The EU H2020 NAUTILOS project aims to fill the existing gaps in marine observation and modeling through the development of new technologies and their deployment on different observational platforms. One specific focus of the project is the promotion of innovative and cost-effective methods in a wide range of crucial environmental contexts and applications relating to EU policies. Starting from the experience of the AdriFOOS and RECOPESCA programs, in order to exploit the capacity of commercial fishing vessels as an emerging ocean observation platform, NAUTILOS is designing, deploying and testing a new generation of sensors for essential ocean variable data collection.  A similar approach will be used for new “aquaculture observing systems” with observations made by vessels of opportunities and nearby aquaculture facilities, which will provide a new means for the sustainable management of aquaculture. To further extend the potential of commercial fisheries as an observation platform, some vessels will also be used to test new underwater passive click recorders for the assessment of echo-locating marine mammal abundance. Assessment and demonstration activities will be held all over Europe, including Atlantic and Mediterranean sites.

Primary Presenter: Michela Martinelli, National Research Council - Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies (CNR-IRBIM), Largo Fiera della Pesca 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy (michela.martinelli@cnr.it)

Authors:

Michela Martinelli, National Research Council - Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies (CNR-IRBIM)  (michela.martinelli@cnr.it)

Julie Duchêne, Ifremer  (Julie.Duchene@ifremer.fr)

Damien Malardé, NKE Instrumentation  (dmalarde@nke.fr)

Sabine Marty, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)  (Sabine.Marty@niva.no)

Andrew King, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)  (andrew.king@niva.no)

Manolis Ntoumas, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)  (mntou@hcmr.gr)

Andy Smerdon, Aquatec Group  (ASmerdon@aquatecgroup.com)

Antonio Novellino, ETT solutions  (antonio.novellino@ettsolutions.com)

Gabriele Pieri, National Research Council - Institute of Information Science and Technologies (CNR - ISTI)  (gabriele.pieri@isti.cnr.it)