project Details The overall aim of the HYFFI project of benefi cial bacteria (bifi dogenic Funding Programme: is to realize a commercial opportunity effects), increased short chain fatty 7th Framework Programme (FP7) to produce low molecular weight acid production, benefi cial effects on Sub-Programme: Capacities Programme polysaccharides (LMWPs) from stool formation, and improvements in alginate- and agar-bearing seaweeds gut barrier function (assessed by an Funding Scheme: Research for SME’s for applications in food and health, in vitro method). Additionally, benefi ts and wellness products by a group of of the LMWPs towards plasma lipid Project Duration: 24 months (2008-2010) SMEs. The aim will be addressed by profi les and blood glucose levels will an integrated workplan comprising be assessed. Alongside the human Total Project Value: €1,208,359 one management activity, fi ve study, a detailed investigation of the interlinked RTD Work Packages and a effects of the selected LMWPs in an EU Grant-Aid: €936,575 dissemination and exploitation activity. in vitro model of the human colon will be conducted by UREAD to provide Funding to Ireland: In the RTD programme, CyberColloids €328,323 supporting evidence for benefi cial Ltd will produce and characterise effects on bacterial types and activities Website: eight novel LMWPs from alginate http://www.seaweedforhealth.org/node/1 in the colon. RO and HS in conjunction and agar raw materials provided by with CyberColloids Ltd will implement two SMEs (Industrias Roko S.A. and LMWP technology transfer and Hebridean Seaweed). The LMWPs scale-up to facilitate production at an will be screened using batch culture industrial scale. Subsequently, another fermentations with human faecal SME (Marigot Ltd) will provide a bacteria for probiotic activity (i.e. route to market and in conjunction ability to modulate benefi cially the gut with Industrias Roko, S.A., Hebridean microfl ora) by University of Reading Seaweed and CyberColloids Ltd will (UREAD). The two most effective agar exploit, with respect to the health and and alginate LMWPs will be selected wellness sector, the relevant knowledge and bulk produced by CyberColloids provided on the effi cacy of novel Ltd for validation of probiotic activity LMWPs from alginate and agar. in a feeding trial in human volunteers (University of Ulster). The end points

For further information contact: Irish Partner David O’Leary Marigot Ltd., Currabinny, Carrigaline, Co. Cork Tel: +353 (0)21 4378727 E : [email protected] W: www.marigot.ie

Ross Campbell CyberColloids Ltd., Carrigaline Industrial Estate, Project Partners Carrigaline, Project The University of Reading (United Kingdom) Co. Cork Coordinator Tel: +353 (0)21 4375773 E: [email protected] Ireland Marigot Ltd. Web: www.cybercolloids.net CyberColloids Ltd. Marine Institute (2011) Spain Industrias Roko, S.A. United Hebridean Seaweed Company Ltd. 78 Kingdom University of Ulster Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

MUSSELSALIVE - Development of best practice and new technology for grading, handling, transportation, conditioning and storage of mussels for SME’s in the European mussel industry

Project Description output (20,000 tons) from the mussel Project Details The European mussel industry’s production for the EEA live market. This Funding Programme: profi tability levels are currently low will be achieved by: (1) improve grading 7th Framework Programme (FP7) at all levels. Non-European mussel technology that reduce the amount Sub-Programme: suppliers are advancing in the European of wasted mussels in the grading Capacities Programme market with low-cost products, process by 35%; (2) develop a storage/ Funding Scheme: pushing the overall prices for mussel transportation unit that minimizes Research for SME’s products down. The market price for handling and reduce the damaged Project Duration: live mussels has improved recently. and waste of commodity by 35%; (3) 2008- This creates a market opportunity for develop a mussel holding recirculation Total Project Value: European mussel producers. EU mussel system for conditioning and storage €2,628,985 production takes place in peripheral of mussels. The system will reduce the EU Grant-Aid: coastal areas. To allow producers benefi t waste of commodity during storage €2,048,353 from their relatively shorter distance by 35%: (4) identify and prepare best Funding to Ireland: to the European market than non- practice protocols for grading process, €206,587 European competitors, infrastructure, handling, transportation, conditioning Website: technology and logistics must be and storage of live mussels. Irish mussel http://www.musselsaliveproject.com/ improved. A signifi cant cost to the producers are at a disadvantage in that European mussel sector is associated long sea-journeys are required to bring with the waste of mussels due to fresh, live product to the main markets substandard quality. On average, 20% on the continent. Collaboration in this is wasted in the chain from producer research project is intended not only to processer. The waste is mainly to reduce waste but also improve related to practices in grading, handling, shelf-life and guarantee quality during storage and transportation. The transport. The economical benefi ts MusselsAlive project seeks to increase from the project are estimated to be the profi tability and the competitiveness an annual €61m increase in market for the large number of SMEs in the value, of which €18m is added directly European mussel industry. The aim is to European mussel producers and to reduce the amount of commodity €6.6m directly to the European mussel that is wasted from harvest to market processors. by 35%. This represents a 7 % increase

For further information contact: Irish Partner Richard Flynn, Ireland Farmers’ Association (Aquaculture), Bluebell, Project Partners Dublin 7. Tel: + 353 (0)1 4500266 Project Norwegian Seafood Centre, Bergen (Norway) E: richiefl [email protected] Coordinator W: www.ifa.ie/sectors/aquaculture. France European Molluscs Producers Association aspx Ireland Ireland Farmers’ Association (Aquaculture) Norway Norwegian Farmer’s Association Norwegian Fish Farmers Association Malthe Winje Automation Institute of Technology, Oslo

Portugal National Institute of Biological Resources, Lisbon Marine Institute (2011) Spain Pladomin Plastic Components, Santander United Association of Scottish Shellfi sh Growers Kingdom Swansea University 79 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

OYSTERECOVER - Establishing the scientifi c basis and technical procedures and standards to recover the European fl at oyster production

Project Description Biotechnology provides tools and Project Details The European fl at oyster (Ostrea procedures to oyster industry problems Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) edulis), has been part of the human that were not available until recently. Sub-Programme: diet for many centuries. High mortality Four Shellfi sh Producer Associations Capacities Programme episodes and overfi shing decimated (from three different Member States) Funding Scheme: the populations of O.edulis in Europe and four SMEs, concerned about the Research for SME’s through the fi rst half of the 20th above mentioned issues and being Project Duration: century. Then, two diseases (due to aware of recent scientifi c progress 2008- Marteilia refringens and Bonamia in selective breeding programmes Total Project Value: ostrea) spread in the early 1970s for bonamiosis tolerance, decided €3,254,491 and 1980s, drastically reducing the to work together with the common EU Grant-Aid: production. Despite new management general objective of the challenge of €2,555,232 practices, and intensive repletion establishing the scientifi c and technical Funding to Ireland: programmes, the production of O. basis, procedures and standards that €1,105,789 edulis has remained low since that time. allow the recovery of the O. edulis Website: The recovery of European fl at oyster production, through development of http://oysterecover.eu/ production is seen as an important strategies to tackle the main constraint, opportunity for the shellfi sh industry in i.e. bonamiosis. To successfully achieve Europe. Thus this project proposal aims this goal those European Research to attain a clear competitive advantage Centres and Universities which mainly for a number of SME Associations and have contributed to scientifi c progress their members for different reasons: on O. edulis recovery and selective (1) Chance to diversify production breeding programmes for bonamiosis (risk management); (2) High market resistance, will be contracted by the value of the product; (3) Environmental SME Associations and SMEs involved in positive effects of fostering aquaculture this OYSTERECOVER proposal to carry activities based on native species; (4) out the relevant research. For further information contact: Irish Partner Niall O’Boyle Clew Bay Marine Forum Ltd. Knockbreaga, Newport, Co. Mayo Tel: + 353 (0)98 41616 Project Partners E: [email protected] Project CETMAR- Sea Technology Centre Foundation (Spain) Alan Stoney Coordinator Clew Bay Oyster Cooperative Society Ltd. Denmark Danish Shellfi sh Centre Carey Walsh Building, France French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Newport, Co. Mayo Tel: + 353 (0)87 1303316 Sélection Française Conchylicole E: [email protected] Ireland Clew Bay Marine Forum Ltd.

David Hugh Jones Clew Bay Oyster Cooperative Society Ltd. Atlantic Shellfi sh Ltd. Atlantic Shellfi sh Ltd. Rossmore, Co. Cork. University College Cork (AFDC) Tel: +44 1736 810659 E: [email protected] Netherlands IMARES, Wageningen Dutch Oyster Association Dr. Sarah Culloty Aquaculture and Fisheries Spain MA- Marine Research Centre, Pontevedra Development Centre & School of University of Santiago De Compostela Biological, Earth and Environmental Confraria De Noia Marine Institute (2011) Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork Jose Maria Daporta Leiro E Hijos SL Tel: +353 (0)21 4904646 United The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) E : [email protected] 80 Kingdom The Falmouth Oyster Company Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

SETTLE Bivalve conditioning and settlement – Keys to competitive hatchery production

Project Description Norway to solve selected problems Project Details Hatchery production of bivalves during related to broodstock conditioning and Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) autumn and winter (outside natural larval settlement. Successful intensive Sub-Programme: spawning season) is a challenge, but production of bivalve spat depends on Capacities Programme necessary to keep market shares predictable procedures for conditioning Funding Scheme: and ensure suffi cient seed supply to of broodstock (manipulation with Research for SME’s European growers on a year-round feed, light and temperature) to Project Duration: basis. The SETTLE project will focus on induce spawning, breeding period, 2008- key events during hatchery production larval rearing and settlement. To solve Total Project Value: of fl at oyster (Ostrea edulis) and great the seasonal problems the SETTLE €1,852,200 scallop (Pecten maximus) which are project will identify environmental EU Grant-Aid: species native to Europe. The overall factors leading to successful off- €1,406,400 objective is to foster year-round season broodstock conditioning, reveal Funding to Ireland: production of spat in hatcheries by effects of conditioning and other €193,950 controlling gonad development and biological processes on settlement and Website: maximise larval metamorphosis and optimise existing culture methods and http://settleproject.com/ settlement. Flat oyster and great scallop technology. By extending the hatchery are both highly valued and sought-after production season and obtaining new products on the European seafood knowledge and technologies the SMEs market, but insuffi cient numbers of will increase the available number of fl at high quality seed severely hamper oyster and great scallop spat. A quantity aquaculture development of this sector. and value increase 5-10 times of today’s Bivalve hatcheries (SMEs) in Spain, level is anticipated within 5-7 years. This France, Ireland and Norway are looking will strengthen the competitive position to increase the availability of spat and of the SMEs and increase the shellfi sh will engage RTDs in Spain, France and production in Europe signifi cantly.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr Iarfhlaith Connellan Cartron Point Shellfi sh Ltd., New Quay, The Burren, Co. Clare Tel: +353 (0)65 7078189 E: [email protected] Project Partners Project University of Bergen (Norway) Coordinator France French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) GRAINOCEAN Ireland Cartron Point Shellfi sh Ltd. Norway Institute of Marine Research, Bergen

Scalpro AS Marine Institute (2011) Arctic Oysters AS Spain Spanish Institute of Oceanography University of Santiago de Compostela 81 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

SUDEVAB - Sustainable development of European SME’s engaged abalone aquaculture

Project Description areas of; pathology, genetics, nutrition, Project Details SUDEVAB brings together SMEs and sustainable culture technology. Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) and leading RTD providers from the However, for a sustainable abalone Sub-Programme: abalone aquaculture sector in Europe sector to develop, producers and Capacities Programme with the aim of developing sustainable regulators must also meet challenges Funding Scheme: abalone aquaculture. Abalone has in legislation, hygiene, food safety and Research for SME’s long been considered a potential marketing. These issues are integrated Project Duration: candidate for European aquaculture. within the research programme to 24 months (2008-2010) However, while abalone aquaculture maximise the impact of the project. For Total Project Value: in other parts of the world has surged the long term benefi t of the sector, the €1.25m ahead, European production has been project will also establish an abalone EU Grant-Aid: restricted by the lack of reasonably producers’ organisation that will serve €972,498 priced juveniles, technological problems, as a network, dissemination point and Funding to Ireland: and legislative issues. hub for future collaboration within €110,000 the sector, allowing trans-national Website: The core of the research work of development and marketing support http://www.sudevab.eu/ SUDEVAB is aimed at solving the to continue beyond the lifetime of the main technical problems encountered project. by abalone growers in Europe in the

Project Partners Project CETMAR- Sea Technology Centre Foundation (Spain) Coordinator For further information contact: France France Haliotis S.C.E.A. Irish Partner Centre National de Recherche Scientifi que (CNRS) Dr Anna Soler-Vila, French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) Irish Seaweed Centre, Martin Ryan Institute, Ireland National University of Ireland, Galway (Martin Ryan Institute, ) National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland and Jersey Sea Farms Co. Galway. Tel: +353 (0)91 492377 Channel E: [email protected] Islands W: www.irishseaweed.com Spain Servimar Norte S.L. Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO) Tony Legg, Jersey Sea Farms (Ireland). Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (Gran Canaria) Tel: +44 1534852653 United South-West Abalone Growers Association (SWAGA) E: [email protected] Kingdom Sub- contractors

Marine Institute (2011) Belgium / Federation of European Aquaculture Producers France Tower Aqua Products Ltd Ireland Sylter Algenfarm 82 Germany Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

TEAMSAFETY - The development of an innovative 3D virtual team-training maritime safety simulation platform to meet the latest EU safety requirements for sea and seafarers’ emergency response training

Project Description proper emergency preparedness of Project Details The aim of this project is to design the ship crew and will create a highly Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) a 3D virtual and interactive team- increased level of safety consciousness. Sub-Programme: training software platform to serve The system will provide maritime Capacities Programme the seafarers’ safety training needs training centres with the opportunity Funding Scheme: and to meet the EC’s recent safety to train more effi ciently seafarers Research for SME’s requirements, set up for the various from the various maritime sectors, Project Duration: maritime industries. The prototype thus enabling various stakeholders, i.e. 2008- to be delivered will be a distributed, European Shipowners, to meet the Total Project Value: scalable, collaborative interactive strict legislative requirements adopted €2,921,627 simulation environment that will enable by EU in regards to maritime safety e.g. EU Grant-Aid: training of seafarers. The proposed the ISM Code. Developing advanced €2,266,265 system will avoid the simulation skills and competences among seafarers Funding to Ireland: paradigm where the trainee selects one in relation to emergency responses €578,458 of a number of pre-set drill-oriented will enable them to prevent unsafe Website: choices at a predictable decision point. situations, and prepare for effective www.team-safety.eu Instead, using an interactive games actions when incidents occur. This paradigm, the trainees will be able to will not only minimize the possibility practice situation and cue assessment, of business interruption and loss of problem diagnosis, decision making property, thus reducing the economic and action coordination, and proactive loss, but will also have a massive impact response to a critical incident. The on preserving the European marine realistic 3D virtual replica would enable environment by reducing oil spills in the trainees to act, see, issue commands, sea and most importantly decreasing cooperate and communicate as if they signifi cantly the chances of sustaining were physically on site. The proposed injuries and loss of human life. training platform will increase the

For further information contact: Irish Partner Ben Pluck, Sea and Shore Safety Ltd. Happy Valley, Glenamuck Road, Carrickmines, Dublin 18, Ireland. Tel: +353 (0)1 2955991 Tel: +353 (0)87 6209043 Project Partners E: [email protected] W: www.seaandshore.ie Project Danish Innovation Institute, Lyngby (Denmark) Coordinator Bulgaria Bulgarian Maritime Training Centre Denmark Unity Studios Iceland International Association for Safety and Survival Training Marine Institute (2011) Ireland Sea and Shore Safety Ltd. Portugal National Institute of Biological Resources, Lisbon Sweden World Maritime University (WMU) 83 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

AQUAPHAGE - Network for the development of phage therapy in Aquaculture

Project Description facilities owned by the partners can Project Details AQUAPHAGE aims to establish a provide the necessary materials for the Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) strong network for the development isolation of a wide variety of phages. Sub-Programme: of phage therapy in aquaculture Enzyme Biotechnology, Molecular People Programme through a well balanced research staff Biology and Genomics will provide Funding Scheme: exchange program. The platform for strong background information for the International Staff Exchange (IRSFS) the implementation of this initiative most effi cient selection of lytic phages. Project Duration: is a common project focused on the Enhancement of lytic activity using 28 months (2011-2015) identifi cation and exploitation of phages bacterial strains from the collections Total Project Value: specifi c for bacterial pathogens that of the participating institutes will lead €358,700 constitute serious threats for both to the development of a fi nal product EU Grant-Aid: freshwater and marine aquaculture. with increased effi cacy against these €358,700 The target bacteria are Listonella pathogens. Modern bioindicator Funding to Ireland: anguillarum and V. harveyi, pathogens systems will be used for the assessment €15,200 of Mediterranean aquaculture of disease treatment impact on the Website: species (European sea bass and environment. The formation of this Not currently available gilthead sea bream), Flavobacterium research partnership with partners psychrophiluma, serious pathogen of owing expertise and excellence in trout and Aeromonas salmonicida, their fi eld will provide possibilities for obligate bacterial pathogen of Atlantic inter-disciplinary exchanges and will salmon. The capacities and synergies constitute a technological and scientifi c of the partners will be exploited platform for further cooperation in the towards these goals. Aquaculture fi eld of Phage Therapy in Aquaculture.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Prof. Jim Wilson, Department of Zoology, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2. Tel: +353 (0)1 896 1640 E: [email protected] W: www.tcd.ie/Zoology

Project Partners Project Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) (Greece) Coordinator Chile University of Chile, Santiago Denmark Københavns Universitet Marine Institute (2011) Georgia George Eliava Institute, Tbilisi Greece Agricultural University of Athens 84 Ireland Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

AIRSEA - Air-sea fl uxes of climatically relevant gases in the marine atmospheric boundary layer

Project Description The objective of the IRG project was Project Details Climate change continues to to provide funding to the International Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) present one of the most signifi cant Returning Fellow to initiate a research Sub-Programme: challenges facing society. Recent programme into the study of air-sea People Programme efforts to introduce policy to reduce fl uxes. This research was undertaken Funding Scheme: anthropogenic greenhouse gas from an observational perspective, Reintegration Grant (GHG) emissions have been largely meaning the IRF deployed instruments Project Duration: unsuccessful, partially due to the fact in the marine atmospheric and oceanic 36 months (2009-2012) that scientifi c policy is running ahead of boundary layers to elucidate the Total Project Value: scientifi c knowledge. processes responsible for the transport €100,000 of air-sea GHGs. EU Grant-Aid: Little consensus exists as to the €100,000 processes governing the oceanic Funding to Ireland: sink for GHGs or their variability on €100,000 seasonal to decadal timescales. Without Website: a substantial maturing and deepening Not currently available of our knowledge on these complex issues, scientists will be unable to provide the verifi cation techniques of future trends that are now urgently required for policymakers. AIRSEA @NUIG

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr. Brian Ward, School of Physics, NUI Galway, University Road, Galway.

