Restoration Interventions and Technologies
Active Restoration
Passive Restoration
Active Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: MFRI
- Region: Southern Iceland (Iceland)
- Habitat type target: Cold-water coral reefs
- Active restoration approach: 3D printed eco-reefs
- Monitoring approaches: ROV, Tethered video (Campod), ARMS
Active Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: NUI Galway, Ifremer, SU
- Region: Porcupine Bank (Ireland)
- Habitat type target: Cold-water coral reefs
- Active restoration approach: 3D printed eco-reefs
- Monitoring approaches: ROV, colonization structures (Eco- reefs), ARMS
Active Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: UEDIN, NOC
- Region: N-Atlantic W Shetland + Darwin Mounds UK MPA
- Habitat type target: Cold-water coral reefs for the MPA
- Active restoration approach: 3D printed eco-reefs
- Monitoring approaches: AUV + photography, mooring with CTD, downward ADCP and sediment trap, ARMS
Active Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: UGot, GEOMAR, CSIC, Ifremer, DEESS
- Region: Skagerrak/ North Sea (Sweden)
- Habitat type target: Soft bottom habitat-forming species (sea pens, bamboo corals and sponges; N. norvegicus and holothurians)
- Active restoration approach: Badminton method
- Monitoring approaches: Benthic chambers, crawlers, fuel cell lander, landers, hydrophones, ROVs, Tethered video (towed video sledge), soft bottom ARMS
Active Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: Ifremer, SU, NUIGalway
- Region: Bay of Biscay (France)
- Habitat type target: Cold-water coral reefs
- Active restoration approach: 3D printed eco-reefs
- Monitoring approaches: ROV, colonization structures (Eco- reefs), ARMS
Active Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: UAc, IMAR, NIOZ
- Region: Azores (Portugal)
- Habitat type target: Hard bottom, Coral gardens (octocorals, sponge, hydroids)
- Active restoration approach: Badminton method + transplanting
- Monitoring approaches: Tethered video (Azor drift-cam), landers, benthic chambers, ARMS
Active Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: CSIC, UGot, GEOMAR, NIOZ
- Region: Catalan Sea (Spain)
- Habitat type target: Soft bottom habitat forming (sea pens and sponges; N. norvergicus + holothurians)
- Active restoration approach: Badminton method
- Monitoring approaches: Acoustic transmitters, AUVs, benthic chambers, crawlers, hydrophones, landers, ROVs, Tethered video (towed video sledge), soft bottom ARMS
- Partner Leader & Partners: UNIVPM, SZN, CNR, SU, Ifremer
- Region: Dohrn Canyon (Italy)
- Habitat type target: Cold-water coral reefs
- Active restoration approach: 3D printed eco-reefs
- Monitoring approaches: colonization structures incl. cameras and CTD, cabled observatory, ARMS
Active Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: UH, IOLR, UNIVPM
- Region: Palmahim Disturbance (Israel)
- Habitat type target: Cold seeps
- Active restoration approach: 3D printed eco-reefs
- Monitoring approaches: AV, AUVs, sediment cores, sediment traps, ROV, ARMS
Passive Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: UGot, GEOMAR, CSIC, Ifremer, DEESS
- Regions: Skagerrak/ North Sea (Sweden)
- Habitat type target/ area target of restoration: Soft bottom habitat (sea pens bamboo corals and sponges; motile component: Nephrops norvegicus and holothurians)
- Active restoration approach: Benthic chambers, crawlers, fuel cell lander, hydrophones, landers, ROVs, Tethered video (towed video sledge), AUV swarm, ARMS
Passive Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: NIOZ, UGot, GEOMAR
- Regions: Norwegian Trench
- Habitat type target/ area target of restoration: Coral gardens and sponge fields
- Active restoration approach: Acoustic transmitters, AUVs, benthic chambers, crawlers, hydrophones, landers, ROVs, Tethered video
