TAPAS Current Profiler Data Marsaxlokk
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
| Country | Malta  |
| Project | TAPAS - Tools for Assessment and Planning of Aquaculture Sustainability(TAPAS) |
| Time period | Data were collected between April 2018 and August 2019. |
| Ongoing | No |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) |
| Instruments | Current profilers |
| Description | |
| Summary | AquaBioTech Group completed a case study to quantify nutrient retention of carbon and nitrogen within a coastal environment surrounding aquaculture pens in Malta. Besides collecting water and sediment samples for an isotopic composition assessment, a current profiler was deployed at several distinct locations around a fish farm to demonstrate the dominant water movement patterns. The current patterns were incorporated with the nutrient dispersion isotopic and benthic community data to validate the nutrient waster dispersion model. This model will evaluate the feasibility, design and optimal species for an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system in Malta. This research is supported by the EU H2020 research and innovation programme within the collaborative project “TAPAS – Tools for Assessment and Planning of Aquaculture Sustainability” (www.tapas-h2020.eu) under Grant Agreement No. 678396. |
| Originators | AquaBioTech Group |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Audrey Zammit |
| Address | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
| Telephone | +356 - 2144 0972 |
| Facsimile | +356 - 2144 0972 |
| ioi-moc@um.edu.mt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
| Local identifier | TAPAS_ABT |
| Global identifier | 6999 |
| Last revised | 2020-02-19 |