Tel: +353 91 493029 E: [email protected] W: www.nuigalway.ie Marine Institute (2011) Project Partners Project National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) Coordinator 85 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

MABFUEL - Marine Algae as Biomass for Biofuel

Project Description The Mabfuel project will review the Project Details The main aim of this project is to global state-of-the-art in the extraction Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) investigate the feasibility of using algae of biofuel products from algae with Sub-Programme: (micro and/or macro) as a feedstock a focus on species, methodologies, People Programme for producing bio-fuels in Ireland and yield and culture methods for algal Funding Scheme: Turkey. The yield of oil from algae is feedstocks. Practical research and Industry – Academia Partnerships and estimated to be 7 to 31 times greater technology transfer will focus on Pathways (IAPP) than the next best crop (oil of palm) developing optimal methods to extract Project Duration: and micro-algae, in particular, have much oil from algal biomass and on intensive 48 months (2008-2012) faster growth-rates than terrestrial large-scale culture methods for micro- Total Project Value: crops. As terrestrial contributions are algal species in indoor and outdoor €1.4m greatly limited by the fi nite area of land facilities. The project will also assess EU Grant-Aid: available under any culture method, environmental, social and economic €1.4m it is essential that the potential of the risks and benefi ts of the bio-fuel Funding to Ireland: marine environment as a source of products developed. This will include an €1m biomass for bio-fuel production is economic model for viable, industrial- Website: realised. scale production and identifi cation of http://www.dommrc.com/project-mabfuel. html knowledge gaps and commercialisation pathways.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr. Julie Maguire Daithi O’Murchu Marine Research Station, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland Tel: +353 27 61276 E: [email protected] W: www.dommrc.com

Paul MacArtain, Centre for Renewable Energy, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: +353 (0)42 9370200 Project Partners E: [email protected] Project Daithi O’Murchu Marine Research Station DOMMRS (Ireland) W: http://ww2.dkit.ie Coordinator Jonathan Tierney, Ireland Green Biofuels Ireland Ltd Green Biofuels Ireland Ltd., Dundalk Institute of Technology (DIT) Marshmeadows, New Ross, Co. Wexford. Turkey Gaziantep University Marine Institute (2011) Tel: +353 (0)51 447328 Ege University E: [email protected] W: www.gbi.ie United Queen’s University Belfast 86 Kingdom Dolphin Sea Vegetables Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

WAVETRAIN 11 - Initial training network for wave energy research professionals

Project Description In the predecessor, almost all Project Details The Wavetrain II project is a research fellows where immediately Funding Programme: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) multinational Initial Training Network absorbed by industrial players in the Sub-Programme: (ITN) funded under the FP7-People fi eld or continued research in the People Programme programme, in order to face the wide host institution. The work plan for Funding Scheme: range of challenges that industrial- WAVETRAIN II research fellows is Initial Training Network scale wave energy implementation specifi cally directed towards a wide Project Duration: faces in the near future, focusing on range of challenges that industrial-scale 48 months (2008-2012) technical issues, from hydrodynamic wave energy implementation faces Total Project Value: and PTO (Power Take-Off) design, to in the present situation, with some €3,580,000 instrumentation issues and energy bias towards technical issues, from EU Grant-Aid: storage and cost reduction show to be hydrodynamic and PTO (Power-Take- €3,580,000 critical for successful deployment. Off) design, to instrumentation issues Funding to Ireland: and energy storage and cost reduction €223,197 Non-technical “barriers”, typically less show to be critical for successful Website: tangible diffi culties related to legal deployment. www.wavetrain2.eu issues (licensing, confl icts of use, EIA procedures, grid connection, regional differences) and the non-suffi cient representation of socio-economic benefi ts of the sector, will be dealt with, as they are seen as a major obstacle for fast implementation on a European scale. The network consists of 13 European partner institutions and 17 associated entities, from research units and device developers to project developers and consultants.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Dr. Anthony (Tony) Lewis, Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre, Project Partners University College Cork, Project Wave Energy Centre - Centro de Energia das Ondas (WavEC - Portugal) Cork. Coordinator Tel: +353 (0)21 4250022 E : [email protected] Denmark Aalborg University W: www.hmrc.ucc.ie Spok APS Ireland University College Cork (HMRC) Netherlands Delft University of Technology Norway Norges Teknisk - Naturvitenskapelige (NTNU - Norway) Portugal Higher Technical Institute of Lisbon Spain Robotiker Foundation

United Wave Dragon Ltd. Marine Institute (2011) Kingdom AWS Ocean Energy Ltd. Queen’s University Belfast The University of Edinburgh 87 Irish participation in EU Marine Projects 2007 - 2010

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88 Project Profi les

Irish organisations are involved in 32 INTERREG-IV marine projects drawing down over €12.9 million in grant-aid.

The European Territorial Co-Operation Programme, better known as INTERREG, is a suite of competitive EU Regional Development funded programmes designed to strengthen economic and social cohesion by fostering balanced development through cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation. Its main aim is to diminish the infl uence of national borders in favour of equal economic,social and cultural development of the whole territory of the European Union. There are currently 69 INTERREG-IV programmes of which six are of interest to Ireland. 90 Marine Institute (2011) AC-Alni qai eoreCnevto 106 105 109 104 110 108 107 103 98 BIOTECHMAR productsandby-products -Biotechnologicalexploitationofmarine 101 ATLANTOX - Advanced testsaboutnewtoxins inthe Atlantic Area ARCOPOL - Atlantic Regions’ Coastal Pollution, Responseand Management 100 ANCORIM - for CoastalRiskPreventionAtlantic Network andManagement 97 AARC - Atlantic Aquatic ResourceConservation INTERREG IVB Atlantic Area Programme 96 SAIL WEST -Sail West LeisureProject Study LinksonEnergy ISLES -Irish-Scottish Biomass –Sustainable FuelsfromMarine -BlueEnergy BioMara INTERREG IVA -Ireland, Ireland Northern and Western ScotlandProgramme SUSFISH - 95 92 Coasts=Sustainable Communities SCSC -Smart Rising Tide - 96 ofCoastalCommunities The Regeneration ImpactsofJelly andDetrimental ECOJEL -ManagingtheOpportunities 92 CSTP -CelticSea Trout Project 95 CELTIC WAVE -Developing aSeaofSmiles INTERREG IVA -Ireland – Wales Programme Project 92 Pro 92 Some UsefulReferences INTERREG-IV andtheNationalseaChangeStrategy Who are thetopIrishmarineINTERREG-IVperformers? Who doesIreland co-operatewith?: How well doIrishresearchers competeinINTERREG-IV? inINTERREG-IV? Who canparticipate What isINTERREG-IV? 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WhatisINTERREG-IV? 3.1 AnIntroductiontoINTERREG-IV(2007-2013) 3. in the tourism sector; developing sector; localemploymentin thetourism small andmedium-sized enterprises, includingthose of urban, andcoastaldevelopment; rural developing Typical include: INTERREG-IVpriorities thepromotion of €445million. different countries. 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(e.g.programmes Ireland– Wales) whichaccountfor INTERREG-IV includes52individualcross-border between adjacentregions.cooperation Strand A of Strand A: Cross-border cooperation: INTERREG-IV ismadeupofthreestrands: areas. priority oroneofthespeci Programme provided totheoverall aimsofthe theycontribute se, projectswitharesearchelementmay besupported European Union. per While notaresearchprogramme ofthe development ofthewholeterritory and cultural infavournational borders ofequaleconomic, social cooperation. Itsmainaimistoreducethein through cross-border, andinterregional transnational It achieves thisbybalanceddevelopment fostering and socialcohesionthroughouttheEuropeanUnion. designedtostrengtheneconomic funded programme better known asINTERREG, isaRegionalDevelopment The European Territorial Programme, Co-Operation fi nancially thesmallest fi c Programme’s c Strand Bisthe Strand nterregional nterregional Cross-border fl uence of uence Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 3.2 Who can participate inINTERREG-IV?: Whocanparticipate 3.2 . 3.3 are ofinteresttoIreland. ofwhichsix 69INTERREG-IVprogrammes There arecurrently billion inINTERREGIII. INTERREG-IV hasabudget ofalmost€7.8billion, upfrom€4.9 2007–2013. the period Fund (ERDF). isINTERREG-IV, programme The current covering 1989, andis intheEuropeanUnion. cooperation interregional Itstarted INTERREG isaCommunity initiative thataimstostimulate authorities, associationsandnon-pro The bene andservices. communication networks sources; and information improving transport, ef improving energy measures toimprove environmental protection, culture, communication, healthandcivilprotection; and facilitiesfor researchanddevelopment, education, initiatives; shareduseofhumanresources encouraging energy and marine tourism andleisure(including tourism andmarine energy protection, renewable marine transport, maritime resourcedevelopment,including marine environmental These projectscover activities ofco-operative arange project costs: €85.6million, EUgrant-aid: €58million). €12.9million; partners: toIrish total projects (grant-aid in32INTERREG-IV (Annex 1)areparticipating 2007-2010,Over theperiod organisations 29Irish development. and promoting regionalandcross-borderco-operation of knowledge projects andcommunity-based marine competitive fundingforsource ofexternal arange provide animportant INTERREG programmes INTERREG-IV?: How well doIrishresearchers competein 40% ofeligible costs. from75%to by regionandranges varies Grant-aid themselves. by MemberStatesortheprojectpartners INTERREG projectsrequireco-fundingtobeprovided periods,programme theywere not eligible atall. ofseveral apply throughaconsortium INTERREG-IV, private organisations, unionsorresearchinstitutes. Under ofcommerce,such aschambers employer andtrade fi nanced undertheEuropeanRegionalDevelopment fi ofINTERREGfundsareusually publicciaries fi ciency andrenewable energy fi areonly eligiblerms ifthey fi t organisations, t fi rms; inprevious Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 . AnIntroductiontoINTERREG-IV(2007-2013) 3. type isshown inparentheses. inINTERREG-IVprojects.(28%) for participation The number ofeachorganization Public ResearchInstitutes(11%), Third Level Institutes(47%), andPublic Bodies Percentage SME’s ofEuropeanfundingallocatedtoIrish (7%), Associations (7%), Figure 3.1 ofdirectinteresttoIreland. INTERREG-IV Programmes Table 3.1. IVC: Europe IVB: Peripheral Northern Programme IVB: North-West Europe IVB: AtlanticArea Republic ofIreland border counties IVA: Ireland Northern Scotland– IVA: Ireland-Wales Geographical Programme Priority Coverage Topics 28% maritime heritage). Irish Irish heritage).maritime 47% 7% 7% 11% PnErpa ooeainWholeof Europe Pan-European co-operation - - Community development. - Sustainable development; - Communications; Strongandprosperouscommunities. - - Connectivity; - Environmental Challenges; - Innovation; Urbanandregionaldevelopment. - links; Accessibilityandinternal - &coastalenvironment; Marine ------SME’s (4) Public Bodies(6) 3rd LevelInstitue(9) Public ResearchInstitue(5) Associations (5) innovation networks; Transnational and entrepreneurial border region. for asustainableCo-operation cross- border region; for aprosperouscross- Co-operation Regeneration Climate ChangeandSustainable Growth Knowledge, Innovation andSkillsfor Communities andSail West). (i.e.million ingrant-aid Coasts–Smart BioMara, Smart (Figure 3.3), withthreeprojectsreceivingover €1 intheregionof€100k-€300k isnormally Grant-aid the Ireland-Wales arehigher(Figure3.2). Programmes Ireland-Scotland-RoIand undertheNorthern grants (TableProgramme 3.2.), althoughthevalueofindividual are fundedundertheINTERREG-IVB Atlantic Area participation projectswithIrish ofmarine The majority Third Level Sectorand28%toPublic Bodies(Figure3.1). ingrant-aid, 47%goestothe partners allocated toIrish Bodies, 5 Associations and4SMEs. Ofthe€12.9million Institutions, 5Public ResearchInstitutions, 6Public includes9 participation 3.3) andIrish Third Level organisations leadfour ofthese32projects(Tableorganisations Iceland, Sweden andFinland. West coastofIreland, Scotland, Norway, Netherlands, BelgiumandFrance Ireland, UK, theChannelcoastsof UK, andSpain France Whole ofIrelandandPortugal, west coastsof Border regionsoftheRepublic ofIreland Ireland, Northern West coastofScotland, East coastIreland/ West coast Wales 93 Marine Institute (2011) 94 Marine Institute (2011) Value 2007-2010. (€)offundingtoIrelandfromINTERREG-IVprojectsintheperiod is The number ofprojectsineachprogramme Figure 3.2. (2007-2010). inINTERREG-IVProgrammes participation Irish Table 3.2. AnIntroductiontoINTERREG-IV(2007-2013) 3. oa 3)3 550885,9,3 12,957,953 113,526 57,596,038 1,485,644 3,966,738 Funding 85,570,828 3,598,456 1,884,204 to 23,380,618 Ireland 518,159 4,117,298 643,776 10,031,819 ( 32 37,546,666 ) 1 6,513,612 13,618,156 13,125,076 2,566,189 15 13,027,223 15,278,060 4,709,599 6 2 3 Total (32) 5 Europe (1) (15) Atlantic Area Total Project Value Ireland, Scotland-RoI(3) Northern No. ofProjects Ireland-Wales (6) North West Europe(2) (5) Periphery Northern Interreg Sub-Programme 10,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000

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41% No. of Projects 10 12 14 the Programme speci the Programme canonly involveProgrammes from organisations Transnational projectsundertheINTERREG-IV and Portugal (9%)(Figure3.4).and Portugal the UK(41%), (19%), France Ireland (16%), Spain(9%) are therefore thattheleadpartners is hardly surprising Republic ofIrelandbordercounties, (Table etc.) 3.1). It Ireland and Wales; Ireland. Scotlandandthe Northern 0 2 4 6 8 9% 0-50,000 9% 19%

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>1,000,000 95 Marine Institute (2011) 96 Marine Institute (2011) New research and associated posts secured under EU INTERREG-IV grant-aid and contribution to Sea Change Priority areas andhost toSeaChange Priority and contribution New research andassociatedposts securedunderEU INTERREG-IVgrant-aid Table 3.4 INTERREG-IVandtheNationalSeaChangeStrategy: 3.6 (2007-2010). inINTERREG-IVProgrammes participation Irish Table 3.3 AnIntroductiontoINTERREG-IV(2007-2013) 3. Other Technicians Research Assistants Researchers No. ofpartners LeadPartner I-IVA, INIS Project Title I-IVB, NPA ACRONYM I-IV, AA I-IVB, NWE Programme PhD OA 2226264 2 6 2 2 52 TOTAL (8 projects) and Discovery (5projects).(8 projects)andDiscovery The 21projects intheareasofPolicy (10projects), particularly Industry the aimsandobjectives ofthe Sea ChangeStrategy, INTERREG-IV projectswerepositively contributing to INTERREG-IV projectssurveyed, indicatedthatthese returns, basedonresponsesfrom21(84%)ofthe25 million. analysis ofINTERREG-IVproject A preliminary a totalEU/MemberStateinvestment ofover €62 down over andrepresent €9.2millioningrant-aid (2007-2010) inquestion. These 25projectsaredrawing oftheSeaChange Agenda over not part theperiod were notincludedasthistopicwas heritage) maritime andleisure(including tourism addressing marine totheSeaChange contributing Agenda. Projects involving organisations, 21Irish were identi Twenty- (Annex3).Strategy to theaimsandobjectives ofthenationalSeaChange ofFP7andINTERREG-IVprojects the contribution analysis of apreliminary Instituteundertook Marine In 2010/2011(December2010-March2011), the fi ve INTERREG-IVprojects, collaborative alWs alWs esr rjc oea onyCucl20 DonegalCountyCouncil Sail West LeisureProject Warning of Algal Toxin Events to Sail West Inter-regional topromote network WATER Innovative Managementfor Europe’s NetAlgae IMCORE 3rd Level Institute 130000 1100326002 2221 0000 soito ulcbd PublicResearch Publicbody Association Coastal ZoneRegion Aquaculture intheNPP Support algal industry sustainable development inthe marine Changing CoastalResource fi ed as ed Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 . UsefulReferences 3.7 Marine Institute(2011).Marine ofIrish The contribution Institute(2010).Marine projectssupported marine Irish marine Institute(2006). ofIrish Marine Directory (Tableas 13PhDscholarships 3.4). 44 newresearcherposts;staffaswell 7othersupport 64 newpostsincluding: arealsosupporting surveyed & A. Institute2011) 71pp. Kenny (Marine Change Strategy. O’Sullivan, G., Nic Aonghusa, C. to theMid-Term Review(2007-2010) oftheSea preparedasacontribution 2013. Report Internal 2007- objectives oftheSeaChangeStrategy totheachievement oftheaimsand Programmes research involvement inEU fundedResearch O’Sullivan, G. &S. Twomey. 38pp. Institute(September2010).Marine Compiledby by theEUINTERREG-IVProgramme: 2007-2010. Meade, C., &G. O’Sullivan. 42pp. Institute (June2006). Compiledby Mercer, M., 2000-2006.INTERREG-III Programme Marine successes intheEURegionalDevelopment Institute U-awy6 8 17 NUI-Galway Indigo RockLtd. CMRC-UCC M GrandTotal SME 0 2 0 organisations. 16 28 13 0 7 Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Celtic Wave http://www.celticwave.eu Website: € 105,000 Funding toIreland: € 928,789 EU Grant-Aid: € 1,238,386 Total Project Value: 2009-2012 Project Duration: Knowledge, Innovation &Skills Priority: Ireland – Wales Programme Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VA Funding Programme: Project Details Wales Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners Port ofHolyhead (Anglesey) Port Swansea Port ofMilford HavenPort of Port Waterford ofDublin Port ofCork Port Isle of Anglesey CountyCouncil(Wales) –Developing aSeaofSmiles four objectives: CELTIC WAVE projecthasthefollowing ofbothareas.the regeneration The itspro will raise destinationwhich Seaasacruise Irish in aglobally competitive onthe offering Ireland Wales connection. This willresult values anduniquesellingpointsofthe brand, synergy, cultural location, shared also addresstheaddedvaluesof the carbonfootprint. The projectwill lowering andinparallel between ports by minimisingsteaming times itineraries can beachieved onselectedcruise how reducedfuelcosts demonstrate fuel ef to agrowing desiretobecomemore the pro affectingRising fuelcostsareseriously Project Description fi cient. CELTIC WAVE aimsto fi tability of cruise linesleading tability ofcruise fi to le andcontribute To createaconsistentwelcome for • To Seaasacruise promotetheIrish • To for the createonemanagedbrand • ports of the Irish Sea. oftheIrish ports whovisitthe6 passengers cruise ship destination; Sea; Irish W: www.portofcork.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214273125 Cork. Custom HouseStreet, Company, ofCork Port Commercial Department, Captain Michael McCarthy, Irish Partner contact: information For further 97 Marine Institute (2011) 98 Marine Institute (2011) CSTP www.celticseatrout.com Website: € 619,221 Funding toIreland: € 1,561,381 EU Grant-Aid: € 2,081,841 Total Project Value: 2009-2012 Project Duration: 2.1 Priority: Ireland – Wales Programme Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VA Funding Programme: Project Details W: www.ucc.ie/zeps/ E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214904554 Cork. College Cork, University Science, Dept. OfZoology, Ecology&Plant Dr. PhilMcGinnity, W: www. E: willie.roche@ T: +353(0)18842616 Co. Dublin. Swords, Swords BusinessCampus, Ireland, Inland Fisheries Drs Willie Roche/Paddy Gargan, Irish Partner contact: information For further –CelticSea Trout Project SEA TROUT fi sheriesireland.ie/ PROJECT CELTIC fi sheriesireland.ie Sea trout Project Description into it missing knowledge andtotranslate The CSTPintendstoprovide this understood.the solutionsarepoorly most cases, thecausesofchangeand of declineishowever mixed andin decline. aserious suffering The pattern and Ireland, Sea, includingtheIrish are (of which20have for beentargeted of seatroutsamplesfrom80rivers This projectinvolves thecollection 2.To exploretheuseofseatroutlife 1.To seatrout anddescribe understand are: The CelticSea Trout aims Programme Sea. theIrish bordering for countries Wales Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners change. theeffects ofclimate and understand asatooltodetect variation history to nationalbiodiversity; quality oflife, economiesand torural to strengthen theircontribution to enhanceseatrout Seaandthereby stocks intheIrish fi shery and conservation bene andconservation shery Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 fi sheries in parts of Britain ofBritain inparts sheries Angling Clubs WelshGovernment Assembly Environment Agency Bangor University Angling Clubs (ZEPS) College Cork University Institute Marine Ireland Inland Fisheries of University Wales, Bangor fi sheries and sheries fi ts explore managementoptions. and infreshwater, andthustohelp fi betweenshow stocks, theinteractions togetherto to pulltheinformation modelling approacheswillbeused fi and quantityofseatroutstocks picture willbeassembled ofthequality and freshwatertroutproduction, a these data, andreviewsofthe scale analysis) andfeeding. From life histories, (from growth andsurvival andgenetics),(using micro-chemistry anddistributions stock structures samples willbeprocessedtodescribe and otheraspectsofbiology. The will alsobetaken toexaminefeeding size information;accurate but whole fi years. The sampleswillbemostly of offshore, over andfurther three waters detailed sampling), estuaries, coastal andtheenvironment atsea sheries Sea. aroundtheIrish sheries Various n clipsandscales, accompaniedby fi sheries sheries fi sh Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Impacts ofJelly ECOJEL www.jelly Website: € 266,000 Funding toIreland: € 724,940 EU Grant-Aid: € 967,000 Total Project Value: 2008-2012 Project Duration: Regeneration 2. ClimateChangeandSustainable Priority: Ireland – Wales Programme Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VA Funding Programme: Project Details Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners fi sh.ie – Managing the Opportunities and Detrimental andDetrimental –ManagingtheOpportunities Irish Ferries (Associate Partner) Ferries Irish (CMRC) CollegeCork University (Wales)Swansea University fi Sea sh intheIrish jelly ECOJEL willidentifythethreatof Sea. climate changeintheIrish whichmay resultfrom opportunities and origin ofpestjelly and origin project willestablish themovements Sea.ecosystem healthintheIrish The to on established and expanding aquacultureindustry identify how jelly an ecosystemmodel, ECOJELcan Sea, andthencompilingthisdatainto ofjelly and distribution thediet,By determining abundance technologies. development ofinnovative tracking the Irish Sea is likely to experience (if Seaislikely toexperience the Irish of jelly climate change. The ecosystemimpacts jelly thattheabundance of There isconcern Project Description and managethejelly aim oftheECOJELprojectistoidentify may,importance therefore, increase. The and consequently theirsocio-economic fi andaquacultureto sheries fi fi sh isincreasingglobally asaresultof sh nuisance blooms tobathers, fi sh (bothpositive andnegative) fi sheries, andwhether fi sh impactonthe fi sh threatsand fi sh throughthe fi sh intheIrish from climatechangeandover ‘Have jelly including oneinGlobalChangeBiology: peeredreviewedseveral publications ontheincreaseofjelly Intergroup Parliaments ‘Seas andCoastal Areas’ presentation totheEuropean Key outputstodateinclude: Oral jelly toswimwithblooms ofgiant divers potential ofarecreationalhotspotfor countries, the Seaoffers theIrish ofother fromtheexperience learning non-venomous, abundant). very Also, size,(large suitable colourandtexture, to Sea,the Irish jelly thebarrel new jelly whicharesupporting markets) eastern (e.g. for humanconsumptioninfar- for jelly markets emerging Finally, theprojectwillexamine oftheworld). parts shifts have alreadyhappenedinother is dominatedby jelly from a not already)aregimeshifti.e. ashift fi W: http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214703119 Co. Cork Haulbowline, Naval Base, CollegeCork, University (CMRC), ResearchCentre Coastal &Marine Doyle, Dr Thomas Irish Partner contact: information For further t the requirements for harvesting t therequirementsfor harvesting fi sh. fi sh dominatedseatoonethat fi sh harvesting industries. sh harvesting In fi Seabene sh intheIrish fi sh (suchregime fi sh products sh fi sh seems sh fi shing? shing? fi sh; fi ted 99 Marine Institute (2011) 100

