Projects
Research projects that support our basic and applied deep-sea research
We conduct scientific exploration, research and education to advance the understanding of the structure, function, natural diversity, connectivity, and resilience of deep-sea ecosystems in a changing planet, while informing for a sustainable use of the ocean for current and future generations.
On-going projects
Monitoring and elimination of bycatch of endangered and conserved species in the NE and high seas
Advancing area-based management tools to accelerate the protection and restoration of marine biodiversity across the European sea basins
Restoration of deep-sea habitats to rebuild European Seas
Characterization of deep-sea habitats, for its mapping up to the outer limit of the Azores sub-area of the Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
Improved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning and conservation in European Seas
Past projects
The role of the microbiome in sustaining deep-sea coral holobiont’s health and resilience in a changing ocean
ROLEX - Azor drift-cam project
Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time
Exploring pristine deep-sea walls to establish baselines for Good Environmental Status in the Azores
Integrated assessment of the distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Azores region
Blue Paper Cooperation protocol
Developing a coordinated approach for assessing Descriptor 4 via its linkages with D1 and other relevant descriptors in the Macaronesian sub-region
A transatlantic assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management plan for Europe
Mapping deep-sea biodiversity and “Good Environmental Status” in the Azores: assisting with the implementation of EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Macaronesian Maritime Spatial Planning
Data Science in the Azores Deep Sea
Startegies for the gradual elimination of discards in European fisheries
Co-creating a knowledge baseline on the diversity and distribution of deep-sea sponge and coral habitats of the continental shelf of mainland Portugal
The Atlantic Regional Environmental Management Plan Project (Areas of Particular Environmental Interest in the Atlantic)
SEMPIA - Strategic environmental plan for deep seabed mineral exploration and exploitation in the Atlantic basin
Marine Ecosystem Restoration in Changing European Seas
MIDAS
Location
Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas — Universidade dos Açores
Rua Prof. Doutor Frederico Machado, No. 4
9901-862 Horta, Portugal
Contact
Email: azoresdeepsea@gmail.com
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