Objective PROTOOL stands for PROductivity TOOLs: Automated Tools to Measure Primary Productivity in European Seas. The project will develop and adapt sensor technologies to measure primary production of phytoplankton with automated optical techniques, so that they can be placed on ships of opportunity (SOOP, ferries, container ships). The complete PROTOOL Measuring Device will consist of (1) a fluorometer measuring the rate of photosynthesis (using the variable fluorescence approach), (2) an algal absorption meter and (3) a hyperspectral reflectance unit. It will measure key water quality parameters like chlorophyll a, suspended matter concentrations and the light attenuation coefficient. The design will be modular so that each unit can also be used separately. The different versions of the sensors and protocol modules will be tested in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the English-Channel and the Gulf of Biscay, as well as in a number of Dutch estuaries. In the first 3 cases, the PROTOOL equipments will be placed next to a ferrybox on ships of opportunity. These field tests will provide the conversion factors required to calibrate the PROTOOL fluorometer. These campaigns will also produce maps of primary production with high temporal and spatial resolutions. The PROTOOL Measuring Device is unique because it is the first sensor technology that can measure autonomously biological process RATES and not only biological quantities (like chlorophyll concentration). It will provide detailed information on primary productivity which is a fundamental parameter in the carrying capacity of any ecosystem. With its technological development, PROTOOL will contribute to a much better assessment of changing marine ecosystems. PROTOOL partners will further promote the inclusion of primary production within the list of important biological properties to be considered for ecological status assessment in the future in the context of the Water Framework (WFD) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directives. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologysocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivityengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbotany Keywords automated technology for marine environment phytoplankton primary production ships of opportunity Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2008.3.1.6.1. - Development of automated sensing technologies for estuaries, coastal areas and seas Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2008-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR ZEEONDERZOEK (NIOZ) EU contribution € 218 247,34 Address Landsdiep 4 1797 SZ DEN HOORN TEXEL Netherlands See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Theo Davidse (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS Finland EU contribution € 261 892,66 Address LATOKARTANONKAARI 11 00790 Helsinki See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Aila Riihentaus (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM HEREON GMBH Germany EU contribution € 386 250,00 Address MAX PLANCK STRASSE 1 21502 Geesthacht See on map Region Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Herzogtum Lauenburg Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Sabine Roeskam (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX United Kingdom EU contribution € 238 864,00 Address WIVENHOE PARK CO4 3SQ Colchester See on map Region East of England Essex Essex Haven Gateway Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact David Suggett (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MIKROBIOLOGICKY USTAV AV CR V.V.I Czechia EU contribution € 167 504,00 Address VIDENSKA 1083 142 00 Praha 4 See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ondrej Schröffel (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS United Kingdom EU contribution € 323 369,00 Address SEACOLE BUILDING, 2 MARSHAM STREET SW1P 4DF LONDON See on map Region London Inner London — West Westminster Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Susan Bramford (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 523 000,00 Address Polaris House, North Star Avenue SN2 1EU SWINDON WILTSHIRE See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Denise Martin (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PSI (PHOTON SYSTEMS INSTRUMENTS), SPOL. SRO Czechia EU contribution € 252 402,00 Address DRASOV 470 664 24 Drasov See on map Region Česko Jihovýchod Jihomoravský kraj Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Martin Trtilek (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TRIOS MESS- UND DATENTECHNIK GMBH Germany EU contribution € 176 000,00 Address BUERGERMEISTER BROETJE STRASSE 25 26180 RASTEDE See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rüdiger Heuermann (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN - KNAW Netherlands EU contribution € 437 814,00 Address KLOVENIERSBURGWAL 29 HET TRIPPENHUIS 1011 JV AMSTERDAM See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Theo Davidse (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data