Marine Institute (2011) Rising Tide www.rising-tide.eu Website: € 589,836 Funding toIreland: € 1,517,375 EU Grant-Aid: € 1,550,000 Total Project Value: 2009-2012 Project Duration: Sustainable Regeneration Priority: Ireland – Wales Programme Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VA Funding Programme: Project Details E: [email protected] T: +353(0)51448500 Co. Wexford. New Ross, 35 SouthStreet, The John F. Kennedy Trust, Irish Partner contact: information For further –ConnectingCelticCommunities accredited training programmes,accredited training with region. RISING TIDE aimstodevelop environment ofthecrossborder identity, andcoastal heritage maritime and givingrecognitiontothemaritime community regeneration, on drawing for sustainable joint opportunities also aimstodevelop andpromote events andtraining. The project inclusion throughjointactivities, RISING social TIDE aimstosupport future. also creatingsomesustainabilityfor the effect onthoselocaleconomies, whilst apositive intended thatthiswillbring oftheproject;the 3year period itis events intowns withintheseareas, over East Ireland. Byinvesting in6maritime areainSouth with asimilargeographical of 6countiesonthe West Wales Coast, RISING area ageographical TIDE covers Project Description Wales Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 (MITEC) Pembrokeshire CollegeMarine Technology andBoatBuildingCentre Wexford LocalDevelopment /County Wexford Patnership The JohnF. Kennedy Trust Milford Haven Port Authority • Economic regeneration in Economicregeneration • and heritage Promotionofmaritime • and Socialinclusionthroughtraining • develop thefollowing: to as well ascreatingnewopportunities existingevents andfestivals,supporting aims, of throughamixed programme RISING TIDE willdeliver threekey the promotionoflocalenterprise. and tourism development ofmaritime inthe projects withlocalstakeholders to develop localevents, activitiesand programmes community regeneration PC use. on The projectwillalsowork as communication, teambuilding and anddesignskills,construction aswell include theparticipants’woodworking, ofthecommunity,members which will progression routesfor marginalised communities. culture; development; Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 SCSC http://www.smartcoasts.eu/ Website: € 1,400,000 Funding toIreland: € 3,100,000 EU Grant-Aid: € 4,355,404 Total Project Value: 2010-2013 Project Duration: 2.1 Priority: Ireland – Wales Programme Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VA Funding Programme: Project Details Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners – Smart Coasts=Sustainable Communities –Smart University CollegeDublin (UCD) University (Wales) of University Aberyswyth and strategic valueofnear-shoreand strategic communities tomaintaintheeconomic and equip Irish Welsh INTERREGarea The coreaimofthisprojectisto directly tosustainable development. by contributing Declaration Gothenburg and the the aimsofLisbonStrategy COMMUNITIES willcomplementboth SMART COAST= SUSTAINABLE catchment).to theDargle east coast(southofDublin -adjacent bathing watersystemsandofftheIrish bathing watercomplianceincomplex public healthprotectionandsustainable real-time bathingwatermanagement, the methodsneededtoimplement which willbeestablished toillustrate inter-dependent projects demonstration The SCSCprojectfocuses ontwo Project Description awards, suchasblue lossofbeach ensure noadverse within EUDirective criteria. This will andsoontobeallowedOrganisation fi new real-timemanagementsystems, done by facilitatingtheapplicationof totheireconomies.waters This willbe quality inreal-time. public ofbathingwater the general with innovative ITsolutionstoadvise microbiological modellingcombined predictivecontributes hydrological and Directive. (UCD)also partner The Irish of) inthe2006Bathing Water requirement in (but notaregulatory as suggestedby WHO andallowed real-time publicsystems information the deployment ofICTtoolsand maintenance ofpublic healththrough rst suggestedby the rst World Health W: www.ucd.ie/conway/ E: [email protected] T: +353(0)17166825 Dublin 4. CollegeDublin, University Biomedical Science, School ofBiomolecularand Conway Institute, Associate Professor ofMicrobiology, Meijer,Prof. Wim Irish Partner contact: information For further fl ags, andthe 101 Marine Institute (2011) 102

Marine Institute (2011) Working towards asustainable future SUSFISH www.sus Website: € 618,399 Funding toIreland: € 2,199,334 EU Grant-Aid: € 2,932,445 Total Project Value: 2009-2012 Project Duration: 2.2 Priority: Ireland – Wales Programme Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VA Funding Programme: Project Details Web: http://afdc.ucc.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214904646 Cork. Fields,Mall, Centre, Distillery North CollegeCork,University Enterprise Sciences, Biological, andEnvironmental Earth Development Centre, Schoolof Aquaculture andFisheries Dr. SarahCulloty Irish Partner contact: information For further fi sh.com –Shell fi Sea: sh productivityintheIrish Wales Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners on shell models) change (viaoceanographic by assessingtheeffects ofclimate next 50-100years. This willbeachieved inIrelandand industry Wales for the sustainable development oftheshell future SUSFISH willproduceguidelinesfor Project Description in ocean current regimes. in oceancurrent acidi nutrients, andinorganic via organic salinity, waterquality(eutrophication respond tochangesintemperature, shell commercial included arehow current Spatial Planning-MSP). Aspects tobe areas(Marine protection ofcertain including recommendationsfor for theindustry,mitigation strategies adaptationor Sea anddetermining fi fi Seawill sh productivityintheIrish cation), andchanges sealevel rise fi management,sheries ensuring fi sh productivityintheIrish Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Swansea University University Aberystwyth (ZEPS/AFDC) College Cork University of University Wales, Bangor fi sh issues thatareofglobalconcern. astheprojectaddresses importance, Ireland, andwillalsobeofinternational economic bene day. SUSFISHwillhave signi toconditionsinthepresent scenario be assessedfromtheIPCCworst-case will ofclimatechangescenarios A range fi ts for both Wales and fi cant socio- cant Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 BIOMARA www.biomara.org Website: € 1,000,401 Funding toIreland: € 4,874,414 EU Grant-Aid: € 5,996,079 Total Project Value: 2009-2013 Project Duration: ???? Priority: Ireland,Ireland, Scotland Northern Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VA Funding Programme: Project Details Kingdom United Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners Queens University Belfast Queens University ofUlster University of Strathclyde University Dundalk Instituteof Technology (DIT) Institute of Technology, Sligo Scottish Sciences (UK) Association for Marine – Blue Energy – Sustainable Fuels from Marine Biomas –Sustainable FuelsfromMarine –BlueEnergy carbon-neutral andsustainable manner.carbon-neutral needsina ofenergy generation Much ofthefocus willbeonlocal through thesenetworks. willbefostered and entrepreneurship associations.and industry Innovation networks throughappropriate users and advicewillbeprovided toend andtraining,will beapriority support dissemination ofthenewknowledge new algaetobiofueltechnologies. The of existingtechnologyandintroduce theef knowledge istoraise ofthisnew purpose The primary the creationofnewknowledge. approachwillbe collaborative The initialfocus for thestrategic have wideapplicability. the ultimate stakeholder engagementtoensurethat assessment andanongoingprocessof potential systems, environmental impact techno-economic evaluationof of biofuel. The projectincludesa celled microalgaeaspotentialsources macroalgae (seaweeds) andsingle- willinvestigateBioMara both Project Description fi ndings oftheresearch fi ciency macroalgae. well asbiogasproductionfrommarine researching routestobioethanolas biomass.marine DundalkITare to and areapplying thisexpertise speci bioethanol orbiogas. ITSligohave biomassinto marine to transform IT andSligoareresearchingpaths atDundalk BIOMARAresearchers Irish of suitabilityby aprocessofelimination. conditions byaspects testingfor various production andthebestgrowing arebestsuitedtobiofuel of organisms which types The projectwilldetermine such asunder-sea cables. supply infrastructure energy traditional are softerandlessexpensive than introduced,of infrastructure which forms cross-border andmulti-purpose re-thought andnew, moreappropriate, of liquidandgasbiofuelswillneedtobe smaller-scale andmorelocalproduction energy. needsofnew,The infrastructural of forms intoappropriate conversion useor andlarge-scale distribution fossil fuelsandtotheirimportation, Traditional isgearedto infrastructure Web: http://afdc.ucc.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)719155314 Co. Sligo. Ballinode, Institute of Technology Sligo, Head ofResearch, Dr John Bartlett, E: [email protected] T: +353(0)429370200 Co. Louth. Dundalk, Dublin Rd, Dundalk Instituteof Technology, The Centrefor Renewable Energy, Dr PaulMacArtain, Irish Partner contact: information For further fi c expertise inanaerobicdigestion c expertise 103 Marine Institute (2011) 104

Marine Institute (2011) ISLES www.islesproject.eu Website: € 470,500 Funding toIreland: € 1,718,696 EU Grant-Aid: € 1,875,141 Total Project Value: 2010-2011 Project Duration: ???? Priority: Ireland,Ireland, Scotland Northern Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VA Funding Programme: Project Details W: www.dcenr.gov.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)16782606 Dublin 2. Road, 29-31 Adelaide Resources, &Natural Energy ofCommunications,Department Division, Energy Chief TechnicalAdvisor, Mr BobHanna, Irish Partner contact: information For further – Irish Scottish Links on Energy Study ScottishLinksonEnergy –Irish and technological, regulatory, trading andaddressing infrastructure grid challenges indeveloping itselectricity However, eachregionfacescommon wave andtidalresourcesinEurope. some ofthebestoffshorewind, Irelandhave Ireland andNorthern Scotland,The coastalareasofwestern Resources (Ireland). Energy, Communications andNatural of Ireland) andtheDepartment Trade andInvestment (Northern ofEnterprise, the Department between theScottishGovernment, Study (ISLES)isajointproject ScottishLinksonEnergy The Irish Project Description network offers thepotentialfor the offers network offshore interconnectedtransmission resources.major renewable energy An these harvest, connectandtransport Kingdom United Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners fi nancing challengesinorderto Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Department ofEnterprise, Department Trade Ireland andInvestment inNorthern (DCENR) ofCommunications, ResourcesinIreland andNatural Department Energy The ScottishGovernment (UK) and renewable energy. systems involved transmission ingrid andotherstakeholders industry withtheenergy close co-operation deployment. The studywillalsoinvolve and environment andplanning; regulatory aspects: -technologyandinfrastructure; andwillexaminethefollowinggrid ofsucha case for theconstruction feasibility studywilldevelop abusiness Ireland and Western Scotland. The ofIreland,coastal waters Northern inthe ofrenewable energy generation linking potentialoffshoresitesfor the network transmission electricity ofanoffshore of theconstruction The projectwillexaminethefeasibility help achieve this. potential.energy The ISLESstudywill on thisabundant offshorerenewable governments tocapitalisefully partner fi nance; and andconstruction Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 SAIL WEST (Scotland) Kingdom United Ireland) (Northern Kingdom United Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners www.donegalcdb.ie Website: € 2,646,397 Funding toIreland: € 7,025,046 EU Grant-Aid: € 7,406,840 Total Project Value: 2009-2013 Project Duration: ???? Priority: Ireland,Ireland, Scotland Northern Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VA Funding Programme: Project Details Ayrshire Council,Ayrshire ScottishEnterprise, South Council,Ayrshire VisitScotland Company, Bay Regeneration Highlands &Islands Enterprise, Irvine North andButeCouncil,Argyll and Galloway Dumfries Council, Highland Council, Council Agency andMoyle District Council, BoroughCouncil, Larne Limavady BoroughCouncilLoughs BoroughCouncil, City BoroughCouncil,Carrickfergus Coleraine Derry Border Regional Authority, Loughs Agency andSligoCountyCouncil Donegal CountyCouncil(Ireland) –Sail West LeisureProject renewed infrastructure andmarketing.renewed infrastructure through leisurebrand zone andmarine of Irelandtodevelop anewsailing coast withthenorth wishes towork most popularsailingdestinationsand coast ofScotlandisonetheworld’s the basisofthisfundingaward. The west the sharedcoastalzone whichformed leisurein planfor marine joint strategic and Scotlandsince2007todevelop a Ireland inIreland, Northern partners with County Councilhasbeenworking partner,As leadadministrative Donegal toMallaig. Stranraer along the West coastofScotlandfrom County Sligoto and Antrim coastfrom product alongtheIrish and leisureinfrastructure a marine initiative whichwilldeveloptourism The Sail West Projectisamarine Project Description Scotland. Ulster coastlineandthe West Coastof the shopwindow withthatofthe county’s leisureproductin marine initiative thatwillputthe marketing Council willalsoleadona€750,000 leisurecentre.marine DonegalCounty in Inishowen asaseaanglingand €1.6m todevelop BunageeHarbour 2009-2013.period This includes totalling€7.025movergrants the the plan’s €7.4minvestment with Governments have agreedtosupport INTERREG andthethreeNational W: www.donegalcoco.ie/ E: [email protected] T: +353749172597 Co Donegal Lifford, Community &Enterprise, Donegal CountyCouncil, Sail West projectManager, Frank McGrogan, Irish Partner contact: information For further 105 Marine Institute (2011) 106

