DOORS

We research the condition and processes at the bottom of the Black Sea using specialized measuring devices and methods.
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The project will harmonize research and provide the infrastructure to better understand the Black Sea, particular ecosystem characteristics, develop the framework to support Blue Growth and early development of startups, and provide evidence to inform policy and behavioral change. To reach its ambitious objectives, the project consortium will work closely with stakeholders from the start to develop an open research system and establish a framework to support a continuous stakeholder dialogue.

Our working group KCN leads the work package “Assessment of regulatory ecosystem service capacity and recovery status of selected unique habitats of the Black Sea shelf seabed”. With our specialized measuring devices and methods, we contribute to the analysis of the benthic-pelagic coupling in the Black Sea. Furthermore, we assist in the harmonization of methods and observations of benthic habitats by the Black Sea states.

The DOORS Consortium brings together 35 participants from 15 countries. For more information about the project visit the DOORS website.