CHARM 3
01/01/2009 - 31/12/2012
CHARM 3
Channel Habitat Atlas for marine Resource Management.
The objective is to develop an atlas as a « toolbox » to help in decision-making and planning for both sound governance and sustainable management of the Channel sea's marine resources and human activities. The project is the continuation of CHARM (2003-2005) and CHARM 2 (2006-2008).
List of Partners
France
- IFREMER ;
- Station Marine de Wimereux/Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille (USTL-LOG) ;
- Université de Caen (UCBN-LBBM/UMR 100) ;
- Pôle halieutique Agrocampus Rennes (AGRO-PH) ;
- Université de Rennes 2 (UHB-RESO) ;
- ALKANTE ;
- Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO-AMURE).
England
- Universityof Greenwichat Medway (UoG) ;
- University of Kent (UoK-DICE) ;
- CEFAS ;
- PlymouthMarine Laboratory (PML) ;
- Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) ;
- Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (MBA) ;
- Universityof Plymouth (UoPI-MI) ;
- Marinelife Ltd ;
- Universityof Exeter, Cornwall Campus (UoE-CEC) ;
- University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (UoP-CEMARE).
Work packages
- Collection & standardisation of information
- Information integration
- Tools & communication of information
Tasks
1:Inventory of available data, Phyto- & zoo- plankton, Ichtyoplankton, Benthic invertebrate, Habitat classification, Fisheries activity, Legislation.
2:Mapping & Habitat, Economic situation, Climatic change, Trophic food web, Spatial planning.
Useful outputs for MAIA
Already available the version from CHARM 1 & 2
The final atlas with the changes and upgrades from CHARM 3 will be available at the end of the project.
