Ecosystem studied
The project will focus on nodule fields of the Pacific Ocean as well as hydrothermal vent fields in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
Stakeholders involved
A large number of stakeholders acting at both national international scales who represent a broad spectrum of end-users will be engaged on the project.
Study areas
The study areas will cover the Pacific ocean (Clarion-Clipperton Zone, DISCOL Experimental Area), the northern Mid-Atlantic and Arctic ridges.
Consortium
The DEEP REST consortium is composed of 15 partners
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CETSM Hall | When two deep-sea scientists, a sailor and a cartoonist meet...
The comic book exhibition related to the MoMarsat 2022 mission, created by Damien Roudeau, based on an original idea by scientists Marjolaine Matabos and Jozée Sarrazin (BEEP Brest), can be seen in the CETSM Hall from February 20.
Follow the cruise SO295 - studying the impact of nodule mining and potential restauration
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This research was funded through the 2020-2021 Biodiversa and Water JPI joint call for research projects, under the BiodivRestore ERA-NET Cofund (GA N°101003777), with the EU and the following funding organisations : Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-21-BIRE-0003), France, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), Netherlands, Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), Belgium, German Federal Ministry of Research (BMBF) through VDI/VDE-IT, Germany, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ireland, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal, Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FRCT), Portugal-Azores and State Research Agency (AEI), Spain. Three other entities also contribute to the project : University Center in Svalbard (UNIS), Norway, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France, University of Bergen (UiB), Norway.