Marine Institute (2011) AARC http://aarcproject.org Website: € 471,191 Funding toIreland: € 2,515,951 EU Grant-Aid: € 3,870,695 Total Project Value: 2010-2012 Project Duration: 2.4 Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details W: www.ucc.ie/zeps/ E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214904554 Cork. College Cork, University Ecology &PlantScience, Dept. OfZoology, Dr. PhilMcGinnity, W: www. oisin.naughton@ E: paddy.gargan@ T: +353(0)61300238 Limerick. Dock Rd., BusinessPark,Ashbourne Ireland,Inland Fisheries Naughton, Drs Paddy Gargan&Oisin Irish Partner contact: information For further fi – Atlantic Aquatic Resources Conservation sheriesireland.ie/ fi sheriesireland.com fi sheriesireland.ie; along with other important along withotherimportant for anglingandfor the Atlantic salmon ensure asustainable, well funded future andresearch,conservation inorderto recreationalanglingwith integrate managers. The objective willbeto Europeanproject by experienced projectframework, led structured packageswithina work primary funding. This projectwilldeliver phase ofINTERREG-III Atlantic Area Arc Project(ASAP)intheprevious delivered throughthe Atlantic Salmon work and expandtheimportant The AARC projectwilladvance Project Description These linked by nature, cultureandeconomy. 5. 4. 3. 2.An umbrellasports 1. Kingdom United Spain Portugal Ireland France Coordinator Project Project Partners and promotion. Cross cuttingthemeofeducation Sea facility; support A regionalhatchery Regions; development agendafor the Atlantic regions; methods inparticipating accordingtobestpractice restoration offreshwaterhabitat The delivery fi fi shermen liaison; shermen packagesinclude: ve work Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 The Environment Agency ofExeter University of Oviedo University (ICETA) DevelopmentAssociation for inRibatejoNorte Integrated Development Association ofDao, Lafoes and Alto Paiva (ADDLAP) (ZEPS) College Cork University Board(SRFB) Shannon RegionalFisheries French NationalInstitutefor Research (IRNA) Agricultural Westcounty Rivers Trust (England) fi sheries sheries fi sh species, sh fi ve ve salmon intheupperShannon. provide abasisfor therehabilitation of and by applying geneticknowledge to authorities andscienti authorities coordinating theactivitiesofnational of salmonproductionintheShannon, status impetus by identifyingthecurrent Board, AARC willprovide animportant ShannonRegionalFisheries former Project objectives, published by the of theShannonSalmonRestoration ecology.of restoration Inthecontext new developments fromthestudy how theymightbeaddressedby using declines intheRiver Shannonand causingsalmonpopulation the factors ofsome increase ourunderstanding The AARC projectinIrelandwillhelp member state. ineach observatories regional/river basins, river in targeted by networked acrossthe demonstrated Atlantic Area, Management (IWRM), whichwillbe for Integrated Water Resource intensively todeliver astrategy The mainaimof AARC istocooperate fi c institutions c Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Risk Prevention andManagement ANCORIM Spain Portugal France Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners area/ancorim http://atlanticprojects.ccdr-n.pt/project- Website: € 281,337 Funding toIreland: € 1,228,110 EU Grant-Aid: € 1,891,752 Total Project Value: 2009-2012 Project Duration: 2.4 Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Dept. ofEnvironment and Sustainable Development of University Vigo Diputacion Provincial de A Coruna, CETMAR of Coimbra University and Institute ofHydraulics Water Resources(IHRH) (LNEC) ofCivilEngineering National Laboratory French ResearchInstitutefor theExploitationof theSea(IFREMER) GEOS Cap l’Orient Regional CouncilofBrittany Atlantic InstituteofSpatialPlanning(IAAT) (CREAA) andDevelopmentCentre forofMarine theExperimentation Aquaculture Bureau ofGeologicalandMiningResearch(BRGM) Mayo CountyCouncil Udarás naGaeltachta ofIreland,National University Galway (NUIG) Aquitaine RegionalCouncil(France) – for Coastal Atlantic Network regional ornational. andstakeholders,makers betheylocal, decision- levels ofterritorial various organisations, associationsandthe politics, sector, theprivate joint-trade sectors: fromvarious decision-makers the scienti tools promotingexchangesbetween to intensifyrelationsandmaterialise The approachofthisprojectaims systems beviolated. ofcoastal shouldtheintegrity crises prevention); (ii)thehandlingofpotential ofrisk and development (interms relating to(i)coastalmanagement improve therelevanceoftheirdecisions available tocoastalmanagers, soasto is translated, andmade interpreted scienti useofthe entails makingpractical to climaticchange. Capacitybuilding thoserelated risks, andparticularly order tomanageandprevent coastal fromthe makers Atlantic regionsin capacitiesofdecision- the operational The ANCORIM projectaimstobuild Project Description fi that c andtechnicalinformation fi c community and 2007-2013. Atlantic Programme Area Operational ofINTERREGIVandthe framework sea projectsimplementedwithinthe withtheotherregional synergies of INTERREGIII, andondeveloping into accounttheprojectsbuilt aspart is alsobasedondeveloping andtaking more easily. The approachoftheproject existing initiatives andgoodpractices it possible for themtoaccessthe activities at Atlantic Arc level andmake involved incoastal among theparties willenable networking and programmes expected products, the Work Packages prevention.of coastalrisk Beyond the inthevarious quality information broader accesstopractical, usefuland innovative interfacesenabling easierand thedevelopment of project willsupport according to3phasesover 3years, the Through 5 Work Packages organised E: [email protected] T: +353(0)90949047693 The Mall, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. anChontae, Aras Mayo Co. Council, Iain Douglas, E: [email protected] T: +353(0)91503195 Ireland. Na Forbacha, Co. NaGaillimhe, Údarás naGaeltachta, Mairéad NíOistín, E: [email protected] T: 353(0)91495779 Road,University Galway, Ireland. NUI Galway, ofGeography,Department Dr. Kevin Lynch, Irish Partner contact: information For further fi elds 107 Marine Institute (2011) 108

Marine Institute (2011) Response andManagement ARCOPOL www.arcopol.eu/home.aspx Website: € 130,000 Funding toIreland: € 1,996,932 EU Grant-Aid: € 3,072,233 Total Project Value: 2008-2011 Project Duration: 2.1 Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details W: www.marine.ie E : [email protected] T : +353(0)91387200 Galway. Oranmore, Rinville, Institute, Marine Ocean ScienceServices, Dr. GlennNolan, Irish Partner contact: information For further – Atlantic RegionsCoastalPollution, 1.To outputsfrom incorporate The speci and managementtools. by adequateinformation, dataexchange supported ofexperts Atlantic network to establish thebasisfor asustainable against oil,spillsand HNSandinert response andmitigationcapabilities ARCOPOL aimstoimprove prevention, acquiredthroughEROCIPS,experience mitigation ofoilspills. Basedonthe on theprevention, responsetoand (www.erocips.org). EROCIPS focused the EROCIPS project(INTERREGIVB) involved in ofpartners a consortium local levels. together ARCOPOL brings and awareness activitiesatregionaland and actionplanscoupledwithtraining achieved by developing effective tools regions. Suchimprovement canonly be mitigation capabilitiesofcoastal spillprevention,inert responseand and noxious substances(HNS) and upon theimprovement ofoil, hazardous of coastalresourcesstrongly depends andtheprotection transport maritime The sustainabilityandimprovement of Project Description Kingdom United Spain Portugal Ireland France Coordinator Project Project Partners statutory emergency response; emergency statutory andnon that strengthenstatutory techniques transnational transferable development of and toencourage regional andlocalresponselevels national,EROCIPS intostrategic fi Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 c projectobjectives are: Pembrokeshire CountyCouncil Environment ManagementCompany (EGMASA) Environment ControlofGalicia(INTECMAR) Institute ofMarine Dept. andMarine ofFisheries Affairs Dept. ofEnvironment andSustainable Development (CIIMAR) andEnvironmental CentreforResearch, Marine Interdisciplinary Porto Technical ofLisbon(IST) University Institute Marine VIGIPOL Aquitaine RegionalCouncil Regional CouncilofBrittany Centro Tecnologica deMarFundacionCETMAR(Spain) it. thatthreaten coastal zone andtherisks andknowledgeinformation aboutthe thedevelopment ofrelevant support and dialogue between alltheactors actions atregionalandlocallevel, foster mechanisms, promotecoherenceof ARCOPOL willenhancemutual aid 5.Improve mitigationcapabilitiesby crossborder encourage 4.Further 3.Improve thelevel ofawareness and 2.Improve responsecapabilitiesin methodologies. guidelines, toolsandstandard procedures andby developing as ecologicaldamagecompensation compensation mechanismsaswell claimsand assessing thecurrent regions; partner andexercises inthe border training capabilities, facilitatingjointcross andenhancemutual aid strategies toimprovecountries response between neighbouring collaboration stakeholder involvement; and increasethedegreeof ofthepotentialresponders training systems andprocedures; and by developing tools, models, knowledge, andexperiences practices by compilingandassessingcurrent action plans. This willbeachieved and toincludetheminemergency spills the event ofHNSandinert Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 ATLANTOX Kingdom United Spain Portugal Spain Ireland France Coordinator Project Project Partners www.atlantox.com Website: € 136,640 Funding toIreland: € 1,195,651 EU Grant-Aid: € 1,839,463 Total Project Value: 2008-2010 Project Duration: 2.4 Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Agri-Food Agri-Food And BiosciencesInstitute(AFBI), Belfast Institute of andLand-use,Agri-Food Queen’s University, Belfast National Association ofCannedFishandShell and EnvironmentalCentre for Research, Marine (CIIMAR) Porto National Association ofCannedFishandShell Instituteof Cork Technology (CIT) ofCellularandMolecularNeurobiology,Laboratory (CNRS) Paris ofSantiagodeCompostela(Spain) University – Advanced testsaboutnewtoxins inthe Atlantic Area not suf European Union, themousebioassay, is modeofreference inthe The current toxin detectionsystemisrequired. address this, afast, effective andreliable reduced consumptionofseafood. To andina in areassuchastourism health problem whoseimpactisfelt Toxic episodesareamajorpublic suchas on sectors impact area andtominimize thefurther of food safety for peopleofthiscoastal require actiontoensureoptimum levels and are alreadyvisible andworrying probably notthemostimpacted, affects Although the Atlantic areacoastis development andreleaseofalgaltoxins. favourable ecologicalconditionsfor the whichproduce in watertemperatures ecosystems areaffected by and coastalpopulations. Marine environment impact onthemarine anddirectly orindirectly irreversible areimminent,global temperatures The effects ofclimatechangeandrising Project Description unethical in terms ofanimalwelfare.unethical interms tointerferenceis vulnerable andis fi ciently sensitive, requirestime, fi fi sh (ANFACO-CECOPESCA) sh (ANFACO-CECOPESCA) sh fi andtourism.sheries fl uctuations for biotoxins. based onantibodiesandfunctionaltests ef development andintroductionofmore the andaccelerate project istosupport The objective ofthe ATLANTOX fi cient methodsoffasttoxin testing W: www.cit.ie/chemistry E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214326701 Ireland Cork, Bishopstown, Rossa Ave., Instituteof Cork Technology, ofChemistry, Department Dr.Furey, Ambrose Irish Partner contact: information For further 109 Marine Institute (2011) 110

Marine Institute (2011) marine productsandby-products marine BIOTECMAR www.biotecmar.eu Website: € 291,778 Funding toIreland: € 1,500,000 EU Grant-Aid: € 2,322,692 Total Project Value: 2009-2011 Project Duration: ??????? Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details W: www.indigorock.org/ E : [email protected] T : +353(0)2761276 Co. Cork. Bantry, Gearhies, ResearchCentre, Indigo RockMarine Dr Julie Maguire, W: www.irishseaweed.com/ E: [email protected] T : +353(0)91493920 Co. Galway. NUI Galway, Ryan Institute, SeaweedIrish ResearchGroup, Dr. Richard Walsh, Irish Partner contact: information For further –Biotechnologicalexploitationof seaweeds, biologicalresourcessuchas Marine Project Description markets andindustries,markets speci to leadthedevelopment ofnew using biotechnologicaltoolsislikely bioactive molecules. Their exploitation are sourcesofvaluable ingredientsand transfer. technicians, knowledge andtechnology practices, and mobilityofresearchers synergies, throughexchangeofgood regional skillsintorealtransnational thesecomplementary transforming impulsefor will give thenecessary real regionalspeci and technicalapproachespresent the Atlantic. However, knowledge different Europeanregionsbordering chain isaproblem commontothe resourcesvalue along themarine products andby-products treated ofthe upgrading use andarational resources. natural of marine The better ofsustainable management framework biomass exploitationwithinthestrict frommarine of theactivitiesderived toadiversi tools andcontribute biotechnological the useofmodern are mainly SMEs)totake advantageof the companiesof Atlantic Area (which BIOTECMAR’s overall aimistohelp and, insomecases, agents. therapeutic areas offood, feed, nutrients, cosmetics, Spain Portugal Ireland France Coordinator Project Project Partners Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 fi sh andshell CETMAR Foundation Spanish NationalResearch Council(CSIC) Business andInnovation CentreofPorto(NET) Research(IPIMAR) Institute ofSeaandFisheries Portuguese SeaweedIrish ResearchGroup(ISRG), NUIG ResearchCentre Indigo RockMarine Museum ofNationalHistory, (MNHN) Paris Technopole QuimperCornuaille French ResearchInstitutefor theExploitationofSea(IFREMER) ofLaRochelle University ofNantes.University LEMAR -IUEM/UBO, ofBrest(France) University fi cities. project The fi sh products sh fi cally inthe fi cation Thedevelopment of andthetransfer • Theproductionand • • The • The project arethefollowing: by the concerned sectors The various BIOTECMAR’s objectives. therealisation of elements guarantee valuechain.marine Together, allthese ofthe contacting thestakeholders and training/education; aswell asin R&Dcentres; in thepartner information survey; mobilisationoftheskillspresent sessions; technological atargeted speci toprofessionals.transferred of A series communicatedneed tobelargely and and futureproblems and, therefore, industry. They respondtoimmediate and areinnovative inthistypeof biotechnologies (whitebiotechnologies) arerelevanttoprocess to industries value asthetechnologiesproposed BIOTECMAR arealadded brings R&D in marine biotechnology.R&D inmarine industries; and therapeutic for thefood, feed, nutrients, cosmetics fromprocessingtobeused derived compounds and/oringredients commercialization ofbioactive processing; and collection andtransport materials; source ofraw andseafood processingas harvesting fi c actions: workshops; technical fi fi sh wasteconservation, sheries, aquaculture, seaweed Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 CRUISE ATLANTICEUROPE www.cruiseatlanticeurope.com Website: € 108,278 Funding toIreland: € 480,803 EU Grant-Aid: € 739,698 Total Project Value: 2008-2011 Project Duration: ??????? Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Kingdom United Spain Portugal Ireland France Coordinator Project Project Partners Dover Cruise Port Dover Cruise Port ofBilbao Authority Port ofCoruña Authority ofLisbon Port ofCork Port (LCBS) SouthBrittany of Lorient Commercial Port ofLeixões(APDL)(Portugal) Port See Countries –SeeCultureSea Life See Countries Dover andCork. Leixões, LaCoruña, Bilbao, Brittany, the Atlantic frontincluding: -Lisbon, on is theinitiative ofagroupports The Cruise Atlantic Europepartnership routes. cruise tourism coastline allowsof for awiderange feature alongtheEuropean Atlantic that andattractions number ofports culture and Atlantic identity. The diverse value ofeconomicprosperity, regional ports, citiesandregions, emphasisesthe of through theactionofanetwork products,promotion ofnewtourist market. tourism cruise The creationand of the Atlantic areaintheEuropean been createdtoreinforce theposition has The Atlantic EuropePartnership dynamism. andavibrant traditions citieswithlong and majormaritime number ofports accommodates alarge million inhabitants. Itisacoastlinethat in Europe, encompassingcloseto70 coastlines maritime most important The Atlantic oneofthe Area comprises Project Description W: www.portofcork.ie/ E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214273125 Cork. Custom HouseStreet, Company, ofCork Port Commercial Department, Captain Michael McCarthy, Irish Partner contact: information For further 111 Marine Institute (2011) 112

Marine Institute (2011) EasyCo http://www.project-easy.info/ Website: € 299,980 Funding toIreland: € 734,536 EU Grant-Aid: € 2,688,476 Total Project Value: 2008-2011 Project Duration: 2.2 Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details W: www.marine.ie E : [email protected] T : +353(0)91387200 Galway Oranmore Rinville Institute Marine Ocean ScienceServices Dr. GlennNolan, Irish Partner contact: information For further – Collaborative –Collaborative Atlantic SpaceBiogeochemicalForcastingSystem EASY, and whichfocused oncurrents gatheredwithintheproject experience EASYCO builds onthesuccessful SMEs. authorities), usually provided for by farmers, ports,watercompanies, water local scale(e.g. coastalmanagers, atthe information institutions requiring areallthe while indirectend-users resultsattheregionalscale requiring areinstitutions Direct end-users Coastal ManagementandMeteorology. Navigation Safety, Fisheries, Aquaculture, ofusers,for awiderange including projectproducingresults transversal of afew kilometres. EASYCOisa sizes at theregionalscaleusinggrid hydrodynamics andbiogeochemistry toforecast countries the 5partner (AS) by joiningthecapacitiesof Modelling inthe Atlantic Space Ocean for Operational Infrastructure EASYCO aimstobuild aPolycentric Project Description Kingdom United Spain Portugal Ireland France Coordinator Project Project Partners Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Centre for Environment, and Fisheries Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) delEstado) Spanish StatePorts Agency (Puertos Environment ControlofGalicia(INTECMAR) Institute ofMarine MeteoGalicia- Meteorological Agency ofGalicia of the University Azores Institute Marine ofPau andPaysUniversity del’Adour(UPPA) MERCATOR Oceanography, Operational Toulouse French ResearchInstitutefor theExploitationofSea(IFREMER) Technical ofLisbon(Portugal) University andEnvironmental Marine Technology Centre(MARETEC), fi sh 5. Setting up a users-community 5.Setting upausers-community 4.Setting upa 3. Setting up BGCmodelsdeveloped 2.Integrating forecasts of operational 1.Integrating The speci UK. teams fromFrance, Spain, Irelandand ofextra scope throughthecontribution waves zone, intheIberian wideningits SMEs. activities, withspecialemphasison for theirdaily biological properties and oncurrents information grouping institutionsneeding models; productionandcirculation primary to relategrowth, capacity, carrying on the models basedontheBGCdataand BGC forecasts over thewholearea; in the AS for producingoperational over thewhole AS; currents, waves andmeteorology fi fi c objectives ofEASYCOare: shing effort; shing fi sheries management sheries fi modelable lter feeders Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Economy inRegions fromthe Atlantic Area KIMERAA Kingdom United Spain Portugal Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners www.kimeraa.eu Website: € 90,058 Funding toIreland: € 702,662 EU Grant-Aid: € 1,081,019 Total Project Value: 2010-2012 Project Duration: 1.2 Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Cardiff University ofHuelva University MIK, S. Coop of Porto University WESTBIC- Business&Innovation Centre of the (Portugal) University Algarve –Knowledge Transfer toImprove Marine research intopro European project aimstotransform the Atlantic Area. Insodoing, the economy across themarine support thatcan providers actors/knowledge institutional connecting thevarious develop knowledge channels transfer toestablish and goal itisimportant sector.in themarine To achieve this these willbepro the Atlantic Area. Itisanticipatedthat andinstitutionsin innovation actors Clusters,knowledge ofMaritime the will provide agreaterawareness and By takingthisapproach, theproject added productsandservices. 1. Identify the main centers ofR&D 1.Identify themaincenters following activities: theprojectwillentail In practice projects. activities andsponsored/collaborative facilitation ofspin-outs, licensingof the results; includingpromotionand be promotedtogive sustainabilityto Transfer acrossthe Atlantic Area will ofKnowledge a EuropeanNetwork demands.technology tomarket Finally, research capabilities, knowledge and web tooltomatch a transnational regiontocreate for eachparticipating catalogueswillbedeveloped services between scienti andlinks the creationofbridges economic nichesofexcellencethrough The KIMERAAprojectaimstodevelop Project Description participating regions; participating Sectorinthe linked totheMarine fi c knowledge and fi fi led, competenciesand table highvalue- fi rms rms 3. Benchmark best practice inresearch bestpractice 3.Benchmark 2.Detect successfulcompany spin-outs participating regions. participating to basis for exchangeofbestpractice the sectorinIrelandandprovide the of thestrengthsandweaknesses of gainknowledge help otherpartners This pro sectoragencies.public andprivate available from sector andthesupports Partner, thekey intheMarine players desk researchidentifyingfor theLead West region. Initially thishasinvolved Centre for theBorder, Midlandsand WESTBIC -theBusinessandInnovation inputtothisprojectisled by The Irish 6.Improve competitiveness inthe through 5.Create newopportunities where platform 4.Create aninternet and commercialisationofscienti SMEsintheregions; and marine of existing the modernisation/internationalisation scienti development ofspin-outs, launching sectorby facilitatingthe marine science; and appliedinnovation inmarine sectors linkages between traditional co-operation; trans-regional their intereststoassistdiffusionand and R&D Centers sector; knowledge inthemarine W: www.westbic.ie/ E : [email protected] T : +353(0)906625196 Roscommon. Road, Racecourse Centre, WESTBIC, Business&Innovation Seamus McCormack, Irish Partner contact: information For further fi fi activitywill le oftheMarine c partnerships andimproving c partnerships fi rms. fi canmatch rms fi c 113 Marine Institute (2011) 114

