Kick off Meeting
Genoa, 26-28 February 2024
Aquarium of Genoa
Conference Room Nautilus
Monday 26th February 2024
Registration
Welcome
Roberto Danovaro - REDRESS Coordinator
Opening
EU expectations from REDRESS
- Victoria Beaz-Hidalgo - EU Project Officer
- Ivan Conesa Alcolea - REA and European Commission Policy Officer from DG R&I and DG Environment
Project overview
Roberto Danovaro
From MERCES to REDRESS and The Nature Restoration Law"
From MERCES to REDRESS and The Nature Restoration Law"
WP1. Prioritization of active deep-sea restoration interventions in a climate change scenario
General overview
Federica Foglini (CNR) & Ana Hilário (Uaveiro)
Task 1
Analysis of current knowledge on deep-sea habitat degradation
Federica Foglini (CNR) & Ana Hilário (Uaveiro)
Federica Foglini (CNR) & Ana Hilário (Uaveiro)
Task 2
Habitat suitability modeling incorporating climate change and identification of habitat refugia
Sandrine Vaz (IFREMER)
Sandrine Vaz (IFREMER)
Task 3
Prioritization of deep-sea restoration areas
(Federica Foglini (CNR) & Stefán Ragnarsson (MFRI))
(Federica Foglini (CNR) & Stefán Ragnarsson (MFRI))
16:10 - 16:30
Coffee break Balcon Nautilus
WP2. Innovative approaches for deep-sea restoration of vulnerable habitats
WP2 overview
Marina Carreiro-Silva (UAc) & Murray Roberts (UEDIN)
Task 1
Restoration of deep cold-water coral reefs impacted by bottom trawling (Anthony Grehan, NUIGalway): the Bay of Biscay (Ifremer), the Irish Porcupine Bank (NUIGalway), Wyville Thomson Ridge (West of Shetland and Darwin Mounds MPAs respectively) (UEDIN and NOC), off Iceland (MFRI), Dohrn Canyon (UNIVPM)
Task 2
Restoration of hard-bottom coral gardens impacted by bottom longline fishing (Marina Carreiro-Silva & Telmo Morato UAc & IMAR): Condor seamount.
Task 3
Restoration of soft-bottom habitats (Jordi Grinyo, ICM): Catalan continental margin (CSIC) and Swedish EEZ in the Skagerrak (Ugot)
Task 4
Restoration of chemosynthetic habitats at cold seeps (Yizhaq Makovsky, UH & Maxim Rubin-Blum, IOLR): Palmahim Disturbance MPA
GENERAL DISCUSSION
Field work activities: planning collaboration, implementation and joint work
General Assembly
Monday 27th February 2024
WP3. Innovative and cost-efficient technologies to monitor deep-sea restoration efforts
WP3 overview
Jacopo Aguzzi (CSIC); Furu Mienis (NIOZ) & Sascha Flögel (GEOMAR)
Task 1
Building an inventory of available technologies and indicators for monitoring deep-sea restoration
(Jaceck Raddatz, GEOMAR)
(Jaceck Raddatz, GEOMAR)
Task 2
Monitoring and maintenance of active deep-sea restoration interventions
(Jacopo Aguzzi, CSIC)
(Jacopo Aguzzi, CSIC)
Task 3
Monitoring the success of passive deep-sea restoration
(Furu Mienis, NIOZ)
(Furu Mienis, NIOZ)
Task 4
Combining technologies for implementing deep-sea restoration at larger spatial scales
(Laurenz Thomsen, Ugot)
(Laurenz Thomsen, Ugot)
Task 5
Preparing a roadmap for monitoring and continuing deep-sea restoration efforts beyond the REDRESS timeframe
(Damianos Chatzievangelou, CSIC)
(Damianos Chatzievangelou, CSIC)
WP4. Enabling deep-sea ecosystem restoration: socio-economic costs, benefits, and financing
WP4 overview
Stephen Hynes (NUIGalway) & Nadia Papadopolou (HCMR)
Task 1
Database for natural capital accounting for deep-sea ecosystems
(Stephen Hynes, NUIGalway)
(Stephen Hynes, NUIGalway)
Task 2
Cost-benefit analysis for the restoration of different habitat types
(Helena Vieira, Vaveiro)
(Helena Vieira, Vaveiro)
Task 3
Blueprint for the financing of active deep-sea restoration approaches
(Boris Barov, SERE)
(Boris Barov, SERE)
Task 4
Potential economic impact of deep-sea restoration at EU level
(Andrew Gates, NOC)
(Andrew Gates, NOC)
10:50 - 11:20
Coffee break Balcon Nautilus
WP5. Governance structures and processes to support deep-sea restoration interventions
WP5 overview
Jan van Tatenhove (WU) & Nadia Papadopolou (HCMR)
Task 1
Analyzing deep-sea restoration governance arrangements for different types of deep-sea restoration in different deep-sea ecosystems
(Jan van Tatenhove, WU & Nadia Papadopolou, HCMR)
(Jan van Tatenhove, WU & Nadia Papadopolou, HCMR)