Passive Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: Ifremer, DEESS
- Regions: FRAs (Fish. Restricted Areas) GoL
- Habitat type target/ area target of restoration: Soft sediment habitat (sponge, crinoid, sea pen fields)
- Active restoration approach: Tethered video (towed sledge equipped with camera and lasers)
Passive Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: IOLR-UH, UNIVPM
- Regions: Palmahim Disturbance (Israel)
- Habitat type target/ area target of restoration: Cold seeps
- Active restoration approach: AV, AUVs, sediment cores, sediment traps, ROV, ARMS
Passive Restoration
- Partner Leader & Partners: UGot
- Regions: Barkley Canyon (Canada)
- Habitat type target/ area target of restoration: Cold seeps
- Active restoration approach: Cabled observatory; ROV and crawler
Active Restoration
| Partner Leader & Partners | Region | Habitat type target | Active restoration approach | Monitoring approaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFRI | Southern Iceland (Iceland) | Cold-water coral reefs | 3D printed eco-reefs | ROV, Tethered video (Campod), ARMS |
| NUI Galway, Ifremer, SU | Porcupine Bank (Ireland) | Cold-water coral reefs | 3D printed eco-reefs | ROV, colonization structures (Eco- reefs), ARMS |
| UEDIN, NOC | N-Atlantic W Shetland + Darwin Mounds UK MPA | Cold-water coral reefs for the MPA | 3D printed eco-reefs | AUV + photography, mooring with CTD, downward ADCP and sediment trap, ARMS |
| UGot, GEOMAR, CSIC, Ifremer, DEESS | Skagerrak/ North Sea (Sweden) | Soft bottom habitat-forming species (sea pens, bamboo corals and sponges; N. norvegicus and holothurians) | Badminton method | Benthic chambers, crawlers, fuel cell lander, landers, hydrophones, ROVs, Tethered video (towed video sledge), soft bottom ARMS |
| Ifremer, SU, NUIGalway | Bay of Biscay (France) | Cold-water coral reefs | 3D printed eco-reefs | ROV, colonization structures (Eco- reefs), ARMS |
| UAc, IMAR, NIOZ | Azores (Portugal) | Hard bottom, Coral gardens (octocorals, sponge, hydroids) | Badminton method + transplanting | Tethered video (Azor drift-cam), landers, benthic chambers, ARMS |
| CSIC, UGot, GEOMAR, NIOZ | Catalan Sea (Spain) | Soft bottom habitat forming (sea pens and sponges; N. norvergicus + holothurians) | Badminton method | Acoustic transmitters, AUVs, benthic chambers, crawlers, hydrophones, landers, ROVs, Tethered video (towed video sledge), soft bottom ARMS |
| UNIVPM, SZN, CNR, SU, Ifremer | Dohrn Canyon (Italy) | Cold-water coral reefs | 3D printed eco-reefs | colonization structures incl. cameras and CTD, cabled observatory, ARMS |
| UH, IOLR, UNIVPM | Palmahim Disturbance (Israel) | Cold seeps | 3D printed eco-reefs | AV, AUVs, sediment cores, sediment traps, ROV, ARMS |
Passive Restoration
| Partner Leader & Partners | Regions | Habitat type target/ area target of restoration | Monitoring approaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| UGot, GEOMAR, CSIC, Ifremer, DEESS | Skagerrak/ North Sea (Sweden) | Soft bottom habitat (sea pens bamboo corals and sponges; motile component: Nephrops norvegicus and holothurians) | Benthic chambers, crawlers, fuel cell lander, hydrophones, landers, ROVs, Tethered video (towed video sledge), AUV swarm, ARMS |
| NIOZ, UGot, GEOMAR | Norwegian Trench | Coral gardens and sponge fields | Acoustic transmitters, AUVs, benthic chambers, crawlers, hydrophones, landers, ROVs, Tethered video |
| Ifremer, DEESS | FRAs (Fish. Restricted Areas) GoL | Soft sediment habitat (sponge, crinoid, sea pen fields) | Tethered video (towed sledge equipped with camera and lasers) |
| IOLR-UH, UNIVPM | Palmahim Disturbance (Israel) | Cold seeps | AV, AUVs, sediment cores, sediment traps, ROV, ARMS |
| UGot | Barkley Canyon (Canada) | Cold seeps | Cabled observatory; ROV and crawler |