Marine Institute (2011) and Hydro-environmental Aspects MAREN www.marenproject.eu Website: € 332,247 Funding toIreland: € 1,075,943 EU Grant-Aid: € 1,655,508 Total Project Value: 2008-2011 Project Duration: 2.3 Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details W: www.nuigalway.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)91492502 Galway, Road,University NUI Galway, Department, Civil Engineering Dr. MichaelHartnett, Irish Partner contact: information For further - Marine Renewable Energy, -Marine Extraction Energy turn haveturn asigni particular, tidalcurrents, whichwill in an impactonwaterlevels and, in willundoubtedly havecoastal waters and devicesinestuarine energy renewable The positioningofmarine Project Description minimisethehydro-environmental • optimisetherenewable marine • are therefore to: The mainaimsoftheMARENproject on gettingthatbalanceright. itself. The MARENprojectconcentrates exploitation ofeachtypeenergy of Europeasthedevelopment and the sustainable spatialdevelopment inthefutureto will beasimportant sources balance ofdifferent energy sites.the generation The mixand to develop andwheretolocate ofenergy in choosingwhichform toassistdecisionmakers all factors approachtoanalysing and integrated pressure todevelop acomprehensive impacts; therefore thereissome sometimes have negative environmental of thesite. So-called ‘clean’ energies environmental andeconomicaspects Spain Portugal Ireland France Coordinator Project Project Partners devices. renewable energy promising marine ofthemost impact ofawiderange potential, extraction energy and Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 University ofCantabria University Technical ofLisbon(IST) University ofIreland,National University Galway (NUIG) French ResearchInstitutefor theExploitationof theSea(IFREMER) (Wales)Cardiff University fi cant impactonthe of thesedevices. the environment ontheperformance andhuman)theimpact of (natural devicesontheenvironment energy renewable both theimpactofmarine andenable theprediction of waters potential ofthe Atlantic Area coastal extraction ontheenergy information the projectactivitieswillprovide Collectively, theoutcomesfrom France: barrage, basedontheLa • Spain: off-shorewindturbines; • Portugal: wave energy; • Ireland: tidalstreamturbines; • UK: andtidalimpoundments; barrages • device,energy asindicatedbelow: renewableaspects ofadifferent marine andhydro-environmentalextraction willfocus onexaminingenergy partner devices. renewable energy marine Each covering thefour mostrelevant types of and hydrological conditions, aswell as ofcoastal to representthefullrange have beenchosen The projectpartners Rance barrage scheme. Rance barrage Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 for Better Marine Management for BetterMarine MESH-ATLANTIC www.meshatlantic.eu Website: € 245,158 Funding toIreland: € 2,274,802 EU Grant-Aid: € 3,499,695 Total Project Value: 2010-2013 Project Duration: Energies 2. Environment &Renewable Marine Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Portugal France Spain Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners ICNB- Institute of Nature Conservation &Biodiversity ICNB- InstituteofNature Conservation ofthe University Azores of University Aveiro of University Algarve IPIMAR- NationalResearchInstitutefor andFisheries Agriculture DIREN Bretagne IMA- Instituteof Aquatic Environments, Bayonne AZTI Foundation IEO- SpanishInstituteofOceanography Institute Marine French ResearchInstitutefor theExploitationofSea(IFREMER) –MappingEuropeanSeabedHabitats 3.A broad-scalemodelledmapfor 2.Detailed bespoke mapscovering a 1.Those whichalreadyexist, but need The threesetsofhabitatmapare: system. weban interactive mapserver upfor freevia products willbeserved seamless acrossthestudyarea. These three setsofhabitatmaps, made The mainoutputsoftheprojectare resources. management ofmarine planningandfacilitatingbetter informed ef asan It isintendedthatthiswillserve shelf zones oftheentire Atlantic Area. classi Environmental habitat Agency) marine System (EUNISoftheEuropean using theEuropeanNatureInformation seabedhabitatmap,a harmonised Mesh-Atlantic isfocused onproviding Project Description fi readily available datalayers. resulting fromtheassemblage of the Western area Europeanmarine ones; with sometransnational limited setofNATURA2000 sites - enhancement andharmonisation; cient spatial planning tool supporting cient spatialplanningtoolsupporting fi cation, acrossthecoastaland to user-community needs. creation ofhabitatmapsbetteradapted theproject,will inform the permitting which get feedback fromend-users isto of thiscommunication strategy communication initiatives. The purpose throughmultiple and managers environment users to marine Mesh-Atlantic willdevelop links W: www.marine.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)91387500 Co. Galway Oranmore, Rinville, Institute, Marine OSS - Advanced MappingServices, Fergal McGrath, Irish Partner contact: information For further 115 Marine Institute (2011) 116

Marine Institute (2011) NEA2 www.nea2.eu Website: € 331,499 Funding toIreland: € 3,068,737 EU Grant-Aid: € 4,721,137 Total Project Value: 2009-2011 Project Duration: &CoastalEnvironment The Marine Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Web: www.mwra.ie E: [email protected] Tel: +353(0)6737353 Co.Tipperary. Nenagh, Court, Friar Abbey St., Mid-West Regional Authority, Linda Newport, Irish Partner contact: information For further –NautismeEspace Atlantique 2 sports tourism activitiesinthe tourism sports coordinated development ofwater- con Whilst the qualityoflife andsocialcohesion. • protectionanddevelopment ofthe • economicinnovation and • arenaby delivering:international from whatisdoneinthisdomainthe within the Atlantic Area, whichdiffers a cutting-edgewater-sportssector (INTERREG-III), NEA2aimstodevelop sector. BuildingonthesuccessofNEA1 development inthewater-sports initiative tostimulate economic The NEA2projectisatrans-national Project Description Kingdom United Spain Portugal Ireland France Coordinator Project Project Partners environment; performance; fi ned itsobjectives tothe Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 fi rst project(NEA1) rst Ards Borough Council, North Devon & Cornwall CountyCouncils Ards BoroughCouncil, Devon &Cornwall North Association ofMarine Activities City CouncilofCambados, deGaliciaPublic Entity, Portos Galician Business, and Maritime Fisheries DiputaciónProvincial de A Coruña Local Independent Tourism Agency ofRías, XuntaDeGalicia-Dept. of (AD ELO) Community, andMondego Association ofLocalDevelopment ofBairrada Metropolitan ,Area ofPorto Intercéltica–Porto, Vale-e-Mar Urban Mid-West Regional Authority Council, Pays delaLoireRegion inBrittany,Association ofMarinas Region, BasseNormandy MancheGeneral CouncilofFinistère,General BoatinginBrittany, BoatinginFinistère, (France) Regional CouncilofBrittany 2. Forming and creating a network of andcreatinganetwork 2.Forming andboostingtrans-national 1.Forming economy through: water-sports employment and The aimoftheprojectistodevelop commerce andservices. marinas, water-sportsindustry, including: andfreeactivities, supervised aspect ofthewater-sportssector sustainable development ofevery basedon cooperation trans-national Atlantic Area, NEA2aimstodevelop European and international levels. European andinternational water-sports industry, withvisibility at the sustainable development ofthe Centres ofExcellencespecialisingin sectors; and water-sports industry ofthevarious and regionalnetworks Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 development in the marine algalindustry development in themarine NETALGAE http://www.netalgae.eu/ Website: € 415,137 Funding toIreland: € 1,404,034 EU Grant-Aid: € 2,160,088 Total Project Value: 2010-2012 Project Duration: innovation networks and Promotion ofentrepreneurial Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Kingdom United Portugal Norway Ireland France Country Basque Coordinator Project Project Partners Viking Fish Farms – Viking FishFarms Laboratory Ardtoe Marine of University Algarve BIOFORSK- Norwegian Institutefor and Environment Research Agriculture (BIM) Bord IascaighMhara Joint Association ofCoastalEquipment of University West Brittany AgroCampus West Centre, Rennes Tknika Ikaslan Gipuzkoa Institutua Mutrikuko ResearchStation(Ireland) Indigo RockMarine –Inter-regional topromotesustainable network developed regions. between developed andless expertise valuable of productsandthetransfer material,access toraw development of depends onsustainable increased expansionoftheindustry The further has decreasedinthelast10years. In Europe, howeverm production aquaculture. was producedfromcaptureand 14milliontonsofmacroalgae nearly year.increasing by 5.7%every In2008, Worldwide macroalgaeproductionis resourcesofmacroalgae.natural of is mainly basedonharvesting The Europeanmacroalgaeindustry Project Description marine macroalgaeresources. marine sustainable commercialutilizationof suggest policiesfor thesuccessful, modeland establish abestpractice industry. Analysis oftheresultswill withinthemacroalgae existing practice policystudyof result inawideranging fromdifferentinformation regionswill macroalgae sector. Compilationof withinthemarine stakeholders ofrelevant create aEuropeannetwork The projectNETALGAE aimsto W: www.bim.ie/ E: [email protected] T: +353(0)12144100 Co. Dublin Dun Laoghaire, Crofton Road, P.O. Box 12, (BIM), Bord IascaighMhara Walsh,Martin W: www.indigorock.org/ E: [email protected] T: +353(0)2761276 Co. Cork Bantry, Gearhies, ResearchStation, Indigo RockMarine Dr Julie Maguire, Irish Partner contact: information For further 117 Marine Institute (2011) 118

Marine Institute (2011) and Co-operation withSMEs and Co-operation PROPOSSE www.proposse.eu Website: € 216,775 Funding toIreland: € 1,376,570 EU Grant-Aid: € 2,117,800 Total Project Value: 2008-2010 Project Duration: and 3.2 Accessibility Transport Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details W: www.portofcork.ie/ E: [email protected] F: +353(0)214276484 T: +353(0)214273125 Cork. Custom HouseStreet, Company, ofCork Port Commercial Department, Captain Michael McCarthy, Irish Partner contact: information For further – Promotion of Short SeaShipping –PromotionofShort 3.Increasing awareness ofbothSMEs and 2.Identifying themainbarriers and between ports 1.Cooperation through: Poole, andCork. This willbeachieved of Aveiro,the ports Gijón, LeHavre, and between SMEsfromtheinterior ofgoods(e.g. road) the transportation toothermeansof a realalternative SeaShippingas is topromoteShort The overall objective ofPROPOSSE Chamber ofCommerce. Poole,Harve, Aviero andtheOviedo ofLe includetheports participants Port ofGijonwhileother Authority ‘PROPOSSE’. The projectisledby the an EUfundedINTERREGprojectcalled in ofGijontoparticipate by thePort Company wasinvited ofCork The Port Project Description Kingdom United Spain Portugal Ireland France Coordinator Project Project Partners modal. the potentialandbene to operators transport and industrial of theSea; SeaShipping,Short andMotorways SME modalcargo transfer Andalusia for the potential opportunities in theirhinterlands; promotion ofregionaldevelopment representingSMEsand organisations Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Port ofPoolePort SouthEastLtd. Marine Oviedo ChamberofCommerce Industrial of Association of theDistrict Aveiro APA: de Aveiro delPuerto Administración ofCork Port CRITT &Logistics Transport Port ofGijon(Spain) Authority fi ts ofchange lines andotherContinentalports. and building relationshipswithshipping andcargoes, ofnewservices attraction include ahigherpro being involved intheseEUprojects in ofCork advantages for thePort advantageous modeoftransport. The viable, costef SeaShipping asa ofShort the merits to andlogisticsproviders transport throughout theEU, their andinform account for circ70%ofbusiness asthey country in eachparticipating The projectinvolves liaisonwithSME’s fi cient andenvironmentally fi le inEurope, Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Aquaculture for the Atlantic RegionofEurope SEAFARE www.seafareproject.eu Website: € 181,024 Funding toIreland: € 2,066,657 EU Grant-Aid: € 3,179,473 Total Project Value: 2010-2013 Project Duration: sustainability environment andcoastalenvironmental Protect, andenhancethemarine serve, Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Kingdom United Spain Portugal Ireland France Coordinator Project Project Partners North North Western &North Wales Committee SeaFisheries Environment Agency Wales Scottish Science (SAMS) Association for Marine Fitopankton Marino Big IslandFisheries and Environment Fisheries IFAPA- The Andalusian Institutefor Research&Training in Agricultural, Food, FORMOSA, Algarve INRB- NationalInstituteofBiologicalResources Institute Marine (AFDC) CollegeCork University Ltd. AQUA TT of University Western Brittany French ResearchInstitutefor theExploitationofSea(IFREMER) (UnitedKingdom) Bangor University -Sustainable and Environmentally friendly Atlantic Area. between the Cooperation acrosstheentire aquaculture industry andenvironmentallya thriving friendly address theproblem ofhow todevelop SEAFARE projectthatwill isatransnational management ofeconomicactivity. zone managementandthesustainable deliver innovative solutionsfor coastal at regionalandnationallevels. Itwill andin industry and strengthen linksbetween researchers environmentally aquaculture. friendly Itwill withtoolsfor sustainable authorities and andpublic to-medium enterprises SEAFARE isdesignedtoprovide small- and addresslegislative actions. become moreenvironmentally sustainable potential, must theaquacultureindustry in thesameperiod. Inordertoreachits global growth ofmorethan6%peryear to for thepastdecade, contrast instark aquaculture sectorhasremainedstagnant Asia andLatin particularly America. The EU regions,competition fromotherworld whichgenerate EUrules with stringent in Europemust bedeveloped inline areas.peripheral However, aquaculture of the Atlantic inrural Area, particularly totheeconomicwell-being contributor isanimportant The aquacultureindustry Project Description fl uence policy development aquaculture species, usingPaci the issuesassociatedwithintroducing systems. willalsoevaluate The partnership production optionssuchasoffshore Project activitieswillpromotealternative between andregions. different countries and andindustry between researchers andfocus onknowledgesynergies transfer added valueofSEAFARE willgenerate sector andtootherstakeholders. The be effectively totheprivate transferred aquaculture. This knowledge willthen relating tohow toconductsustainable questions willsolve important partners Atlantic Area. andindustry,researchers acrossthe knowledge between and transferring synergies multidisciplinary generating ecosystems. SEAFARE willaddvalue, with sustainable managementofcoastal aquaculture sectorthatcanbeintegrated It willprovide modelsfor expansion of the compatible withsensitive coastalhabitats. intensity aquaculturesystemsthatare diversi fi development for Europe’s on industry develop solutionstospeci expansion ofEuropeanaquaculture. Itwill SEAFARE willpromotesustainable a modelcasestudy. sh and shell W: www.ucc.ie/zeps/ E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214904192 Cork. CollegeCork, University Ecology &PlantScience, Dept. OfZoology, Prof. Gavin Burnell, W: www.aquatt.ie E: [email protected] T: +35316449008 Dublin 2. P.O. Box 8989, Aqua TT Ltd., David Murphy, Irish Partner contact: information For further fi cation and development oflow- fi sh farmers, withspecies fi c constraints constraints c fi as c oysters 119 Marine Institute (2011) 120

Marine Institute (2011) skills tobene SHAREBIOTECH www.sharebiotech.net Website: € 435,636 Funding toIreland: € 1,759,230 EU Grant-Aid: € 2,706,937 Total Project Value: 2010-2013 Project Duration: 1. Innovation Networks Priority: Atlantic Area Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details W: www.marine.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)91387200 Co. Galway. Oranmore, Institute, Marine Biotechnology Ireland’,‘Marine National Coordinator, Dr. IlariaNardello, W: www.ait.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)906424544 Co. Westmeath. Athlone, Dublin Road, Athlone Instituteof Technology, Head ofSchoolScience, Dr. Paul Tomkins, Irish Partner contact: information For further fi t the Atlantic areaBiotechnologysector - Sharing life science infrastructures and life scienceinfrastructures -Sharing service provisions, the service andsupport guidelines for theimprovement of technological corefacilities, provide access tonationalandtransnational and environment. Itwillfacilitate processing, cosmetics, biology marine health, nutrition, agriculture/food- R&D initiatives inthe to Sharebiotech willprovide support transnationally. and researchcentres, nationally and knowledge between transfer companies innovation networks, andfostering and entrepreneurial transnational promoting by the AtlanticArea the biotechnologysectorwithin European Projectaimingtostrengthen ShareBiotech isanINTERREGIVB Project Description Portugal Spain France Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine andEnvironmental Centrefor Research (CIIMAR) Marine Interdisciplinary Sciences(CCMAR) Centrefor Marine Algarve of (ULAG)University Algarve Biocant Park, Cantanhede ofInnovationGovernment ofNavarra, Department CRITT SantéBretagne of Nantes University Athlone Instituteof Technology (AIT) ofIreland,National University Galway (NUIG) Bretagne Innovation, France fi elds ofhuman and SMEs. researchinstitutes public andprivate audiencesare ShareBiotech target dedicated policyinitiatives. ofSMEs,number anddiversity and Area, notablyscience, inmarine inthe of excellencetheEuropean Atlantic and 7regions. Itwillbuild ontheareas (France, Ireland, andSpain) Portugal from4MemberStates 10 partners of is implementedby aconsortium Led by Frenchorganisations, theproject projects. development research ofcollaborative Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Europe’s ChangingCoastalResource IMCORE http://www.imcore.eu/ Website: € 435,824 Funding toIreland: € 2,996,776 EU Grant-Aid: € 5,993,551 Total Project Value: 2007-2011 Project Duration: ???? Priority: Europe West North Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Kingdom United Netherlands The Ireland France Belgium Coordinator Project Project Partners Council, Aberdeen City Council Research Group(Cardiff University), Envision Ltd., SeftonCouncil, Durham Aberdeen Institute for Coastal ScienceandManagement, &Coastal Marine CoastNet, ofUlster), Research(University Centrefor Coastal&Marine EUCC - The CoastalUnion CollegeIreland National Maritime CountyCouncil Cork Donegal CountyCouncil SIAGM Syndicatefor –Intermunicipal PlanningintheGulfofMorbhian of University Western Brittany LawCentre forandEconomy Maritime MDK CoastalDivision ofGent University Institute Maritime (CMRC)(Ireland) CollegeCork University -Innovative Managementfor of IMCOREwillbetheprovision for adaptive management. An output ofstrategies response intheform andthedevelopment ofa sectors oncoastal climate changescenarios ofspeci impacts ofarange The projectwillidentifythe NW Europewillbeimplemented. CoupletNodesacross Nine Expert coastal resources. forof adaptive managementstrategies help withtheeffective implementation ofsustainabilityscience) can principles andscientistsusingthe practitioners (i.e. between coastal collaboration coupletapproach innovative expert how the through demonstrating The projectwillachieve this Europe. West North change onthecoastalresourcesof social andeconomicimpactsofclimate approach toreducingtheecological, transnational, innovative andsustainable The aimofIMCOREistopromotea Project Description fi ed scientists inNWEurope. and practitioners, policymakers coastal managementamong adoption ofsustainabilitysciencefor also helpinthepromotionof management strategies. IMCOREwill in thedevelopment ofadaptive of assistancetocoastalmanagers E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214864801 Cork. Ringaskiddy, Naval Base, Naval Headquarters, Mark Mellett, W: www.corkcoco.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214285841 Cork. Road, Carrigrohane Floor 13, CountyHall, CountyCouncil, Cork Planning Policy Unit, Padraig Moore, W: www.donegalcoco.ie E: [email protected] T:+353 (0)749724475 Co. Donegal. Donegal Town, Drumlonagher, Centre, Donegal Public Services Donegal CountyCouncil, IMCORE ProjectManager(Donegal), Jessica Hodgson, W: http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ E: [email protected] T: +353214703100 Co. Cork. Cobh, Haulbowline, Naval Base, CollegeCork University ResearchCentre,Coastal &Marine Jeremy Gault, Irish Partner contact: information For further 121 Marine Institute (2011) 122

