Biofouling resistant infrastructure for measuring, observing and monitoring

General Information

The problem to be solved is the reduction of biofouling on underwater instruments used for measuring, observing and monitoring in the marine environment. The outcome of the BRIMOM project will be recommendations that will be the basis of a European research infrastructure to improve the reliability of data used in marine research measurement and monitoring programmes. In addressing EU policies, the project will make a significant contribution to the underlying science capability to halt the degradation of coastal and marine resources, to assist with the implementation of the UN Convention on Biodiversity and to support EU policies on marine pollution and water quality. In particular, BRIMOM will improve the EU infrastructure for in-situ monitoring of aquatic (in particular, marine) environments. This will assist in future environmental management activities and the implementation of the EC Water Quality Directive (2000/60/EC).

EU-Programme Acronym and Subprogramme Area	FP5-ESD; Environment and sustainable development programme, Support for Research Infrastructures
Project Type	RTD
Contract Number	EVR1-CT-2002-40023
Co-ordinator	University of Glasgow (UK)

Total Eligible Costs (€)	Hereon Eligible Costs (€)	EC Funding for Hereon (€)
2.943.107	666.423

Contact Person at Hereon

Dr. Wilhelm Petersen, KOI, Institute of Coastal Research, Phone: +49 4152 87 2358, Fax : +49 4152 87 2366 (initial contact: Dr. Friedhelm Schroeder, Institute of Coastal Research) E-mail contact

Participants

Chelsea Instruments Ltd. (UK), Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer IFREMER (FR), Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (NL), Oceanographic Company of the Netherlands B.V. Delft (NL), University of Glasgow (UK), University of London (UK)

Last Update: 16. April 2021