Acronym Coastbusters 2.0
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Coastbusters Bivalve reefs (and biomaterials) Programme National Programme
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 Coordinator Tomas Sterckx Coordinator email sterckx.tomas@deme-group.com
Coordinator institution
DI - Dredging International (Belgium)
Institutions involved
VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute (Belgium) ,
EV ILVO - Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Belgium) ,
DJN - Jan De Nul Group (Belgium) ,
NA - Sioen Industries (Belgium) ,
Start year 2020 End year 2022 Funding (€) € NA Website https://www.blauwecluster.be/project/coastbusters-20 Summary "The Coastbusters Bivalve reefs (and biomaterials) project addresses four research avenues:
Research into marine biodegradable & sustainable (bio)materials as building blocks for coastal defense concepts. This involves examining the extent to which such building blocks can biodegrade in a controlled manner, but also which properties have a bio-facilitating effect and how these can be integrated into anchoring systems. Based on this research, a blueprint will be made regarding sustainable materials for coastal defense concepts.
Design of a biogenic reef concept for optimal evolution of the reef in a sustainable and resilient manner. Within this work package, the conventional setup will be placed opposite the newly developed modular setup at 2 locations with different hydrodynamic and environmental conditions. The technical conditions for installation, maintenance & demobilization are taken into account; this also includes the safety of materials, structures and operations.
To monitor the evolution of the biogenic reef, advanced environmental observations and research are necessary. A high-quality, scientifically substantiated Coastbusters monitoring roadmap is being developed for this purpose; applicable under various conditions (worldwide) with high resolution for both dynamic environments and for monitoring the growth and decline of the reef.
The final research avenue concerns the ecosystem preconditions and services to valorize the added value of the coastbusters concept to the ecosystem. The hysteresis curve of reef development will be reconstructed, which will provide input for a European habitat suitability model for shellfish reefs. Structural and functional indicators will be identified and validated to evaluate the functional changes of the seabed ecosystem."
Keywords
Bivalve;
Habitat enhancement;
Artificial reef;
Shellfish;
Wastes;
Waste valorization;
Biomaterial;
Bioprospecting;
Mollusc;
Marine Region
5
Southern North Sea (27.IVc)
1
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