Acronym COAST
Category
Fisheries
Title COnservation of mArine ecosystems around Santo AnTão, Cabo Verde: implications for policy and society Programme International Cooperation
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 Teresa Paula Fernandes Amaro Coordinator email amaro@ua.pt
Coordinator institution
UA - University of Aveiro (Portugal)
Institutions involved
AIR Centre - Atlantic International Research Centre (Portugal) ,
GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research (Germany) ,
CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (Portugal) ,
LEMAR - Marine Environmental Sciences Laboratory (France) ,
ADPM - Mértola's Association of Defense of the Patrimony (Portugal) ,
CSIC-ICM - Spanish National Research Council; Institute of Marine Sciences (Spain) ,
UWX - UNDERWATER EXPERIENCE (France) ,
UB - University of Barcelona (Spain) ,
UAC - University of the Azores (Portugal) ,
UBO - University of Western Brittany (France) ,
Start year 2022 End year 2025 Funding (€) € 1,008,850 Website https://www.biodiversa.eu/2022/10/25/coast/ Summary The COAST project will significantly contribute to understanding the status and functioning of the ocean system around Santo Antão island in Cabo Verde, as its contribution to the country’s economy. The project aims to achieve 5 main objectives:
1. To characterise and map pelagic and benthic habitats, as well as anthropogenic pressures of Santo Antão.
2. To estimate patterns of diversity in marine communities in relation to habitat features.
3, To assess the vulnerability of the studied communities to both environmental and anthropogenic pressures, through the application of risk assessment models.
4, To implement conservation and restoration actions for selected habitats/ecosystems based on the results of the first three objectives.
5, To provide baseline data that inform policymakers, authorities, institutions and practitioners towards effective marine conservation and restoration in these habitats and demonstrate the repeatability of the proposed approach in other regions.
Keywords
Impacts;
Habitat mapping;
Anthropic activity;
Restoration;
Marine Region
2
Canarias and Madeira Islands (34.1.2)
1
Marine Region Map
