NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000035-INNOVMAR: Innovation and Sustainability in the Management and Exploitation of Marine Resource
admin-cespu
Principal Investigator:
Vítor Vasconcelos (vmvascon@ff.up.pt)
Leader Institution:
CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto
Research Team:
Maria Elizabeth Tiritan, Graça Casal, Maria Elimlia Sousa, Eugênia Pinto, Carla Fernandes, Honorina Cidade, Hassan Bousbaa, Marta Correia da Silva, Sara Cravo
Funding entity:
FCT
Budget:
4.269.257,45€
Period covered:
2016-2018
Abstract:
INNOVMAR aims to develop and consolidate the main research lines of CIIMAR via the implementation of 3 RL / projects: NOVELMAR - Novel marine products with biotechnological applications, INSEAFOOD - Innovation and valorization of seafood products: meeting local challenges and opportunities and; ECOSERVICES - Assessing the environmental quality, vulnerability and risks for the sustainable management of NW coast natural resources and ecosystem services. The 3 RL will be implemented in a coherent manner, having multiple interconnections from the scientific and human resources points of view. NOVELMAR aims to increase knowledge on marine biodiversity (link with ECOSERVICES) to discover new natural products using a biorefiney approach producing zero residues (link with INSEAFOOD). Marine microorganisms that produce blooms will be analyzed and sampled (link with ECOSERVICES and INSEAFOOD), extracts will be valorized (link with INSEAFOOD). INSEAFOOD will focus on sustainable seafood production and management of related services (link with ECOSERVICES) and produce healthy and safe seafood items. ECOSERVICES will assess the ecological status of estuarine and coastal areas of the NW coast Portugal (link with NOVELMAR) and valorize biological resources and ecosystem services to improve food security, environmental sustainability and human wellbeing (link with INSEAFOOD).
Program:
North Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE 2020), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
INNOVMAR aims to develop and consolidate the main research lines of CIIMAR via the implementation of 3 RL / projects: NOVELMAR - Novel marine products with biotechnological applications, INSEAFOOD - Innovation and valorization of seafood products: meeting local challenges and opportunities and; ECOSERVICES - Assessing the environmental quality, vulnerability and risks for the sustainable management of NW coast natural resources and ecosystem services. The 3 RL will be implemented in a coherent manner, having multiple interconnections from the scientific and human resources points of view. NOVELMAR aims to increase knowledge on marine biodiversity (link with ECOSERVICES) to discover new natural products using a biorefiney approach producing zero residues (link with INSEAFOOD). Marine microorganisms that produce blooms will be analyzed and sampled (link with ECOSERVICES and INSEAFOOD), extracts will be valorized (link with INSEAFOOD). INSEAFOOD will focus on sustainable seafood production and management of related services (link with ECOSERVICES) and produce healthy and safe seafood items. ECOSERVICES will assess the ecological status of estuarine and coastal areas of the NW coast Portugal (link with NOVELMAR) and valorize biological resources and ecosystem services to improve food security, environmental sustainability and human wellbeing (link with INSEAFOOD).