Project description
Innovative ocean observation technologies
The pollution of our oceans with plastics and other anthropogenic waste represents a threat to human activities such as fisheries and aquaculture. As a consequence, advanced ocean observation technologies are urgently needed. The EU-funded TechOceanS project will develop and demonstrate through several underwater vehicles nine pioneering technologies for ocean biology, chemistry and plastics monitoring. The novel solutions comprise five sensors, two imaging systems targeting seabed and pelagic biology and plastics, a sampler that will collect 1 000 particle samples and a new AI-based image processing method for data compression and information transmission. An in situ analyser for nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) and lab-on-a-chip sensors will quantify species and genes and sense nutrients, carbonate essential ocean variables, organic contaminants and toxins as well as microorganisms and microplastics.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiology
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeochemistrybiogeochemistry
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligence
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheries
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesnucleic acid
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-BG-2020-1
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Funding Scheme
IA-LS - Innovation action Lump SumCoordinator
SO14 3ZH Southampton
United Kingdom
Participants (12)
9 Dublin
35200 Telde
SO17 1BJ Southampton
27570 Bremerhaven
80121 Napoli
24148 Kiel
70013 Irakleio
D08H67X Dublin
8 Dublin
2326 Lakatamia
KT8 2QZ West Molesey
75006 Paris