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Aqua Research Infrastructure Services for the health and protection of our unique, oceans, seas and freshwater ecosystems
| Funder | European Commission |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Marine Institute |
| Country | Ireland |
| Start Date | Mar 01, 2024 |
| End Date | Feb 29, 2028 |
| Duration | 1,460 days |
| Number of Grantees | 45 |
| Roles | Participant; Coordinator; Third Party |
| Data Source | European Commission |
| Grant ID | 101130915 |
Grant Description
AQUARIUS will provide a highly comprehensive suite of integrated research infrastructures appropriate to addressing significant challenges for the long-term sustainability of our unique oceans, seas and freshwater ecosystems.
For the first time, diverse research infrastructures will be combined to facilitate the work of researchers and key stakeholders focused on challenges and opportunities for both marine and freshwater systems.
An impressive range of 57 research infrastructure services will be made available to include research vessels, mobile marine observation platforms, aircraft, drones, satellite, sensors, fixed freshwater and marine observatories and test sites, experimental facilities, and sophisticated data infrastructures.
AQUARIUS will support the development phase of the EU Mission to Restore our Ocean and waters by 2030, the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership, the European Green Deal, and international climate initiatives.
It will also be an essential component in achieving the European Digital Twin of the Ocean and the UN Decade for Ocean Sciences.
The needs of researchers will be met through a robust and transparent system of transnational access funding Calls, facilitated by centralised user-friendly access portal. The Call programme will be informed through stakeholder engagement and brokerage events.
Projects to be selected for Access must convincingly integrate multiple infrastructures and contribute to the core policy objectives of Mission Ocean, that is, to protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity; to prevent and eliminate pollution of our oceans, seas and waters; and to ensure a sustainable, carbon-neutral and circular blue economy.
A thematic and geographic focus will be the hallmark of the proposed transnational Calls, aligning with the Lighthouse Regions, that is, the Baltic and the North Sea Basins, Black Sea, Atlantic/Arctic, and Mediterranean Sea along with their associated rivers.
All Grantees
Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Marina Grigore Antipa; Havforskningsinstituttet; Instituto Hidrografico; Seascape Belgium; Universite de Liege; Vlaamse Instelling Voor Technologisch Onderzoek N.V.; Ustav Vyzkumu Globalni Zmeny Av Cr Vvi; Havstovan; Suomen Ymparistokeskus; European Molecular Biology Laboratory; Hellenic Centre for Marine Research; Consorcio Para El Diseno, Construccion, Equipamiento Y Explotacion de la Plataforma Oceanica de Canarias; Hafrannsoknastofnun, Rannsokna- Og Radgjafarstofnun Hafs Og Vatna; Turkiye Bilimsel Ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu; European Multidisciplinary Seafloorand Water Column Observatory - European Research Infrastructure Consortium (Emso Eric); Institut Royal Des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique; Marine Institute; University of Limerick; Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon Gmbh; Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas; Sveriges Meteorologiska Och Hydrologiska Institut; Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum Fur Polar- Und Meeresforschung; European Marine Biological Resource Centre European Research Infrastructure Consortium; Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Pentru Geologie Si Geoecologie Marina-Geoecomar; Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet; Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche; Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya; Socib - Consorcio Para El Diseno, Construccion, Equipamiento Y Explotacion Del Sistema de Observacion Costero de Las Illes Balears; Centro de Ciencias Do Mar Do Algarve; Istituto Nazionale Di Oceanografia E Di Geofisica Sperimentale; Institut Francais de Recherche Pour L'Exploitation de la Mer; Ilmatieteen Laitos; Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning; Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigacao Marinha E Ambiental; Mariene Informatie Service Maris Bv; Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Gronlands Naturinstitut; Interact-International Network Forterrestrial Research and Monitoring; Institut de Recherche Pour Le Developpement; Vlaams Instituut Voor de Zee; Mercator Ocean; Stichting Nederlandse Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten; Norce Norwegian Research Centre As; Inkode Societa Cooperativa; Sorbonne Universite
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