Marine Institute (2011) InTraDE http://www.intrade-nwe.eu/ Website: € 82,335 Funding toIreland: € 3,516,836 EU Grant-Aid: € 7,033,672 Total Project Value: 2010-2013 Project Duration: Connectivity Priority: Europe West North Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details W: www.dit.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)14023782 Dublin 1 Bolton Street, Dublin Instituteof Technology, of Department Engineering, Transport Mr. Declan Allen Irish Partner contact: information For further -Intelligent forTransportation DynamicEnvironment system operates in parallel with virtual withvirtual inparallel system operates andterminals. ports The transportation todifferent sizes of be transferred environmental requirements, andcan This systemadaptstothespeci system. intelligent transportation space by developing acleanandsafe, space optimisationinsidecon improving thetraf The InTraDE to projectcontributes Netherlands). area stretchingfromIrelandtothe ofthiscoastal despite theimportance are able tokeep pacewiththisgrowth, North West Europe(NWE), few ports terminals. andmaritime of ports Within has anin countries.emerging growth This world globalization anddevelopments in in thelastdecade, mainly dueto hasbeendeveloped trade Seaborne Project Description Subcontractors Kingdom United Ireland France Belgium Coordinator Project Project Partners fl uence onthedevelopment Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Robosoft, France Oktal, France Liverpool John Moores University (LOOM) JohnMooresUniversity Liverpool South EastEnglandDevelopment Agency (SEEDA) (DIT) National Institutefor andLogistics,Transport Dublin Instituteof Technology LORIA) et Institut NationaldeRechercheetInformatique Automatique (INRIA- Logistique (CRITT-TL) Centre Regionald’Innovation etde Transfert de Technologie – et Transport AG ofOostende(AGHO) Port ofScienceand University Technology ofLille(USTL–Lagis)(France) fi c managementand fi ned fi c 4.Reduce thegapsbetween 3.Improve safety and theoperational ofnational totheeffort 2.Contribute 1.Improve productivityofsmalland are to: The mainaimsoftheInTrade project operation. ofthegoodshandling supervision site, allowing arobust andreal-time simulation softwareoftheautomated developed regions. economically developed andless regional containerports; lessen theenvironmental impactof within theregion; ef coastal highways by improving the road traf some and EUgovernments todivert competitive; region sothattheycanbemore ofthe medium size regionalports fi ciency of Short SeaShipping ciency ofShort fi c elementstomaritime Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Climate ChangeImpactsonCoastalCommunitiesandHabitats Kingdom United Norway Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners projects/show/&tid=31 http://www.northernperiphery.eu/en/ Website: € 4,750 Funding toIreland: € 18,000 EU Grant-Aid: € 30,000 Total Project Value: 2007-2008 Project Duration: community resources 2. Sustainable and development ofnatural Priority: Periphery Northern Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Centre for Coastal and Marine Research(CCMR),Centre for CoastalandMarine ofUlster University VisitScotland UHI MillenniumInstitute, Environmental ResearchInstitute(ERI) Aberdeen Institute for CoastalScience&Management(AICSM), of University (SNH) Heritage Scottish Natural ResearchInstitute) Alta (Northern Norut (CMRC) College Cork University Western IslesCouncil(Scotland) participating region.participating change initiatives alreadyexistinginthe knowledge andidentifyexistingclimate asappropriate; reviewexisting partners Couplet Nodes); identifyadditional regions(Expert across thepartner municipalities casestudies toform identify andestablish linkswithlocal role andtaskofeachpartner; theprecise between anddetermine Action istodevelop relationships habitats. The aimofthePreparatory low-lying coastalcommunities and projected climatechangeonvulnerable will examineandquantifytheimpactof comprehensive projectproposalthat Action designedtoprepareamore This projectisaPreparatory Project Description Periphery, inMarch2008. and HabitatsonEurope’s Northern Change inCoastalCommunities Sustainable Adaptation toClimate submitted afullproposalCoastAdapt: Action successfully The Preparatory W: http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214703108 Co. Cork. Cobh, Haulbowline, Naval Base, CollegeCork University ResearchCentre,Coastal &Marine Jeremy Gault, Irish Partner contact: information For further 123 Marine Institute (2011) 124

Marine Institute (2011) in Coastal Communities and Habitats on Europe’s Northern Perphery in CoastalCommunities andHabitatsonEurope’s Northern COASTADAPT www.coastadapt.org/ Website: € 151,680 Funding toIreland: € 780,387 EU Grant-Aid: € 1,445,226 Total Project Value: 2007-2008 Project Duration: community resources 2. Sustainable and development ofnatural Priority: Periphery Northern Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details W: http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214703111 Co. Cork Haulbowline, Naval Base, CollegeCork, University ResearchCentre,Coastal &Marine Cathal O’Mahony, Irish Partner contact: information For further –Sustainable Adaption toClimateChange as take advantageofthebene to reducethenegative impactsaswell living incoastalcommunities take action andtoolstoenable people strategies ofadaptation and implementarange projectthatwilldevelop transnational coastal communities. Atlantic social well-being ofNorth totheeconomiesand will bring thatclimatechange increased risk level isrising. isthe Ofgreatconcern coastal regionsischangingandsea- Atlantic The climateoftheNorth Project Description natural hazards.natural planningfromclimateinduced recovery also consideranddevelop long-term of climatechange. The projectwill and preparednessfor theimpacts development ofadaptive response in a ‘bottom-up’ approachinthe local peopleandgovernment academic institutionstoinvolve and environmental organisations oflocalmunicipalities, partnership CoastAdapt changing climate. Kingdom United Norway Ireland Iceland Coordinator Project Project Partners Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 will form an international aninternational willform Centre for Coastal and Marine Research- University of Ulster Research- University Centre for CoastalandMarine (SNH) Heritage Scottish Natural UHI MillenniumInstitute-, Environmental Research Institute(ERI) of Institute for CoastalScienceandManagement-University Aberdeen ResearchInstitute) Alta (Northern Norut Hammerfest Kommune (CMRC) CollegeCork University ofIceland,University Institutefor Sustainable Development Municipality of Vik Municipality Árborg Western IslesCouncil(Scotland) CoastAdapt fi ts ofa isa and further a and further Atlantic regions throughout allNorth communities andlocalgovernment staff not justinthepilotareas, but by coastal resources tobeaccessedby end-users toenable these stop web-based service provide asustainable singlesite, one- areas andbeyond. This projectalsowill between pilotstudy change networks implementation strategies; andclimate regional scenarios, andadaptation assessmentframeworks,vulnerability information; toolssuchashandbooks, CoastAdapt willproducedata; fi eld. Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 and theuseofCleanerFish ECOFISH www.eco- Website: € 256,231 Funding toIreland: € 884,273 EU Grant-Aid: € 1,594,995 Total Project Value: 2008-2011 Project Duration: areas competitiveness inremoteandperipheral 1. Promotinginnovation and Priority: Periphery Northern Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Kingdom United Norway Ireland Coordinator Project Project Partners fi sh.org Viking Fish Farms Ltd,Viking FishFarms Laboratory Ardtoe Marine Bioforsk, Arctic andLandUseDivision Agriculture ResearchStation Indigo RockMarine ofIreland,National University Ryan Institute, Galway -Martin College(Norway) Bode University – Environmentally friendly Fish Farming –Environmentally FishFarming friendly quality ofthe have ontheenvironment andonthe that treatmentstoremove thelicemay populations ofsalmonandtheeffect the effects oflicetowild ofthetransfer about whoareconcerned consumers environmentalists, and retailers themselves but alsofor farmers major issuenotonly for thesalmon salmonhasbecomea of farmed The problem ofsealiceinfestation Project Description through the use of wrasse which can through theuseofwrasse isbiologicalcontrol inrecentyears tried needed. Onesolutionthathasbeen isurgently of controllingtheparasite treatment, method soanalternative resistant tothislatesteffective thatlicearebecoming is now concern emamectin benzoate. However, there leaving only oneeffective treatment, isnow banned,these materials hydrogen peroxide. The useofboth pesticides andmorerecently with were treatedwithorganophosphate fi sh produced. Initially lice welfare of the wrasse themselves.welfare ofthewrasse same timesafeguarding thehealthand effective removal oflicewhilstatthe salmon cagesinordertoachieve the in look intothemanagementofwrasse economically andsustainably. Itwillalso disease free of numbers This willallow large incaptivity. bergylta) (Labrus wrasse the mostpromisingcleaner technology for spawning andrearing the above issuesby developing the The ECOFISHprojectseekstoresolve tothesalmon. the wildwrasse from other diseasesbeingtransferred about remainconcerned regulators environmentalists, and whilstfarmers has alsocomeunderattackfrom industry,needed by thesalmonfarming thatare ofwrasse numbers the large to theproblem, thewildcaptureof Whilst thisisostensibly anidealsolution the needfor any chemicaltreatments. clean theliceoffsalmon, thusavoiding W: www.indigorock.org E: [email protected] T: +353(0)2761276 Co. Cork Bantry, Gearhies, ResearchStation, Indigo RockMarine Dr Julie Maguire, W: www.ryaninstitute.ie E: richard. T: +353(0)9532201 Co. Galway Carna, NUI Galway, Ryan Institute, ResearchStation, Carna Dr. Richard Fitzgerald, Irish Partner contact: information For further fi [email protected] fi sh tobeproducedboth fi sh,ballan 125 Marine Institute (2011) 126

Marine Institute (2011) MBEO projects/show/&tid=42 http://www.northernperiphery.eu/en/ Website: € 4,827 Funding toIreland: € 12,970 EU Grant-Aid: € 26,678 Total Project Value: 2008-2009 Project Duration: areas competitiveness inremoteandperpherial 1. Promotinginnovation and Priority: Periphery Northern Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details W: www.teagasc.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)91845834 Co. Galway. Athenry, Teagasc Mellows Campus, Economy ResearchCentre, The Rural Dr Kevin Heanue, Irish Partner contact: information For further – Marine basedemployment opportunities –Marine been includedinNPPprojectsbefore. knowledge toareasthathavebring not sector withinthe seeks tohelpcreateadynamicsub knowledge.local maritime The project fi on localindigenousknowledge of thatarespeci opportunities income-generating on diversifying and knowledge. The project will focus andbusiness relatedskills tourism culture, andproductswith heritage knowledge,together localmarine-based are innovative inthattheyaimtofuse communities. northern These industries for manynew industries peripheral experiences. These areessentially fi sectorsuchas tourism of themarine promote thedevelopment ofaspects Action) willseektofacilitateand The MBEOproject(APreparatory Project Description shing practices, shing sheries, andseafood based tourism Norway Iceland Coordinator Project Project Partners Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Finnmark University College University Finnmark ofIceland,University Reykjavik Teagasc, andFoodDevelopment Agricultural (Ireland) Authority fi sh movements and fi shing industry and shing industry fi cally based cally Norway: Capearea in theNorth • Iceland: the • Western Fjords; Ireland: theoffshoreislandsof • Target areasinclude: Repvåg andHonningsvåg. from withparticipants Finnmark Galway.; regionofCounty Connemara Sligo, andthemainland; Cork Counties Galway, Mayo, Donegal, Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 aquaculture intheNPPCoastalZoneRegion WATER http://www.nppwater.com/ Website: € 226,288 Funding toIreland: € 870,559 EU Grant-Aid: € 1,609,700 Total Project Value: 2009-2011 Project Duration: community resources 2. Sustainable and development ofnatural Priority: Periphery Northern Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VB Funding Programme: Project Details Scotland Norway Faroe Islands Coordinator Project Project Partners Seafood Shetland, Lerwick, ShetlandIslands Scottish Science,Association ofMarine Dunstaffnage, Oban Shetland Fisheries Training Centre Trust, Scalloway, ShetlandIslands Scotland,Marine Aberdeen Research,Institute for Marine Bergen ResearchInstitute,Faroe Marine Torshavn Ryan Institute, NUIGalwayMartin (Ireland) - Warning of Algal Toxin Events tosupport and theirbiotoxins inshell phytoplanktonpotentially harmful oftheenvironment forMonitoring Project Description the regionisthereby facilitated. development ofaquaculturethroughout these methodstoindustry; the routes arebeingputinplaceproviding been provided andsustainable service regions.peripheral Training have courses These techniquesarehighly suitedto theapplicationofsimpleprocedures • rapid, onsiteanalysis for the • will provide: provision ofnewmethodologies that The WATER projectfocuses onthe regions. inperipheral to industry, particularly however, losses causeunnecessary Time delays inachievingresults, requirement inEUmemberstates. events canbepredicted. phytoplanktonwhereby harmful presence oftoxins inshell fi sh isa fi sh and sh shell development ofthe element tofurther as theirpredictionisanessential provided by theuseofsimplemodels, events is also ofharmful Forewarning W: www.ryaninstitute.ie E: [email protected] T: +353(0)91524411 Galway. Road, University ofIreland,National University Galway, Ryan Institute, Martin Dr. RobinRaine, Irish Partner contact: information For further fi sh aquacultureindustry. 127 Marine Institute (2011) 128

Marine Institute (2011) Strengthening Operational PolicyStrengthening Operational SUSTAIN www.sustain-eu.net Website: € 113,526 Funding toIreland: € 1,485,644 EU Grant-Aid: € 1,884,204 Total Project Value: 2010-2012 Project Duration: Regional Initiative Project Priority: Co-operation Interregional Sub-Programme: INTERREG-1VC Funding Programme: Project Details W: http://cmrc.ucc.ie/ E: [email protected] T: +353(0)214703111 Co. Cork. Haulbowline, Naval Base, CollegeCork, University ResearchCentre,Coastal &Marine Cathal O’Mahony, Irish Partner contact: information For further – Assessing Sustainabilityand to have inplace, attheendofthree They key objective ofSUSTAIN is change. andclimate use ofrenewable energy challenges, for examplebetween the multiple inter-linkages between thekey development worldwide. There are and active promotionofsustainable and cohesion, economicprosperity environmental protection, socialequity ahighlevel of which aimstobring Sustainable Development Strategy The EChasadoptedarenewed EU habitats.communities andnatural has potentialtoimpactoncoastal andsand/gravel extraction) tourism coastal protection, landreclamation, andharbours, development ofports activities alongourcoastlines(e.g. the The increasingintensityofhuman Project Description Kingdom United Spain Slovenia Portugal Ireland Greece Germany France Cyprus Coordinator Project Project Partners Irish Participation intheINTERREG-IVProgramme Participation Irish 2007-2010 Sefton Metropolitan BoroughCouncil Council Down District Science InstituteofMarine Canary Regional Development CentreKoper daRegiãoHidrográ Administração (CMRC) College Cork University Municipality Samothraki Leibniz Institutefor BalticSeaResearch SIVOM desMaures duLittoral Marin Observatoire Service Kouklia Community Council Union(EUCC)(TheNetherlands) The CoastalandMarine and BalticSeas. Atlantic seaboards, theMediterranean andSouth representing theNorth pan-European inscopewithpartners andNGOs).universities The projectis regional andlocalauthorities, (including 12partners comprises The SUSTAIN projectpartnership and communities throughoutEurope. future whichfacesallcoastalauthorities provided by asustainable opportunities an unsustainable development andthe and whichcover boththethreatsof whicharereadily measurable of criteria agreement withintheprojectofaset will besustainable. This entailsthe managementofcoastalissues integrated of theEU, whichwillensurethatthe tool, applicable for all22coastalstates years, afully implementable policy fi ca do ca Tejo Project Profi les

The LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity Sub- Programme co-fi nances best practice or demonstration projects that contribute to the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives and the Natura 2000 network.

LIFE is the EU’s fi nancial instrument supporting environmental and nature conservation projects throughout the EU, as well as in some candidate,acceding and neighbouring countries. Since 1992, LIFE has co-fi nanced some 3,104 projects, contributing approximately €2 billion to the protection of the environment. 130

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4 An introduction to the LIFE+ Programme (2007-2013)

4.1 What is LIFE+? The LIFE+ Programme issues one call per year. At least The LIFE Programme is the EU’s funding instrument 50% of the LIFE+ budget for project co-fi nancing must for the environment. The general objective of LIFE is be dedicated to LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity projects. to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental policy and legislation 4.2. Who can participate in LIFE+? by co-fi nancing pilot or demonstration projects with LIFE+ is open to public or private bodies, actors European added value. or institutions registered in the European Union. Project proposals can either be submitted by a The current LIFE+ Programme runs from 2007-2013 single benefi ciary or by a partnership which includes and has a budget of €2.1 billion. LIFE+ covers both the a coordinating benefi ciary and one or several operational expenditure of DG Environment and the associated benefi ciaries. They can be either national co-fi nancing of projects. According to Article 6 of the or transnational, but the actions must exclusively take LIFE+ Regulation, at least 78% of the LIFE+ budgetary place within the territory of the 27 Member States of resources must be used for project action grants (i.e. the European Union. LIFE+ projects). The maximum EU co-fi nancing rate for LIFE+ projects Proposals can be submitted under one of the is 50% of the total eligible project costs. By way of programme’s three components: exception, a co-fi nancing rate of up to 75% of the The LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity Sub-Programme total eligible costs may be granted to LIFE+ Nature co-fi nances best practice or demonstration projects proposals that focus on concrete conservation actions that contribute to the implementation of the Birds and for priority species or habitat types of the Birds and Habitats Directives and the Natura 2000 network. In Habitats Directives. addition, it will co-fi nance innovative or demonstration projects that contribute to the implementation of the 4.3. How well do Irish researchers compete in LIFE+? objectives of the Commission Communication on Since the launch of the LIFE programme by the Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 – and beyond”. European Commission in 1992, a total of 50 projects have been co-fi nanced in Ireland. Of these, 36 focused The LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance on environmental innovation and fourteen on nature Sub-Programme co fi nances innovative or pilot conservation. These projects represented a total projects that contribute to the implementation of investment of €99.6 million, of which €41.2 million was European environmental policy and the development contributed by the European Union in grant-aid. of innovative policy ideas, technologies, methods and instruments. It will also help monitor pressures on the Three previous marine projects (i.e. BIOMAR, environment. ECOPRO and the Bantry Bay ICZM Strategy) are identifi ed with the Irish partners receiving €3.27 million The LIFE+ Information and Communication in grant aid out of a total project cost of €7.64 million. Sub-Programme co-fi nances projects relating to communication and awareness raising campaigns on environmental, nature protection or biodiversity conservation issues.

