Configuration of the ocean model and biogeochemical modules

Measurement of the diameter of the biocolonised moorings and the composition of the biofouling at T+12 months of immersion.

Review to identify the state of knowledge on anodes and their environmental impact. Report serving as a basis for further work (deliverables 3 and 4)

Comparison of multiparameter probes

Backup of the data used for characterising the different biofouling monitoring protocols in an excel file.

Measurement of the diameter of biocolonised moorings and biofouling composition at T+6 months of immersion.

During the ABIOP project launch meeting, the consortium agreed to add a task to the project aimed at identifying the challenges of biocolonisation in an ORE context. This additional work is indeed necessary because it allows the organisation, updating and presentation of the reflections undertaken by biofouling experts from various industrial and research entities and federated by FEM, for several years on this topic.

Proposal of protocols for measuring several biofouling variables (fresh weight in air, fresh weight in water, biovolume, thickness) that were tested during the project.

The macrofouling qualification and quantification protocols were extracted from 64 public documents (33 scientific articles, 1 book chapter, 22 internal reports, 4 internship reports and 4 theses) presenting studies conducted in France (n = 40), Europe (n = 16) and the world (n = 8).

Synthesis of existing data for the modeling work to follow (modeling in the deliverables of lot 3)