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Sustainable management of mesopelagic resources

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Project "SUMMER" data sheet

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Coordinator
FUNDACION AZTI - AZTI FUNDAZIOA 

Organization address
address: TXATXARRAMENDI UGARTEA Z/G
city: SUKARRIETA
postcode: 48395
website: www.azti.es

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 Coordinator Country Spain [ES]
 Total cost 6˙623˙808 €
 EC max contribution 6˙481˙308 € (98%)
 Programme 1. H2020-EU.3.2.3.1. (Developing sustainable and environmentally-friendly fisheries)
 Code Call H2020-BG-2018-2
 Funding Scheme RIA
 Starting year 2019
 Duration (year-month-day) from 2019-09-01   to  2023-08-31

 Partnership

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# participants  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    FUNDACION AZTI - AZTI FUNDAZIOA ES (SUKARRIETA) coordinator 638˙045.00
2    SINTEF OCEAN AS NO (TRONDHEIM) participant 405˙000.00
3    HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM FUR OZEANFORSCHUNG KIEL DE (KIEL) participant 400˙247.00
4    UNITED KINGDOM RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UK (SWINDON) participant 388˙956.00
5    THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS UK (ST ANDREWS) participant 385˙283.00
6    IMAR - INSTITUTO DO MAR PT (HORTA) participant 331˙721.00
7    INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER FR (PLOUZANE) participant 303˙875.00
8    DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET DK (KGS LYNGBY) participant 298˙365.00
9    HAFRANNSOKNASTOFNUN, RANNSOKNA- OG RADGJAFARSTOFNUN HAFS OG VATNA IS (REYKJAVIK) participant 296˙250.00
10    UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN NO (BERGEN) participant 292˙175.00
11    UNIVERSITETET I OSLO NO (OSLO) participant 288˙787.00
12    UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA ES (LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA) participant 286˙250.00
13    INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT FR (MARSEILLE) participant 285˙250.00
14    ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION ES (TERRASSA) participant 279˙812.00
15    UNIVERSITAET BREMEN DE (BREMEN) participant 276˙495.00
16    AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS ES (MADRID) participant 270˙468.00
17    MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY TR (ANKARA) participant 268˙750.00
18    HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET NO (BERGEN) participant 267˙343.00
19    UNIVERSITE DE LA ROCHELLE FR (LA ROCHELLE) participant 265˙000.00
20    UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE UK (GLASGOW) participant 204˙243.00
21    BARNA SA ES (MUNDAKA) participant 48˙988.00
22    KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SA (THUWAL) participant 0.00

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 Project objective

The mesopelagic layer is one of the least understood ecosystems on Earth. Recent research suggests that the fish biomass in the mesopelagic ecosystem might be 10 times higher than previously thought, and therefore represent 90 % of the fish biomass of the planet. However, this estimate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty in the fraction of the community that is fish. The potential high biomass has raised interest in its exploitation, mainly as a fish meal, but other potential exploitation pathways for high value compounds, such as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, are possible. Nevertheless, if the biomass is as high as estimated, mesopelagic fish may play a key role in ecosystem services, such as sustaining other commercially relevant species and carbon sequestration. SUMMER will establish a protocol to accurately estimate mesopelagic fish biomass, quantify the ecosystem services provided by the mesopelagic community (food, climate regulation and potential for bioactive compounds) and develop a decision support tool to measure the trade-offs between the different services. Combining eDNA with in situ acoustics and trawls SUMMER will obtain an accurate assessment of the composition and biomass of the mesopelagic community. Gut content analysis, molecular markers and stable isotopes will allow quantification of the vertically integrated trophic network, linking to commercial and charismatic species. Models will be used to estimate the impact of fishing scenarios on trophic network stability and carbon sequestration. Mesopelagic organisms will be tested for their potential as fish meal, nutra and pharmaceuticals. The project will develop a decision support tool to enable accounting for trade-offs between services in when considering sustainable use of mesopelagic resources. Finally, a range of interactions with stakeholders, policy makers and public will ensure that any strategy to exploit the mesopelagic ecosystem takes account of all the consequences.

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