LIFE + The EU LIFE Programme began in 1992 and to date there have been three complete phases of the programme (LIFE-I: 1992-1995, LIFE-II: 1996-1999 and LIFE-III: 2000-2006). During this period, LIFE has co-fi nanced some 3,104 projects across the EU, contributing approximately €2.2 billion to the protection of the environment. The current LIFE+ Programme runs from 2007 to 2013. Website: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life Marine Institute (2011)

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Marine Institute (2011) Irish involvement Projects(1992-2000). Irish inpreviousLIFEMarine Table 4.1. AnintroductiontotheLIFE+Programme(2007-2013) 4 coy rjc il uainIrishledpartners Duration Project Title ECOPRO BIOMAR Acronym website: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/ This textiseditedfromtheof CMRC (UCC)isinreceiptoffunding. intheCelticSeaEcosystem)ledby the Stakeholders Involving project(PISCES: only onemarine Partnerships (2007-2013), LIFE+Programme In thecurrent to-date niomnal redyCatlPoeto 19-96EOLAS 1992-1996 Bay for Bantry Management Strategy CoastalZone Development ofaconsensusbasedIntegrated Environmentally CoastalProtection Friendly mapping ofbiotopes. coastalzone management,Marine identi fi cial LIFEProgramme Irish Participation intheLIFE+Programme Participation Irish 2007-2010 fi cation, and description 1997-2000 Cork County Council Cork 1997-2000 NPWS/ TCD 1992-1996 / UCC-CMRC Irish Participation in the LIFE+ Programme 2007-2010

PISCES - Partnerships involving Stakeholders in the Celtic Sea Ecosystem

Project Description Current EU-wide marine management Project Details The Celtic Sea marine ecosystem is an policies rely on effective application Funding Programme: LIFE+ (2007-2013) area of diverse wildlife and important of an ecosystem-based approach (e.g. Project Agreement number Life07 Env/ ecological activity. It is also one of the the EU Marine Strategy Framework UK/000943 most heavily used bodies of water Directive; the Common Fisheries Sub-Programme: in the world with multiple sectors Policy). PISCES is a pioneering project Environment, Policy & Governance competing for space and resources. in that it is translating EU maritime Priority: Like oceans and seas globally, this policy into practical outputs for multiple ??? region is experiencing pressures due to sectors and across a multinational Project Duration: increasing human activity. In response area encompassing Ireland, the United 2009-2012 to this growing problem, the European Kingdom, France and Spain. Total Project Value: Commission LIFE+ programme funded € 2,100,000 the PISCES project: Partnerships EU Grant-Aid: Involving Stakeholders in the Celtic Sea € 1,400,000 Eco-System.. Funding to Ireland: € 111,250 The primary aims of PISCES are to: Website: http://www.projectpisces.eu/ • Find new and innovative ways to engage stakeholders in working Follow us on Twitter at:@projectspisces together on environmentally sound solutions for the region; • Develop stakeholder understanding of the ecosystem-based approach to marine management; • Produce a set of stakeholder-led guidelines for an ecosystem-based approach to management of activities in the area.

For further information contact: Irish Partner Sarah Twomey, Coastal & Marine Research Centre, ERI, University College Cork, Irish Naval Base, Haulbowline, Cobh, Co. Cork . Tel: 021 4703101 E: [email protected] Web: http://cmrc.ucc.ie Project Partners Project World Wildlife Fund-UK Coordinator France Sea Web

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The EU Erasmus Mundus Scholarship and Academic Cooperation Programme aims to enhance quality in higher education through scholarships and academic cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world through the formation of graduate exchange programmes. Irish participation in the ERASMUNDUS MUNDUS Programme 2007 - 2010

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An introduction to the Erasmus Mundus Programme 51. What is Erasmus Mundus? 137 5.2. Who can participate in Erasmus Mundus? 137 5.3. How well do Irish researchers compete in Erasmus Mundus? 137 Erasmus Mundus Project Profi les MARES - Doctoral Programme in Marine Ecosystem Health & Conservation. 138 Marine Institute (2011)

136 Irish participation in the ERASMUNDUS MUNDUS Programme 2007 - 2010

5 An introduction to the Erasmus Mundus Programme

5.1. What is Erasmus Mundus? Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme Erasmus Mundus in the fi eld of higher education that aims to enhance the Action 1: Joint Programmes including scholarships. quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue Action 2: Partnerships with Third Country higher education and understanding between people and cultures through institutions and scholarships for mobility cooperation with Third-Countries. In addition, it contributes Action 3: Promotion of European Higher Education. to the development of human resources and the international Web-site: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/index_en.php cooperation capacity of Higher education institutions in Third Countries by increasing mobility between the European Union and these countries. This text is edited from the offi cial Erasmus Mundus The Erasmus Mundus programme provides support to: Programme website: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_ • Higher Education Institutions to implement joint programmes mundus/index_en.php at postgraduate level (Action 1) or to set-up inter-institutional cooperation partnerships between universities from Europe and targeted Third-Countries (Action 2); • Individual students, researchers and university staff to spend a study / research / teaching period in the context of one of the above mentioned joint programmes or cooperation partnerships (Action 1 and Action 2); • Any organisation active in the fi eld of higher education to develop projects aimed at enhancing the attractiveness, profi le, visibility and image of European higher education worldwide (Action 3).

5.2. Who can participate in Erasmus Mundus +? The Erasmus Mundus Programme (2009-2013) is open to higher education institutions and to any organisation active in the fi eld of higher education and research as well as to students, doctoral candidates, teachers, researchers and university staff (academic and/or administrative) from any part of the world.

Regular Calls for Proposals are published which specify the activities covered, the application criteria and the budgetary allocations and grant-aid levels relevant to the call concerned.

5.3. How well do Irish researchers compete in Erasmus Mundus To date, the Irish marine community is involved in only one Erasmus Mundus project, being represented by the Galway- Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) in the MARES: Doctoral Programme on Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation project led by the University of Ghent, Belgium (see MARES profi le). Marine Institute (2011)

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MARES - Doctoral Programme in Marine Ecosystem Health & Conservation.

Project Description programme publishes a catalogue of Project Details MARES is a three-year world-class MARES PhD research topics within Funding Programme: ERASMUS MUNDUS Joint Doctoral Programme offered by the applied scientifi c fi elds of Marine Sub-Programme: a consortium of 24 partner institutions Ecosystem Health and Conservation. A1: Joint Programmes (11 full partners and 13 associated MARES focuses on six scientifi c and Priority: members) originating from 14 applied fi elds all dealing with the effects ????? countries. Ghent University (Belgium) is of impacts of humans on the natural Project Duration: the MARES coordinator. marine environment: 2010-2014 All MARES doctoral candidates study Total Project Value: 1. Future Oceans : temperature changes € 5,146,000 with two of the partner institutions - hypoxia – acidifi cation; and are awarded a joint Ph.D. degree EU Grant-Aid: 2. Understanding biodiversity effects on (Doctorate in Marine Sciences). In € 5,146,000 the functioning of marine ecosystems; Funding to Ireland: connection with the annual call for € 367,000 applications, the MARES doctoral Website: http://www.mares-eu.org

Project Partners Project Ghent University (Belgium) Coordinator Australia Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation/James Cook University Belgium Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering (DEME)

France Université Paris Marie Curie (UPMC) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifi que (CNRS)

Germany University of Bremen Greece Hellenic Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (HCMR) Ireland Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), For further information contact: Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) Irish Partner Dr Ian O’Connor, Italy University of Bologna Principal Researcher, Pavia University Marine Biodiversity Research, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway. Lithuania Klaipeda University Tel: +353 (0)91 742296 Netherlands Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) E: [email protected] Web: http://www.gmit.ie Norway Aquaplan-NIVA Poland University of Gdansk Dr. Simon Berrow, Irish Whale and Dolphins Group, Portugal University of Algarve Merchants Quay, Kilrush, University of Aveiro Co Clare. Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) Tel: +353 (0)86 8545450 E: [email protected] Portuguese Association of Trawlers Web: www.iwdg.ie Spain AZTI-Tecnalia

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Marine Institute (2011) ANNEX 1 ocsig rln t M ------1 ------4 - - 1 - - - 1 1 ------1 - 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - SME - 14 1 - - - - - 1 1 SME - - - - Public Body 1 1 3rdLevel Institute - - - - Public ResearchInstitute - 1 - Public Body 2 SME 1 1 2 - - 1 3rdLevel Institute - - - - Nowcasting IrelandLtd - - SME CentreLtd. Nautical Enterprise - - - Collegeof Ireland National Maritime SME - 3rdLevel Institute - - - - Association National Institutefor andLogistics,Transport DIT - Association Mid-Western Regional Authority 1 1 Association SME - Mayo CountyCouncil - 1 - 1 2 - - Ltd Law andOceanPolicyMarine ResearchCentreServices - Institute Marine - - - - - Ltd ComputationServices Marine Association SME 1 1 - - - Ltd Marigot - Public ResearchInstitute - - - Instituteof Limerick Technology SME - 1 1 (Ireland) SeaFarms Jersey 1 1 - Association Farmers Irish - - - 3rdLevel Institute - 1 - Association Exporters' Irish - - - SME - CanoeUnion Irish SME 3rdLevel Institute - - 1 Gnot/a Ionad Forbartha WESTBIC - Public ResearchInstitute - - 1 1 Public ResearchStationLtd Body Indigo RockMarine - 2 - - Green BiofuelsIrelandLtd SME 3rdLevel Institute 1 - Ireland 1 Geological Survey - 1 - Galway-Mayo Instituteof Technology 1 - Economic andSocialResearchInstitute(ESRI) 1 Ltd. Ecological ConsultancyServices Public Body 1 - 3rdLevel 1 Institute 6 Dundalk Instituteof Technology Association 1 Company. Dublin Port Dublin Institutefor Advanced Studies SME Donegal CountyCouncil - SME Public Body Public ResearchInstitute ofCommunications, Resources andNatural Department Energy SME ResearchStation(DOMMRS)Ltd Daithi O'MurchuMarine Association/Network Cybercolloids Ltd Public Institute County (A/P) Wexford Partnership Association Instituteof Cork Technology SME CountyCouncil Cork 3rdLevel Institute Clew Bay SocietyLtd OysterCo-operative Ltd. Forum Clew Bay Marine InstituteofLogisticsand Chartered Transport Board Fisheries Central Point Shell Cartron (BIM) Bord IascaighMhara Atlantic Shell Athlone Instituteof Technology AquaTT Algae HealthLtd. rs ate Pro Irish Partner fi s t.SE1--- - - 1 SME Ltd. sh fi s t.SE1--- - - 1 SME ltd. sh - Irish participants in EU funded programmes inEUfundedprogrammes participants -Irish fi l P nergI ie Erasmus Life+ InterregIV FP7 le No. ofProjects Mundus ANNEX 1 aeo t M - - - - - 1 - - - 1 2 1 SME 3rdLevel Institute 3rdLevel Institute Wavebob Ltd ofLimerick University CollegeDublin University ainlUiest fIead awy3dLvlIsiue- 3rdLevel Institute ofIreland,National University Galway rs ate Pro Irish Partner rna ru M ------1 - 1 ------1 - 1 - 1 - 2 ------1 1 - 1 3rdLevel Institute 3 Public Body - SME - 1 Public ResearchInstitute 1 3rdLevel Institute - - - - - 1 - 1 - SME SME - 1 - 1 - 3rdLevel Institute - CollegeCork University - naGaeltachta Udaras SME Trinity CollegeDublin 1 Public ResearchInstitute Association SME SME 1 Transas Group SME Techworks Ltd Marine Teagasc SME Sligo Instituteof Public ResearchInstitute Technology SME Skytech Ltd. Board Shannon RegionalFisheries Sustainable Energy ofIreland(SEAI) Authority Sea &ShoreSafety Ltd John F. Kennedy Trust SME of Port Waterford ofDublin Port ofCork Port O'Malley Fisheries Ltd. Ocean Energy Numerics Warehouse IrelandLtd - Irish participants in EU funded programmes inEUfundedprogrammes participants -Irish ydl nttt - - - 1 (ZEPS) Zoology, Ecology&PlantScience Tyndall Institute Centre (HMRC) Research &Maritime Hydraulics (ERC) Environmental ResearchCentre Centre (CMRC) Research Coastal &Marine Development Centre (AFDC) Aquaculture &Fisheries te ------2 - - - - 3 1 - 1 - 4 - 1 - - Other - Ryan Institute Martin 3 SeaweedIrish Centre Dept. ofGeography Dept. ofCivilEngineering andOceanSciences Earth fi l P nergI ie Erasmus Life+ InterregIV FP7 le 2 - 22- 6--- 1--- 851- - 12- No. ofProjects Mundus 143 Marine Institute (2011) 144

Marine Institute (2011) FP7: www.fp7ireland.com/contacts.aspx ANNEX 2 rgam otc onsOgnsto E-mail [email protected] HealthResearchBoard Organisation Dr. Creely Caitriona ContactPoints Biotechnology Food, &Fisheries,Agriculture Health Co-operation Programme Technologies and newProduction Nanotechnologies, Materials Nano-Sciences, Communication Technologies and Information Energy David McAuley Sustainable Energy Sustainable Energy Authority David McAuley Change) Environment (incl. Climate Energy pc rBryFnelEtrrs rln [email protected] bob. [email protected] Ireland Enterprise Ireland Enterprise Ireland Enterprise Fennell DrBarry Dr. MichaelMurphy BobFlynn the Humanities Socio-Economic Sciencesand Space Security Transport European ResearchCouncil Ideas cec nSceyD.Jh eaiICE [email protected] IRCSET [email protected] [email protected] Universities Irish Association Dr. JohnDenari Ireland Enterprise Dr. ConorO'Carroll [email protected] Dr. ImeldaLambkin Science inSociety HigherEducation Authority Research Potential Regions ofKnowledge SME's [email protected] Research for thebene MrJohnLynch Universities Irish Association Dr. Jennifer BrennanMRSC Research Infrastructures Capacities Curie Marie Actions People - National EU Funding Programme ContactPoints -NationalEUFundingProgramme fi t of t r irnDfyEtrrs rln [email protected] of Agriculture, Department Ireland Enterprise Dr. Pamela Byrne Dr. Duffy Ciaran r hlpCesyEtrrs rln [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ireland Enterprise [email protected] Ireland Enterprise Ceballos Dr. Fernandez- Sergio Ireland Enterprise Mr. PhilipCheasty Ireland Enterprise Mr. LiamBrown Dr. StephenO'Reilly Dr. Kennedy Gerard r ra olnEnvironmental Protection Protection Environmental Dr. Donlon Brian Dr. Alice Wemaere Ms Sorcha Carthy Irish ResearchCouncilfor Irish ResearchCouncilfor Irish Ms SorchaCarthy Harty Ms Leonora ee lfodSineFudto rln erc@s ResearchCouncilfor ScienceFoundationIreland Irish Ms SorchaCarthy Peter Clifford rMri ye [email protected] IRCSET [email protected] Hynes Dr Martin Ireland Enterprise [email protected] HigherEducation Authority Mr SeanBurke Dunne Ms Sarah Fisheries andFood Fisheries [email protected] of Ireland Ireland Enterprise Agency Agency Sciences the HumanitiesandSocial Sciences the HumanitiesandSocial Sciences the HamanitiesandSocial [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] fl [email protected] fi .ie ANNEX 2 Erasmus mundus Life+ INTERREG-IV on eerhCnr r mlaLmknEtrrs rln [email protected] E-mail Ireland Enterprise [email protected] Dr. ImeldaLambkin Ireland Enterprise Organisation Joint ResearchCentre JRC Dr. ImeldaLambkin Fission andFusionResearch Euratom ContactPoints operation Co- Activities ofInternational policies development ofresearch for thecoherent Support Programme rgam otc onsOgnsto E-mail [email protected] HigherEducation Authority Organisation MsEileenO’Connell E-mail ContactPoints Organisation Programme ContactPoints [email protected] [email protected] BMWRegional Assembly Programme BMWRegional Assembly Regional &Eastern Southern E-mail MichaelO'Brien Interregional MichaelO'Brien INTERREG-IVC SonjaMaurus Regional &Eastern Southern Periphery Northern Organisation Europe North-West Atlantic Area SiobhanRudden INTERREG-IVB ContactPoints Western Scotland Co-operation Irelandand Ireland, Northern Ireland-Wales Co-operation Programme - National EU Funding Programme ContactPoints -NationalEUFundingProgramme Ms Breda Baily Department ofthe Department Ms BredaBaily r mlaLmknEtrrs rln [email protected] [email protected] Ireland Enterprise Ireland Enterprise Dr. ImeldaLambkin Dr. ImeldaLambkin ul [email protected] SEUPB Nuala Cormican Assembly Assembly Local Government Environment, and Heritage [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 145 Marine Institute (2011) 146

