Azores Deep-sea Research

We conduct scientific exploration, research and education to advance the understanding of the structure, function, natural diversity, connectivity, and resilience of deep-sea ecosystems in a changing planet, while informing for a sustainable use of the ocean for current and future generations.

On-going projects 1

⬤ ON-GOING

MarinePlan

Oct 2022 — Oct 2025

One of today’s most pressing challenges is to safeguard the loss of ecosystem biodiversity and functioning, while simultaneously allowing for (...)

Past projects 8

CORHOLOA

Jan 2022 — Dec 2023

Predicted changes in seawater chemistry resulting from climate change will affect all marine life, including the microbial dynamics and biogeochemical (...)

iAtlantic

Jun 2019 — Nov 2023

iAtlantic aims to deliver knowledge that is critical for responsible and sustainable management of Atlantic Ocean resources in an era (...)

DeepWalls

May 2019 — Jun 2023

The Azores region harbours an array of large geomorphological features including ridges, seamounts, plateaus and abyssal plains. This complex topography (...)

iMAR

Jan 2021 — Dec 2022

The RV Pelagia Cruise No. 64PE487 / Eurofleets+ iMAR aimed to evaluate the role of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in shaping (...)

MISTIC SEAS III

Sep 2019 — Aug 2021

The main objective of MISTIC SEAS III project was to address the assessment of the environmental status of the marine (...)

ATLAS

May 2016 — Apr 2020

Changing environmental conditions and human activities have major impacts on the distribution and sustainability of living marine resources. This poses (...)

MapGES

Sep 2016 — Dec 2019

MapGES was built closely linked with the Horizon 2020 ATLAS project and envisioned to bring together existing and new biodiversity (...)

MarSP

Oct 2019 — Nov 2019

MarSP project intends to reinforce the Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) processes in the three EU Macaronesian Archipelagos - Azores, Madeira (...)