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"Supporting monitoring and management of fisheries resources in Guinea-Bissau through capacity-building on cutting-edge DNA-based approaches" (FCT AGA-KHAN/541703280/2019)
Guinea-Bissau (GB) is creating a sustainable fishing sector to meet international fisheries agreements and to tackle global changes in marine ecosystems, which is vital to improve the GB economy and the quality of life (QoL) of its people. It is expected that these capacity-building on cutting-edge DNA-based approaches will improve GB autonomy and leadership in top edge, modern and innovate fishing strategies within Africa and therefore, bring economic benefits to the country and therefore improving the QoL of its people. |
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"eDNAqua-plan: A Plan towards an eDNA reference library and data repository for Aquatic Organisms, navigating Europe towards the next generation biodiversity monitoring" (HORIZON-MISS-2022-OCEAN-01ID101112800)
eDNAqua-Plan aims to collect information on existing projects, initiatives and infrastructures for aquatic monitoring in the European Union and associated countries while providing an overview of all national and international activities of standardization and interoperationalisation of methods and data workflows. The project seeks to assess the relevance and feasibility of the creation of a digital ecosystem of eDNA repositories and an integrated and dynamic reference library of marine and freshwater species that is open-access and based on FAIR principles to support future aquatic biodiversity monitoring programmes and mapping initiatives. It is coordinated by the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC). |
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"Blue Bioeconomy Innovation Pact - Vertical Algae" (C632741873-00467082)
Algae Vertical is led by Necton and involves 38 entities from the algae sector, including large business groups, SMEs, innovative and specialized startups, universities, collaborative laboratories, Research & Development Centers (R&D) and business associations. It aims to provide the algae sector with competitive advantages by fuelling novel sustainable products, optimizing techno-scientific processes, and introducing innovative services. |
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"Blue Bioeconomy Innovation Pact - Vertical Fish" (C632741873-00467082)
Part of the the Blue Bioeconomy Pact, the Vertical Fish project is divided into two major lines of research, which will be developed in parallel: STOParasitas – Operational technological systems for detecting parasites in wild fish – and LowTrophAqua – Modular systems for integrated aquaculture of species low-trophic level marine environments with applications in blue biotechnology. In STOParasitas - the consortium will focus on the rapid detection and diagnosis of fish parasites, which currently require testing in a laboratory environment or include destructive phases that cannot be applied in routine daily procedures |
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BIOSCAN- Revealing species, their interactions and dynamics (BIOSCAN 2019-2026)
Environmental change is driving species extinctions at an accelerating pace. If we are to curb these trajectories, we must be able to rapidly track changes in biodiversity on a planetary scale. Motivated by this urgent need, the International Barcode of Life Consortium activated BIOSCAN in June 2019. Coordinated from the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, BIOSCAN involves researchers and organizations from over 30 nations which share the goal of establishing an Earth observation system for biodiversity. |
