DAM PrimePrevention - Prediction of marine biological hazards to prevent socio-economic impacts; project: Monitoring, modelling and assessment of extreme weather events on marine biological hazards in the western Baltic Sea
Acronym
DAM_PrimePrevention
Name
DAM PrimePrevention - Prediction of marine biological hazards to prevent socio-economic impacts; project: Monitoring, modelling and assessment of extreme weather events on marine biological hazards in the western Baltic Sea
Description
Due to the expected increase in extreme events, the risk of marine biological hazards in German coastal waters will rise. The focus of the project PrimePrevention (https://www.marextreme.de/primeprevention, https://www.iow.de/project/332/dam_primeprevention.html; BMFTR Grant no. 03F0953D) is to assess and predict the occurrence of cyanobacteria, Vibrio spp. and hypoxia. The project aims to go a step ahead in the development of adaptive observation system, to analyse already occurred extreme events and to predict the risks of future events. Past extreme events are analysed to identify cascade effects, while models will be incorporated to assess how biological hazards and linked ecosystem services will change as environmental pressures increase. Finally, together with end users, potential options for action to deal with or avoid marine biological hazards will get developed as well as recommendations for actions (e.g., within the EU-MSFD).