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Tools and platforms to assess marine biodiversity and habitats

REMOTE SENSING - SATELLITE

Resolution
60m
Habitat and communities Data
  • Phytoplankton
  • Marine environment characterization
  • Bathymetry
  • Broad scale habitat mapping

Drone and Aerial Platforms

Resolution
0.004 to 0.1m
Habitat and communities Data
  • Benthic communities
  • Phytoplankton communities
  • Marine mammals
  • Birds

Acoustics

Resolution
0.001 to 0.5m
Habitat and communities Data
  • Gross benthic communities
  • Pelagic communities
  • Marine mammals

Ferrybox

Resolution
10 to 1000m
Habitat and communities Data
  • Plankton communities

Citizen Science

Resolution
Proximate Location
Habitat and communities Data
  • Species, communities and habitats

Optic Sensors

Resolution
10m
Habitat and communities Data
  • Physic-Chemical and biological Parameters ( temperature, oxygen, salinity, chlorophyll )

Diving

Resolution
Exact location
Habitat and communities Data
  • Biological communities' characterization (plankton, fish, megafauna, marine mammals)​
  • Habitat characterization​

©Metsähallitus / Parks and Wildlife Finland / Joakim Sjöroos and Juuso Haapaniemi

Underwater Camera

Resolution
0.01 to 20m
Habitat and communities Data
  • Biological communities' characterization (plankton, fish, megafauna, marine mammals)​

Biologging

Resolution
0.05 to 0.5m
Habitat and communities Data
  • Fauna distribution and behaviour

Environmental DNA

Resolution
60m
Habitat and communities Data
  • Species and biodiversity characterization

ROV and AUV

Resolution
0.05 to 0.5m

©Syke / VELMU / Ville Karvinen
A four-horned sculpin on the seafloor at 33m, Archipelago Sea, Finland Saduria entomon and their tracks on the seafloor, Western Gulf of Finland, Finland

Habitat and communities Data
  • Species, communities and habitats
  • As an exemple, fish and macroinvertebrates

Grant Agreement 101081642 – OBAMA-NEXT

OBAMA-NEXT project has been approved under HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01-01: Observing and mapping biodiversity and ecosystems, with particular focus on coastal and marine ecosystems.Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or UK Research and Innovation. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.