Acronym Mooring Project
Category
Aquaculture
Title A structured approach development for Cyprus' offshore aquaculture mooring requirements investigation and mooring scenario development Programme Nat. Programme (supported by ESIF)
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National-European Coordinator Michalis Menicou Coordinator email eng.mm@fit.ac.cy
Coordinator institution
FCR - Frederick Research Centre (Cyprus)
Institutions involved
RPF - Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus) ,
NA - Seawave Fisheries Ltd (Cyprus) ,
UNH - University of New Hampshire (United States of America) ,
Start year 2010 End year 2012 Funding (€) € 146,689 Website http://www.aquamooring.eu/ Summary In recent years, one in three offshore aquaculture companies in Cyprus suffered severe stock losses and ceased operations due to environmental conditions. The incidence of loss of stock is much higher when compared with the Northern European offshore aquaculture industry. Thus, the aim of this research proposal is to develop a structured approach for Cyprus' offshore aquaculture mooring requirements investigation and mooring scenario development. The project consortium consists of four organisations has been setup, consisting of a Cypriot research performer, an overseas research performer, world leader in the field of offshore aquaculture mooring investigation and design, a Cypriot aquaculture company and a Cypriot aquaculture marine research laboratory.
(1) To increase competitiveness of Cyprus' offshore aquaculture industry by state of the art engineering applications utilisation in mooring requirements' investigation and subsequently mooring design; (2) To achieve technology transfer in Cyprus' offshore aquaculture industry, improving breeding site design and operation; (3) To promote cooperation of Cyprus' offshore aquaculture industry and Research and Technological Development (RTD) performers, improving the Industry's competitiveness; (4) To promote cooperation between Cyprus' RTD performers and overseas RTD performers. The scientific and technological objectives of the project are as follows: (1)To develop a list of environmental loading parameters that influence offshore aquaculture mooring system behaviour and might cause catastrophic failure; and propose appropriate monitoring hardware/ software; (2) To monitor these environmental loading parameters in Cyprus' offshore aquaculture breeding sites and develop a list of requirements for respective mooring grids; (3) To perform a state-of-the-art review of alternative mooring scenarios available and their respective merits (e.g. purchase cost, deployment/ maintenance requirements, specified structural characteristics, expected lifecycle); (4) To perform numerical analysis of candidate mooring scenarios and predict their structural integrity under extreme weather conditions. Make recommendations on the most robust mooring designs; (5) To perform a cost-benefit analysis regarding alternative mooring scenarios and their respective merits under Cyprus' offshore environment operating requirements.
Keywords
Technology;
Engineering;
Open sea aquaculture;
Fish;
Cage aquaculture;
Marine Region
66
Cyprus Island (GSA 25)
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