IMBEL

Projects supervised by: Dr C.J. Smith

• MERCES: Marine Ecosystem Restoration in Changing European Seas

  Duration: 47 months

  The MERCES project is focused on the restoration of different degraded marine habitats, with the aim of: 1) assessing the potential of different technologies and approaches; 2) quantifying the returns …

• DEVOTES {FP7}

  Duration: 47 months

  Development of Innovative tools for understanding marine biodiversity and assessing good environmental status. The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) identifies marine biodiversity as a key descriptor for the assessment of the …

• BENTHIS

  Duration: 79 months

  Benthic ecosystem fisheries impact study. Benthic ecosystems provide important goods and services, such as fisheries products and supporting, regulation and cultural services. There is serious concern about the adverse impact of …

• SUSY

  Duration: 47 months

  Surfacing system for ship recovery. The proposed research is for engineering development for a salvage system to refloat sinking or sunken ships. HCMR is involved in the engineering review, feasibility studies, concept …

• MEECE

  Duration: 47 months

  Marine Ecosystem Evolution in a Changing Environment. The primary objective of the project is to propose measures to mitigate adverse impacts of fisheries targeting large pelagic fish in the open ocean …

• CoralFISH

  Duration: 59 months

  Assessment of the interactions between corals, fish and fisheries, in order to develop monitoring and predictive modelling tools for ecosystem based management in the deep waters of Europe and beyond. The …

• ELME {FP6}

  Duration: 26 months

  European Lifestyles and Marine Ecosystems. WP 5. Unsustainable extraction of living resources. [GOCE-CT-2003-505576]

• Advance mapping with sonar and video (AMASON)

  Duration: 17 months

  This project is a continuation of AMASON (Advanced mapping with sonar and video) with the aim: To record (optic/acoustic), quantify and map habitats and sediments with the use of video, sonar …