How can we improve surveillance of pollution at sea? What novel techniques and tools are being developed? How can this be fairly and legally enforced?
Background
The decarbonisation of the UK maritime industry shall require the use of novel technologies and chemicals that may pose a risk to the lives of seafarers and the health of marine ecosystems. As regulators, we have a responsibility to ensure that the risk to the environment and human life is minimised.
Next steps
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Smart Buoy
The collaboration between Iknaia, University of Hertfordshire (UH) and OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Limited) will provide a low cost, highly accurate, real-time digital overview of marine water quality. This inno...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: IKNAIA LIMITED
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on developing a smart buoy for real-time monitoring of marine water quality, including pollution sources, which directly addresses the question of improving surveillance of pollution at sea.
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Marine Munition in Europe - Solutions with economic and ecological profits for efficient remediation
The MMinE-SwEEPER project will advance knowledge, capability and capacity in Europe for dealing with marine munition in the non military aspect of UXO-clearance. 21 partners from 7 EU and 2 associated countries bring exp...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on advancing technologies for marine munition detection, environmental monitoring of chemical contaminants, and legal responsibilities.
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Contaminants of emerging concern: An integrated approach for assessing impacts on the marine environment. Acronym: CONTRAST
CONTRAST will develop an integrated assessment and effect-based monitoring framework (IAF) to measure the impacts of CECs on the marine environment to provide a measure of Good Environmental Status for application in EU ...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: SHIRE CREATIVE LIMITED
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to develop an integrated assessment framework to measure the impacts of contaminants on the marine environment, providing insights into novel techniques for monitoring pollution at sea.