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Linking Blue Economy with maRiNe cARbon buDgets through Observations
Funder identifier: HBC.2023.0220 (IWT contract id)
Principal funding codes: 5553 - VLAIO - Blue Cluster - ICON
Acronym: Bernardo
Period: March 2024 till February 2027
Status: In Progress

Thesaurus terms Biogeochemical cycli; Blue economy; Observation

The overall objective of the BERNARDO-project is to realize the full potential of marine carbon in shelf systems for the development of a sustainable Blue Economy, as a solution in the fight against climate change. To achieve this objective, a scientific breakthrough will be realized by quantifying all prevailing carbon fluxes in the BPNS through an innovative carbon monitoring approach. This will subsequently provide the necessary input to develop a high-resolution, fully-balanced marine carbon budget for the entire Belgian shelf sea, which would be a global first. By establishing this baseline carbon budget, we can assess the effect of dedicated Blue Economy activities.