Task 2
Comparative analysis of active and passive restoration DSRGAs and their alignment and potential contribution to the policy objectives of deep-sea habitat restoration, conservation, and climate change mitigation
(Jan van Tatenhove, WU & Ana Hilario, UAveiro)
(Jan van Tatenhove, WU & Ana Hilario, UAveiro)
Task 3
Enhancing capacity building of different actors involved in DSRGAs
(Jan van Tatenhove, WU)
(Jan van Tatenhove, WU)
Task 4
Positioning deep-sea restoration industries from a socio-economic and a governance perspective
(Jan van Tatenhove, WU & Stephen Hynes, NUI-Galway)
(Jan van Tatenhove, WU & Stephen Hynes, NUI-Galway)
GENERAL DISCUSSION
Planning collaboration, implementation, and joint work
12:30 - 14:30
Lunch break Aquarium Restaurant "Gusto a Bordo"
W6. Dissemination & communication
WP6 overview
Cristina Gambi (UNIVPM) & Laurenz Thomsen (UGot)
Task 1
Establishing an online presence for REDRESS via publicly accessible channels
(ECOREACH)
(ECOREACH)
Task 2
Maximizing awareness of REDRESS successes and achievements
(ECOREACH)
(ECOREACH)
Task 3
Cross-generation education and public engagement
(Cristina Gambi, UNIVPM)
(Cristina Gambi, UNIVPM)
Task 4
Student education and training
(Laurenz Thomsen, Ugot)
(Laurenz Thomsen, Ugot)
Task 6
Networking and synergies with other EU projects and initiatives
(Roberto Danovaro, UNIVPM)
(Roberto Danovaro, UNIVPM)
- 15:15-15:25 MSP4BIO project: Ivana LUKIC (S.Pro - Sustainable Projects Gmbh)
- 15:25-15:35 MPA Europe: Anna Maria Addamo (Nord University)
- 15:35-15:45 OBAMA-NEXT: Jacob Carstensen (Aarhus University)
- 15:45-15:55 BIOcean5D: Josipa Bilic Zimmermann (EMBL Heidelberg)
- 15:55-16:05 CLIMAREST: Ida Beathe Overjordet (Sintef)
- 16:05-16:15 LIFE DREAM: Federica Foglini (CNR)
- 16:15-16:25 DEEP REST: Jozée Sarrazin (IFREMER)
General discussion
16:45 - 17:15
Coffee break Balcon Nautilus
Advisory Board introduction and meeting
- 17:15-17:25 Chiara Piroddi (Joint Research Centre)
- 17:25-17:35 Miquel Canals (University of Barcelona)
- 17:35-18:00 AB meeting
Steering Committee meeting
20:00
Social dinner - Restaurant "I tre merli"
Ligurian Cuisine (36 Euro - 50 m distance from the Aquarium)
Monday 28th February 2024
WP7. Management
Key highlights on Horizon Europe specificities on project management
Victoria Beaz-Hidalgo EU Project Officer
Greg Ziakas EU Financial Officer
Greg Ziakas EU Financial Officer
REDRESS Project Management team
- Task 1. Establishment of the Project Management Office (PMO) and Steering Committee (SC)
- Task 2. Organization: General Assembly, Advisory Board, and Steering Committee + annual meetings
- Task 3. Data management plan & Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Plan
- Task 4. Resource use
- Task 5. Coordination of partners in meetings/workshops and preparation of periodic and interim reports for the EC
Working Group session WPs 1-6
Joint work, exchange collaborations and publications
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee break Balcon Nautilus
Summary discussion
WPs summary discussion
End of the REDRESS Kick off Meeting
Università Politecnica delle Marche
CSIC
Ifremer
Geomar
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
HCMR
University of Galway
Universidade de Aveiro
University of Gothenburg
University of Haifa
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Sorbonne Université
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
ESI
dees
Eco Reach
SER Europe
Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research
WUR
Universidade dos Açores
Institute of Marine Research (IMAR)
National Oceanography Centre
The University of Edinburgh
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Deep-Sea Biology Society
REV Ocean
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Restoration of deep-sea habitats to rebuild European seas
Project number: 101135492
Duration: 4 years; Starting day: 1st February 2024
Coordinator: Polytechnic University of Marche – Italy
Polytechnic University of Marche
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences
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