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Challenges for sustainable monitoring and evaluation of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive in the Atlantic offshore waters: the iFADO project.

Novel technologies to aid MSFD monitoring and interregional integration

12th November 2019Business2Sea, Porto, Portugal

Francisco Campuzano, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Page No. 2Page No.http://www.ifado.eu/Business2Sea| Porto, Portugal | 12th November 2019

Study area and project key figures

• iFADO: Innovation in the Framework of the Atlantic Deep Ocean

• Five countries involved: France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom

• 3.6 M € (2.7 M€ ERDF) from theInterreg Atlantic Area Programme

• 4 years (Nov 2017- Nov 2021)

• 20 partners (13 full partners and7 associated partners)

• 24% of total EU waters for 12% of total population (only in surface!)

Innovation Axis


Overall Objectives

The project aims to combine the conventional monitoring programmes, satellite data, emergingtechnologies and numerical modelling to develop tailor-made and innovative products. Thelatter will:

• assist the (MSFD, 2008/56/EC) competent authorities;

• provide services at regional/local scales to enhance blue economy;

• contribute to the challenges posed by climate change;

• provide tools to optimize the observing strategies allowing better forecasts;

• capitalise on individual initiatives and historical data on an European Atlantic Regionperspective.

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iFADO full partners


iFADO associated partners


MSFD Descriptors

✓ Descriptor 1. Biodiversity is maintained

✓ Descriptor 2. Non-indigenous species do not adversely alter the ecosystem

✓Descriptor 3. The population of commercial fish species is healthy

✓ Descriptor 4. Elements of food webs ensure long-term abundance and reproduction

✓ Descriptor 5. Eutrophication is minimised

⚫ Descriptor 6. The sea floor integrity ensures functioning of the ecosystem

⚫ Descriptor 7. Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect the ecosystem

⚫ Descriptor 8. Concentrations of contaminants give no effects

⚫ Descriptor 9. Contaminants in seafood are below safe levels

✓ Descriptor 10. Marine litter does not cause harm

✓ Descriptor 11. Introduction of energy (including underwater noise) does not adversely affect the ecosystem

✓ Ocean acidification

Focus on offshore areas and on the pelagic ecosystem

In blue: main iFADO targeted descriptors

In green: other iFADO supported descriptors



Quadruple Helix Collaboration


Other projects:- AA CleanAtlantic- AA JONAS- AA MyCoast- JMP-EUNOSAT- …


Quadruple Helix Research Fields

MSFD Indicator

Remote Sensing

In situcruises

NumericalModelling

Novel methodologies



Mission 22nd October- 6th November 2019Aerial images courtesy

Luis Sebastião IST/ISR-Lisboa

Next mission in 2020 in UK-Irish waters

linked to EMD2020 in Cork!!!


How to Collaborate with us!

• The project is open for collaboration with other institutions/projects that are currently performing monitoring activities in the Atlanticwaters in order to provide visibility to their activities and to share methodologies for indicators calculation.

• The collaboration will be formalised by a common simplified Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) .

• The project is trying to involve citizens to obtain more effective ways to collect data in offshore waters by promoting the use ofexisting mobile apps for ocean data collection with special focus in the sailing for pleasure community. Citizens will also beapproached by ocean literacy events in the five participant countries.

Reporting of waste or marine debris via an already defined list. GPS location recording.

Data made publicly available.

→ Based on debris

Reporting of waste or marine debris via an already defined list. GPS location recording.

Data made publicly available.

→ Based on debris


Thank you very much for your attention!

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