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2009, Oceanography 22(1):178–191, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2009.18
The Future of Integrated Deep-Sea Research in Europe:
The HERMIONE Project
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Authors
Philip P.E. Weaver | National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Antje Boetius | Habitat Group, and Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
Roberto Danovaro | Department of Marine Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
André Freiwald | GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Vikki Gunn | National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Serge Heussner | Centre de formation et de recherche sur l'environnement marin (CEFREM), CNRS-Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France
Telmo Morato | Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
Ingo Schewe | Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Sybille van den Hove | MEDIAN, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract
This issue of Oceanography mainly describes results from the HERMES project, which comes to a close in spring 2009. Building on the success of HERMES, the European Commission has funded a new project that will begin as HERMES ends. This project, entitled HERMIONE (Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Man's Impact on European Seas), will have a greater focus on human impacts in the deep-sea environment and will place more emphasis on the translation of information into policy. It will have a wider public outreach program and will include new areas of research, such as seamounts and hydrothermal vents. The HERMIONE project will address issues raised in the EC foresight document, The Deep-Sea Frontier: Science Challenges for a Sustainable Future (Cochonat et al., 2007), and will focus on four key objectives. These follow a logical progression, from investigating the physical dimensions of ecosystems, to understanding how they function and interconnect, to studying how they are impacted by human activity, to ensuring that this project can contribute to their sustainable management and protection. The HERMIONE consortium comprises 38 partners, including four small businesses, from 13 countries across Europe.
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Citation
Weaver, P.P.E., A. Boetius, R. Danovaro, A. Freiwald, V. Gunn, S. Heussner, T. Morato, I. Schewe, and S. van den Hove. 2009. The future of integrated deep-sea research in Europe: The HERMIONE project. Oceanography 22(1):178–191, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2009.18.