| Summary: |
ATLANTIDA intends to develop a platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic Ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources. This project is being implemented by a multidisciplinary team of UNorte.pt (Universities of Porto, Minho and Trás-os-Montes) and CIIMAR (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research). This strategy will potentiate the expertise of the human resources involved in the consortium and implement a comprehensive approach of the Ocean observation and of the tools for its sustainable use. The project is coherently structured in 5 Research Lines (RL), being the contribution of FEUP focused in RL1- Ocean and coastal monitoring and modelling.
ATLANTIDA will create a coastal observatory and will carry out monitoring activities, focusing on data collection and supply, including monitoring platforms and systems, sensors, data management and information technologies. It will assess the impact of climate change on the wave energy resource. ATLANTIDA will study the role of global change as a driving force of biological change in coastal habitats, contributing to the management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems by developing new operative tools. Regarding deep sea, it will develop ocean circulation numerical models, ecological models and ecotoxicological tools. We will also produce knowledge baseline of deep-sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) to develop a framework for the co-creation of a knowledge baseline on the diversity and distribution of VMEs of the region.
The project will focus also on monitoring the contamination and effects of microplastics, other contaminants and pathogenic bacteria in the environment. We will study pelagic ecosystems from microorganisms to large predators. The project will lead to the implementation of DNA (meta)barcoding approaches in marine species and communities biomonitoring. We will assess the distribution and residency patterns, and the genetic structure  |
Summary
ATLANTIDA intends to develop a platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic Ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources. This project is being implemented by a multidisciplinary team of UNorte.pt (Universities of Porto, Minho and Trás-os-Montes) and CIIMAR (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research). This strategy will potentiate the expertise of the human resources involved in the consortium and implement a comprehensive approach of the Ocean observation and of the tools for its sustainable use. The project is coherently structured in 5 Research Lines (RL), being the contribution of FEUP focused in RL1- Ocean and coastal monitoring and modelling.
ATLANTIDA will create a coastal observatory and will carry out monitoring activities, focusing on data collection and supply, including monitoring platforms and systems, sensors, data management and information technologies. It will assess the impact of climate change on the wave energy resource. ATLANTIDA will study the role of global change as a driving force of biological change in coastal habitats, contributing to the management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems by developing new operative tools. Regarding deep sea, it will develop ocean circulation numerical models, ecological models and ecotoxicological tools. We will also produce knowledge baseline of deep-sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) to develop a framework for the co-creation of a knowledge baseline on the diversity and distribution of VMEs of the region.
The project will focus also on monitoring the contamination and effects of microplastics, other contaminants and pathogenic bacteria in the environment. We will study pelagic ecosystems from microorganisms to large predators. The project will lead to the implementation of DNA (meta)barcoding approaches in marine species and communities biomonitoring. We will assess the distribution and residency patterns, and the genetic structure of the populations of cetaceans in the north coast of Portugal. The project will explore new opportunities to unlock the sustainable growth of aquaculture by minimising the environmental impact of fish farms whilst contributing to safe and healthier food items for consumers and deliver across economic, social and environmental sustainability dimensions. ATLANTIDA will create biobanks of marine organisms and valorize marine biomass, exploring them in terms of biotechnological applications such as pharmaceutical, industrial and environmental -bioremediation. Macroalgae and marine invertebrate species will be identified and selected as model organisms and used as raw-material for the isolation of biopolymers with industrial interest, particularly sulphated polysaccharides, collagens and bioadhesives.
ATLANTIDA will develop a platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic Ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources, that will provide new data, information and products to identify and respond to threats to biodiversity losses and climate change, contributing for the sustainable management of natural and energetic resources. The project will focus on the study of understudied ecosystems and/or species in the Northern-Portuguese coast, as well as in the monitoring of anthropogenic impacts, including plastics and other emergent contaminants. ATLANTIDA will provide tools for the sustainable growth of aquaculture and marine biotechnology. This includes the creation of biobanks of marine organisms, allowing the valorization of marine biomass and the exploitation of the biotechnological resources for pharmaceutical, industrial and environmental applications. ATLANTIDA will increase the cohesion of UNORTE.pt institutions and their leadership in this matter |
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ATLANTIDA will develop a platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic Ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources, that will provide new data, information and products to identify and respond to threats to biodiversity losses and climate change, contributing for the sustainable management of natural and energetic resources. The project will focus on the study of understudied ecosystems and/or species in the Northern-Portuguese coast, as well as in the monitoring of anthropogenic impacts, including plastics and other emergent contaminants. ATLANTIDA will provide tools for the sustainable growth of aquaculture and marine biotechnology. This includes the creation of biobanks of marine organisms, allowing the valorization of marine biomass and the exploitation of the biotechnological resources for pharmaceutical, industrial and environmental applications. ATLANTIDA will increase the cohesion of UNORTE.pt institutions and their leadership in this matter. |