Lead organization: Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR), Germany
Duration: 2015-2019
ICES contact: Neil Holdsworth, Head of Data and Information
Project objectives:
AtlantOS proposes the integration of ocean observing activates across all disciplines for the Atlantic, considering European as well as non-European partners. The proposal applies the Framework for Ocean Observing to the observing of the Atlantic.
The overarching goal of AtlantOS is the integration of the so far loosely-coordinated set of existing ocean observing activities to a sustainable, efficient, and fit-for-purpose Integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing System (IAOOS). The IAOOS is to form the ocean in-situ observing backbone of the Copernicus Marine Monitoring system, which is the marine part of the European Earth Observation Programme.
ICES role:
- Improving fish survey acoustic and biotic data availability through ICES Data Centre for three key pelagic fisheries surveys; preparing ICES Data Centre to host these data (WP2)
- Standards and harmonization to information aggregator portals for fisheries (acoustic and biological data) via ICES DATRAS and ICES ACOUSTIC (WP7)
This project has received funding from the European Commission - Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no 633211.
