Projects - EMSO
EMSO
The EU project “European Multidisciplinary Seafloor Observatory Infrastructure” (EMSO) will provide an implementation plan for the construction of seafloor observatories. A network of research institutes will attempt to find a joint solution to legal, technological, economical and organizational issues, as even the seafloor is a stage for many conflicting interests: Fishermen, environmentalists and the navy are just some interest groups wanting to have a say in the construction of an observatory.
Economical issues include the costs of building and running an observatory, as well as possible sources of funding. Currently, the mere costs of construction are estimated at 100 to 200 million Euros. Thus, only partners whose national investors have signalled fundamental interest in the programme are allowed to participate in the EMSO project. Currently, EU funds for the project amount to 4 million Euros.
The EMSO project will encompass detailed plans for five distinct locations. These plans will provide a basis on which to build new observatories and to extend existing infrastructures. In turn, the participating European member states are to sign a declaration of intent, in which they each specify their direct contribution to developing the EMSO infrastructure. Communication and co-ordination among the future operators of the seafloor observatories is an important prerequisite for the efficient use of this European research infrastructure.
Design of a seafloor observatory:
News
02.02.2012
Verleihung des Briese-Preises für Meeresforschung 2011 am Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde weiter
23.01.2012
Unsere Blaue Zukunft Das Konsortium Deutsche Meeresforschung informiert Europa-Politiker mit einer Veranstaltung in Brüssel am 24.1.2012 weiter
28.11.2011
Die Leibniz-Gemeinschaft hat Frau Prof. Dr. Hildegard Westphal, Direktorin des Leibniz-Zentrums für Marine Tropenökologie, als dritte Vizepräsidentin gewählt Wir gratulieren! weiter
18.10.2011
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bathmann took over as Director of the Leibniz Institute for
Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde (IOW). Polar scientist takes charge at the IOW weiter
11.05.2011
KDM publishes brochure on Ocean Observatories in the Atlantic-Arctic Ocean weiter
06.02.2011
KDM lunch briefing in the European Parliament on 2.2.2011 on „Sustainable use and development of marine resources".
- KDM launches initiative for an ocean-oriented Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) at the European Instititute for Innovation and Technoloy (EIT) -
weiter
05.01.2010
Opening of the new KDM Office in Brussels on 13 January weiter