Marine Institute (2011) Sea ChangeResearch MeasuresandProgrammes. Figure A3.1. Institutein2010. the Marine a morerecentcontribution “SMARTOCEANS” published by sectorisoutlinedin advancedhigh-tech marine the emerging Innovation (2006-2013). andagendafor The researchstrategy Government’s for Science nationalStrategy Technology and component oftheIrish Sea Changeisthemarine sector. strategy, for allStateinvestment but astrategy inthemarine of Agriculture, andFood Institute /Department Fisheries research andinnovation. As such, SeaChangeisnotaMarine a roadmapfor selective andmanagedinvestment inmarine sector(Tablechallenges for themarine/maritime A3.1) and social, and environmental andtechnologicalopportunities setsoutavisionoffutureeconomic,The SeaChangeStrategy 2013”. 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SeaChange(2006). by coherent policyand environment andcharacterized marine technology. recognized Itwillbeinternationally for itshighquality and capabilitythatrespondstomarkets andastrategic workforce manner, askilled researchpartnerships, by meansofstrongindustry inadynamic,and localmarkets innovative andtechnologically driven In 2020, sectorwillsellintospecialisedglobal marine theIrish 2020 Sector.Vision for theMarine 4. 3. 2. 1. underfour Measures(Figure targets A3.1): and researchpriorities describes The SeaChangeStrategy infrastructures to support theresearchprogramme. tosupport infrastructures Infrastructure: toprovide essentialandspecialised programmes); knowledge for evidence-basedpolicyandregulation(4 Policy Support:researchtounderpinandprovide the of theeconomy (4programmes); sectors development inemerging tosupport and expertise Discovery: initiatives tofacilitatenewresearchcapacities objectives intheproductive sector(6programmes); andindustry industry Industry: researchsupporting 4.Rapid ClimateChange 3.Policy Socio-Economic& 2.Knowledge &Information 1. Marine Environment RESEARCH MEASURE POLICY SUPPORT Legal Research Management Research ANNEX 3 • Competitive EU Programmes (FP7, Competitive EUProgrammes INTERREG-IV)(€33 • (€64.8 Othernationalcompetitive researchprogrammes • Directcompetitive fundingawarded undertheNDPMarine • over €150million(Figure1.1). This consistsof: is development andinnovation relatedtoSeaChangepriorities Investment, to-date(2007-2010), research, inmarine administered by HEA, EI, SFI, etc.). Institute, Marine NDPFundedProgrammes andothersectoral ResearchProgramme,The NDPMarine administeredby the of theNationalDevelopment Plan(NDP)2007-2013(e.g. fromthescienceandtechnologycomponent and inparticular comesmainly frompublic investment support) infrastructural researchandinnovationFunding for (including marine Table A3.1. KeyobjectsoftheSeaChangeStrategy. 5) Strengthen theeconomic, base social andcultural 4) sector’sIncrease themarine competitiveness andstimulate 3) publicInform policy, governance andregulationofthe 2) Build newresearchcapacityandcapabilityutilise 1) Assist theexisting, sub- indigenous marine andlargely million). million), and infrastructure). (€52million,Research Programme ofwhich€6millionisfor Key Objectives are oftheSeaChangeStrategy to: resource. of regionalcommunities thatdependonthemarine andecosystems; biodiversity manner thatensuresitssustainabilityandprotectsmarine resourceina the commercialisationofmarine researchandmonitoring; knowledge frommarine derived by applying the publiccustomer driven services ofmoreinnovative thedelivery sector andsupport andcompanies; commercialopportunities marine-related fundamental knowledge andtechnologytocreatenew sciences,natural andcommerce; engineering fromresearchinthe knowledge andtechnologyarising in activitythataddsvaluetotheiroutputsby utilising toimprove overallsectors competitiveness andengage - (2007-2013) The National SeaChangeStrategy Useful References: Marine Institute(2010).Marine SMARTOCEAN Ireland: Institute(2009).Marine SeaChange: Annual Progress Institute(2008).Marine SeaChange: Annual Progress Institute(2006). Marine SeaChange(2007-2013)Part Institute(2006).Marine SeaChange: A Marine andEmployment (2006). ofEnterprise, trade Department Institute (Galway). 56pp. Global Centrefor Ocean Technologies. Marine Ireland’sHarnessing Potential as aEuropeanand 2008. Institute(Galway).Report Marine 50pp. 2007. Institute(Galway).Report Marine 59pp. Institute (Galway). ISBN: 1-902895-32-0. 202pp. II: ForesightExercise for Marine Ireland. Marine 1-902895-31-2. 138pp. Ireland 2007-2013. Institute(Galway). Marine ISBN: Knowledge, for Research&Innovation Strategy (2006-2013). 93pp. for Science Strategy Technology andInnovation 147 Marine Institute (2011) 148

Marine Institute (2011) ANNEX 4 EA220-01ESineGi aiiyfrErp n ai mrc P 68 44 98 FP7 67 FP7 INTERREG-IV 125 35 Europeaneelsinthe Atlantic: Assessment oftheirDecline 112 Facilityfor EuropeandLatin E-ScienceGrid America INTERREG-IV 2008-2012 FP7 Effective useofecosystemsandbiological knowledge of 2009-2011 ImpactsofJelly andDetrimental ManagingtheOpportunities INTERREG-IV andUseofCleanerFish EnvironmentFish Farming Friendly FP7 2009-2013 Collaborative Atlantic Space BiogeochemicalForecastingSystem EELIAD 2008-2012 EELA-2 CroatianUnderwaterRobotics ResearchPotential 2008-2010 ECOKNOWS CelticSea Trout Project ofdeep-sea Management&Monitoring 2008-2011 Componentsfor Systems Ocean Renewable Energy 2010-2012 ECOJEL 2009-2012 ECOFISH 2008-2011 EASYCO 2008-2011 DEEPFISHMAN CURE between corals, Assessmentoftheinteractions CSTP Communicating environmental impactsonwaterquality, availability CORES 2008-2012 2010-2013 CORALFISH ComENVIR A 0821 rieAlni uoeITRE-V111 97 41 40 INTERREG-IV INTERREG-IV inCoastal Interaction Waters: A Roadmaptosustainable integration FP7 FP7 25 103 2009-2012 Sustainable Adaptation toClimateChangeinCoastalCommunities EcosystemResearchResults ClimateChangeandMarine 110 2009-2012 COEXIST INTERREG-IV Developing aSeaofSmiles Europe Atlantic Cruise 2009-2011 FP7 COASTADAPT 109 andmussels Managementofinfectious inEurope diseasesinoysters Changesincarbonuptake andemission Impacts 2009-2012 INTERREG-IV 2008-2011 Climate Change Biomass Sustainable FuelsfromMarine BlueEnergy- productsandby-products Biotechnologicalexploitationofmarine CLAMER 2010-2013 2010-2013 Celtic Wave INTERREG-IV 84 CARBOCHANGE Sustainable productionofbiologically active moleculesofmarine 108 2009-2013 2009-2011 CAE 23 andPilot Intuitive Operation Training whenUsingMarine BIVALIFE Azimuthing 2010-2013 BIOTECMAR Advancedtestsaboutnewtoxins inthe Atlantic area BioMara INTERREG-IV 2008-2011 Modellingfor AppliedSimulationstheUnderstanding andIntegrated 64 PageNo. BAMMBO FP7 AtlanticRegions'CoastalPollution, ResponseandPreparedness 2008-2010 106 66 FP7 2010-2013 FundingProgramme AZIPILOT for thedevelopment in Network ofphage therapy Aquaculture Region ThefutureofresearchonaquacultureintheMediterranean 2008-2011 ATLANTOX in governance andmulti-stakeholder participation Supporting INTERREG-IV 2011-2015 ASIMUTH 2009-2012 FP7 Algaeandaquaticbiomassfor asustainable productionof2nd ARCOPOL 2009-2012 FP7 AQUAPHAGE for ExcellenceinEuropeanFishResearch AquacultureInfrastructures AQUAMED 2010-2013 Recherche Atlantique porlaPrevention delaGestiondesRisques Aqualnnova Air-sea 2010-2013 ArcticClimateChange, Economy andSociety 2009-2012 Aquafuels Atlantic Aquatic ResourceConservation 2008-2012 AQUAEXCEL 2010-2013 2010-2012 ANCORIM ProjectTitle ProjectDuration AIRSEA ACCESS AARC Acronym - Alphabetical Project Acronym Listing 0720 ClimateChangeImpactsonCoastalCommunities and Habitats 2007-2008 beyond ofEuropeand ecosystem basedmanagementinthedeepwaters andpredictivein ordertodevelop modellingtoolsfor monitoring and use the Irish Sea the Irish boundary layer boundary of aquacultureand Periphery and HabitatsonEurope'sNorthern Project) (Preparatory based origin Control Devices of Toxic andHarmful Algal Blooms aquaculture researchandinnovation befuels generation Littoraux fl uxes atmospheric ofclimatically relevantgasesinthemarine fi sheries fi seisadsok P 27 FP7 and stocks sheries fi sh and sh fi fi sheries sheries seisF728 FP7 sheries fi sh in sh P 43 FP7 P 42 FP7 NERGI 99 INTERREG-IV 26 FP7 P 85 FP7 NERGI 124 123 INTERREG-IV INTERREG-IV 24 55 61 FP7 FP7 22 FP7 34 FP7 107 FP7 INTERREG-IV ANNEX 4 E220-01Nuim saeAlniu IITRE-V116 32 51 INTERREG-IV 50 FP7 FP7 Coordination platforms- Conversion OffshoreRenewable Energy Management Optionsfor Ecosystem-basedMarine Delivering Environmental forData Marine Network OpenService 49 2009-2011 2009-2013 Inter-regional topromotesustainable development network inthe FP7 NautismeEspace Atlantique II 29 115 2010-2013 126 ORECCA 2010-2012 2009-2011 GMES validationofupgraded Development andpre-operational ODEMM NETMAR INTERREG-IV FP7 andnewtechnologyfor Development grading, ofbestpractice INTERREG-IV 2009-2013 NetAlgae for thedetectionoftoxic algae Micro-arrays FP7 48 86 NEA2 75 and Genomicsfor Users: Marine GenomicsSupport Marine 2008- MyOcean 2008-2012 andevaluationofspatially managedareas Monitoring 2010-2013 EcosystemOperational MakingEuropeanFisheries MusselsAlive 2008-2012 BasedEmployment Opportunities Marine MappingEuropeanSeabedHabitats MIDTAL FP7 FP7 FP7 Research Knowledge EuropeanMarine Transfer andUptake ofResults 138 2008-2011 47 MG4U 2008-2009 for Energy Network Renewable 104 Infrastructure Marine Technologies 2010-2013 MESMA 2009-2011 MESH-ATLANTIC Mundus Erasmus project willestablish MARINAplatform asetofequitable and 2010-2012 MEFEPO EcosystemHealthandConservation onMarine Programme Doctoral INTERREG-IV MBEO MarineTT 2009-2013 andHydro- Extraction Energy Renewable Energy- Marine 2010-2014 FP7 MaRINET 122 Marine Algae asBiomass for Biofuel 78 2008-2011 Knowledge-based Sustainable Managementfor Europe'sSeas MARINA 70 2008-2012 MARES for phasefor adeepseafacilityintheMediterranean Preparatory INTERREG-IV 121 2008-2012 46 Clusters: between Maritime scienti Creationofbridges MAREN Study ScottishLinksonEnergy Irish 36 for theStudyof MABFUEL Anthropogenic andClimate Observatory Marine 2008-2011 FP7 KNOWSEAS 2010-2012 PageNo. INTERREG-IV FP7 Intelligent forTransportation DynamicEnvironment 2010-2013 KM3NET-PP 2011- Innovative Managementfor Europe'sChangingCoastalResource Hydrocolloidsasfunctionalfood ingredientsfor FundingProgramme guthealth 56 KIMERRA FP7 2010-2012 FP7 2007-2011 Hotspotecosystem researchandman'simpactonEuropeanseas 2008-2010 JERICO ISLES andOcean for ManagementofMarine Pan-European Infrastructure InTraDE 2009-2012 Towards Infrastructure GlobalOceanObserving an Alliance ofEuropeanresearch IMCORE 2009-2013 FP7 HYFFI HERMIONE 2008-2012 2008-2010 Researchfor Pre-normative OceanEnergy Atlantic Oceanandassociatedshelf-seasprotection North Sea EuropeanMultidisciplinary GEO-SEAS EuropeanE-FreightCapabilitiesfor Co-Modal Transport EUROFLEETS 2008-2011 2010-2013 2008-2012 EuroArgo 2009-2011 ProjectTitle EURO_BASIN ProjectDuration EquiMAR EMSO E-freight Acronym - 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Marine Institute (2011) ANNEX 4 AERI I20-02Iiiltann ewr o aeeeg eerhpoesoasF787 60 Water bodiesinEurope: SystemstoassessEcological Integrative FP7 FP7 128 2010-2013 for wave network researchprofessionals Initialtraining energy Warning of Algal Toxin Aquaculture intheNPP Events toSupport Vectors Life: ofChangein OceansandSeasMarine Impacton 2008-2012 2009-2011 INTERREG-IV WISER maritime team-training Thedevelopment ofaninnovative 3Dvirtual WAVETRAIN II 2010-2013 Policy AssessingSustainabilityandStrengtheningOperational WATER Shell 2008- VECTORS 2010-2012 for Ports Upgrade Security 2009-2012 Sustainable development ofEuropeanSMEsengagedinabalone TeamSafety 2009-2013 SUSTAIN 2008-2010 StandardisationofPointSUSFISH Sustainable and Knowledge forAbsorber theEuropeanMaritime Platform by Wave Convertors Energy SUPPORT contaminants, of Harmful SearchandMonitoring otherpollutantsand 2008-2011 2008-2011 SUDEVAB 2009-2012 STANDPOINT SKEMA SHOAL alWs 0921 alWs esr rjc NERGI 105 101 100 INTERREG-IV Bivalve conditioningandsettlement-keys tocompetitive hatchery andskillstobene life scienceinfrastructures Sharing INTERREG-IV INTERREG-IV 2010-2013 58 Towards and ResearchStrategy EuropeanMarine anIntegrated 2008- 76 Sustainable andEnvironmentally friendly Aquaculture for the Atlantic SMART COASTS=SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ShareBiotech 2010-2014 118 133 SETTLE 2010-2012 2010-2013 SEAS ERA FP7 Project Leisure SailWest of Advancingunderstanding Atlantic SalmonatSea: genetics Merging FP7 INTERREG-IV ConnectingCelticCommunities SEAFARE SeaShippingandIntermodality for Short PromotionalPlatform SCSC 2009-2013 2008-2011 LIFE+ conPymes SeaShippingyCooperation PromotiondelShort 2009-2012 2008-2011 SALSEA-Merge InvolvingintheCelticSeaEcosystem Stakeholders Partnership infrastructure Apan-Europeanspecies-directories Sail West 2008-2010 Rising Assessingthecausesanddeveloping measurestoprevent theescape Tide 2010-2012 PROPS 2008-2012 throughtheintelligentuse ProtectionofEuropeanseasandborders PROPOSSE 2008-2011 PREVENT ESCAPE 2010-2013 PISCES PESI PERSEUS coy rjc uainPoetTteFnigPormePageNo. FundingProgramme Establishing thescienti ProjectTitle ProjectDuration 2008- OYSTERECOVER Acronym - Alphabetical Project Acronym Listing future status andRecovery Coastal ZoneRegion Economic Sectors for seaandseafarers’ responsetraining emergency safety simulationtomeetthelatestEUsafety platform requirements aquaculture Demonstration Logistics Industry ofrobotic usingaswarm leaks invessels inport area biotechnologysector production Programme Region ofEurope patterns and ecologytoresolve stock-speci of of surveillance totacklethemainconstraint,strategies bonamiosis standards torecover theEuropean fi sh fromsea-cageaquaculture fi Sea:sh productivityintheIrish Working towards asustainable fi c basesandtechnicalprocedures fi c migration and distribution anddistribution c migration fl at oyster productionthrough fi sh fi t the Atlantic t NERGI 102 INTERREG-IV 33 FP7 P 54 65 127 FP7 83 INTERREG-IV FP7 82 FP7 39 59 FP7 FP7 FP7 NERGI 120 INTERREG-IV P 81 53 119 FP7 52 FP7 INTERREG-IV 31 FP7 57 FP7 80 FP7 FP7 ANNEX 5 S CentralStatisticsOf CoastalandMarineResearch Centre (UCC) CSO CO2 Carbon AtlanticSalmon Arc Project (INTERREG-III) CMRC BMW Border-Midlands-West Aquaculture andFisheriesDevelopment Centre (UCC) AUV Autonomous Dioxide ASAP AS Atlantic Region AFDC Underwater AA Atlantic Space Vehicle Area P EU7thFramework Programme (2007-2013) European Agency for theManagement ofOperationalCooperation at theExternalBorders EU6thFramework Programme (2002-2006) EuropeanFRONTEX Nature Information System EuropeanFP7 MarineInformation System FP6 Environmental Research Institute(UCC) EUNIS European RegionalDevelopment Fund EUMIS EU European EncyclopaediaofLife ERI European MaritimeSafety Agency ERDF European InlandFisheries Commission ERA EuropeanAdvisory Union EoL EnablingGridsfor E-Science EMSA EconomicExclusionZone EIFAC Research EI Engineers EGEE European Aquaculture EEZ Technology andInnovation Platform Area EEA European DaithiO’Murchu MarineResearch StationLtd Ireland EC European EATIP EUDirectorate and Generalfor Energy Transport of Department Agriculture, FisheriesandFood DOMMRS Economic DNA Deoxyribonucleic Commission DG TREN DAFF Area Acid - Glossary of Acronyms -Glossary used fi ce 151 Marine Institute (2011) 152

Marine Institute (2011) ANNEX 5 D NationalDevelopment Plan Network Control Centre Framework MarineStrategy Directive MarineRenewable Energy NDP NCC Low molecular weight polysaccharides LimerickInstituteof Technology MSFD Knowledge BasedBio-Economy MRE Joint Research Centre LMWP Integrated LIT Water Resource Management KBBE InternationalShipandPort Facility JRC InternationalSafety Management IWRM IT Information IrishResearch Councilfor ScienceEngineering and Technology Intergovernmental PanelonClimateChange ISPS ISM Infrastructure for SpatialInformation inEurope InternationalElectrotechnical Commission IRCSET Information andCommunication Technologies Technology IPCC Countries InternationalCooperationPartner INSPIRE InternationalCouncilfor theExplorationofSea IEC InternationalCoastal Atlas Network ICT Hazardous andNoxious Substances ICPC ICES HydraulicsandMaritimeResearch Centre (UCC) ICAN HNS HMRC HEA Higher System GlobalOceanObservation Galway-Mayo Instituteof TechnologyHD Habitats GlobalMonitoringfor Environment andSecurity HAB Harmful GOOS Education GMIT SystemofSystems Observation GlobalEarth Directive GlobalBiodiversity Information Facility GMES Algae GHG Greenhouse Authority GEOSS GBIF Blooms gases - Glossary of Acronyms -Glossary used ANNEX 5 DG Taxonomic Databasesfor PlantSciences Trinity College Dublin SeaShipping Short TDWG TCD SeaPromotion Short Centres SSS SmalltoMediumsizeEnterprise SSN SafeSeaNet SingleInformation Spacein Europe for theEnvironment SRA Strategic ScienceFoundation Ireland SPCs SME SpecialEuropean UnionProgrammes Body Shared Environmental Information System SISE Research Scienceand Technology SFI Research, Technology andDevelopment SEUPB SEIS Remotely OperatedUnderwater Vehicle Agenda S & T RepublicofIreland RTD rRNA Ribosomal ROV Regional Council(for Fisheries) Advisory RoI Research andDevelopment RNA Ribonucleic Ribonucleic RE Renewable pressure CarbonDioxide partial RAC R&D Acid Acid PTO Power-Take-Off OpenSource Project for aNetworkEnergy Data Access Protector OpenGeospatialConsortium pCO2 OWC Oscillating NationalUniversity ofIreland, Galway OpenDAP NationalResearch andEducationNetworkOCG NWE North Water NUIG NationalParksand Wildlife Service NREN NPZD Nutrient-Phytoplankton-Zooplankton-Detritus WestColumn NationalGridInitiative NPWS NPA Northern NGO Non-Governmental Europe NGI Periphery Organisation Area - Glossary of Acronyms -Glossary used 153 Marine Institute (2011) 154

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