Acronym KEYZONES(R)
Category
Fisheries
Title To investigate sustainable biological carrying capacities of key European coastal zones Programme FP6
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP6 - SMEs-Co-operative Research Contract
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
Specific Research Activities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Dennis Stephen Gowland Coordinator email dennis@researchrelay.com
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NA - Aart Cornelisse (Netherlands) ,
NA - Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
NA - Caledonian Oyster Co Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
CBMF - Clew Bay Marine Forum Ltd (Ireland) ,
IMR - Institute of Marine Research (Norway) ,
NA - La Tene Maps (Ireland) ,
PML - Plymouth Marine Laboratory (United Kingdom) ,
POM - Producers' organization of the Dutch Mussel culture (Netherlands) ,
SAMS - Scottish Association for Marine Science (United Kingdom) ,
NA - South East Shellfish Co-Operative Ltd (Ireland) ,
NA - Stichting Waterloopkundig Laboratorium (Netherlands) ,
WUR-IMARES - Wageningen University and Research; Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (Netherlands) ,
Start year 2005 End year 2007 Funding (€) € 1,102,800 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/512664/it Summary This project deals with the characterisation of the carrying capacity of key European coastal zones for commercial production of bivalve shellfish. The research is designed to produce powerful tools, which would enable shellfish producers in the targeted are as to optimise production capacity, recruitment of young stock, and quality whilst reducing waste. The research consists of 5 inter-dependent TECHNICAL workpackages: Historical Data Collection: Objectives are the collection and storage of historical data that describe environmental parameters and processes at each culture environment (Loch Creran-UK, Eastern Scheldt - Netherlands and SE Waterford-Ireland), including the physiology and culture practise for each main shellfish species cultured in those environments.
Field Work: Objectives are to measure
(i) temporal and spatial variations in the environmental parameters that act as forcing functions driving our simulations of shellfish growth and ecosystem processes (e.g. food availability, light, temperature)
(ii) physiological responses required to parameterise the generic physiological model for each shellfish species, and
(iii) natural shellfish growth and ecosystem variables (e.g. chlorophyll) that will be used to calibrate and validate the models Ecosystem scale modelling: Objectives are to describe and predict carrying capacity, using ecological modelling.
Ecosystem models with variable spatial resolution will be used, in order to combine hydrodynamics, biogeochemistry and shellfish population dynamics for multi-year simulation. The specific objectives, for each culture environment (Loch Creran UK, Waterford estuary Ireland, Eastern Scheldt Netherlands), are:
(a) To integrate external forcing from watershed and coast in ecosystem scale models;
(b) To simulate the major internal processes responsible for energy flow; and
(c) To describe and predict growth for relevant cultivated species; at resolutions that are adequate for fisheries and resource management
Keywords
Oyster;
Mollusc;
Production management;
Open sea aquaculture;
Growth rate;
Population dynamic;
Mussel;
Shellfish;
Quality;
Aquaculture management;
Bivalve;
Biology;
Marine Region
5
Southern North Sea (27.IVc)
26
Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland (27.VIa)
7
Irish Sea (27.VIIa)
3
Marine Region Map
