PROGRAMME:
Interreg VI A Italy-Croatia 2021-2027
PROJECTS TITLE:
UNDerwatER Soundscape beyond Ais
ACRONYM:
UNDERSEA
DURATION:
01/02/2024 – 31/07/2026
TOTAL BUDGET:
2.219.960,00 €
About
UNDERSEA aims to promote sustainable growth in the Adriatic Sea region by enhancing transboundary system for monitoring, assessment and mitigation of underwater noise pollution in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Underwater pollution generated by human activities such as shipping, tourism, fishing, and resource exploitation has potentially alarming adverse effects on the marine environment as underwater noise levels have doubled in EU waters and particularly in the Adriatic between 2014 and 2019.
UNDERSEA will implement the monitoring network for underwater sound measurements that will cover the entire Adriatic Sea by extending the results of the SOUNDSCAPE project. The project will conduct dedicated experiments to assess noise levels produced by boats engaged in tourism and local fisheries, using satellite data to define the geographic distribution of small boats, developing tools to quantify their contribution to underwater sound pollution.
The results of the entire project will be consolidated to create new tools for managing the sea, coastal environment and natural resources across borders.
The main contribution of IOR in the project will be related to the Adriatic Sea underwater noise monitoring. The network established in the Interreg Italy-Croatia project SOUNDSCAPE (led by IOR) will be upgraded to cover the entire Adriatic in the framework of UNDERSEA project. In particular, IOR will lead WP1, where it will coordinate Joint action for underwater sound monitoring network implementation, expanding the network established by SOUNDSCAPE. It will also participate in the training for new Partners and instrument calibration performed prior to first deployments. IOR will actively participate in WP2-WP5, and together with all Partners, it will also contribute to communication and dissemination efforts as well as capitalisation efforts.
Partners
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Lead PARTNER
National Research Council
(Italy)
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PROJEct PARTNER
Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation
(Croatia)
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PROJEct PARTNER
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
(Croatia)
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PROJEct PARTNER
Apulian Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention and Protection
(Italy)
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Project partner
Public Institution for the Management of Protected Natural Areas of Dubrovnik-Neretva County
(Croatia)
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Project partner
Croatian Natural History Museum
(Croatia)