Projects
BALlast Water MAnagement System For Adriatic Sea Protection – BALMAS
The IPA Adriatic Cross-border Programme aims at strengthening the cooperation and sustainable development of the Adriatic region, through the realisation of the initiatives referring to three priority axes: economic, social and institutional cooperation.
The general BALMAS objective is to establish a common cross-border system linking all Adriatic research, experts and national responsible authorities to avoid the unwanted risks to the environment and humans from the feasible impacts of HAOP (Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Patogens) through the potential transfer by Ballast Waters (BW) and sediments. An early warning system (EWS) about the presence of HAOP in ports, as well as a decision support system (DSS) for faster and effective decision making on BWM to responsible authorities will be developed. By developing a joint Adriatic BWM DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS), BWM Plan and Strategy, BALMAS will ensure uniform BWM requirements to ease shipping and at the same time to maximize environmental and economical protection of all sea users.
MuMiFaST - Mussel Mitigation Feeds and Supply System Technological Development
The MuMiFaST project gathers European expertise on the value chain related to undersized non-uniform mussel biomass compared to mussels produced for human consumption. As either a new industry utilizing undersized mussels, or as one focused on maximizing production of heterogeneous mussel biomass, this marine bioresource can be produced sustainably, and exhibits promise in use as a high quality animal feed and in nutritious value-added food products. The primary needs for innovation in this industry are related to post-harvest preprocessing and processing of large volumes of heterogeneous mussels to a quality standard suitable for the aquaculture feeds industry. In this project the partners will develop advancements in the supply system of blue bioeconomy value chains of mitigation mussels between TRL3-6, providing proof of concept of new perspectives on waste reduction and utilization of the entire biomass towards production of highly quality ingredients for the aquaculture feed industry. Application of this undersized mussel model in a wider European context will be explored through the partner organizations here and broad stakeholder engagement.
Ecological response of northern Adriatic to climatic changes and anthropogenic impact - EcoRENA
U projektu će se istraživatirazličiti procesi i pojave: zakiseljavanje, stupanj bioprodukcije uključno sa sastavom i brojnosti planktonskih zajednica, smanjenje kisika u pridnenom sloju, čimbenici koji mogu utjecati na povećanje riblje populacije, te pojave koje se tijekom istraživanja mogu, ali i ne moraju zbiti, kao što su sluzave nakupine ili dolazak alohtonih vrsta
Development of system for control and protection from introduction of alien species - ProtectAS
Ship ballast water is an important vector for the transfer of alien, invasive alien and toxic species as well as pathogens across natural barriers.