The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) is a governmental, highly active marine research organization operating, with aim to carry out scientific and technological research and experimental development in all fields of the aquatic environment. The individual activities of the Institute of Oceanography (IO) Research comprise the production of “useful” knowledge in the context of “blue growth”, technology, training and, at the social level, information-awareness-education. The HCMR-IO has a long history in participating both as a partners as well as a coordinator in all EU framework programs.
PROFILE
INVOLVEMENT IN CLAIM
HCMR-IO is coordinating CLAIM and participates in all WPs within multiple tasks. Its main activities lie in the development of innovative microliter cleaning (Wastewater treatment plants) and monitoring devices (Ferrybox), model development as governance tools, determining the impact of marine litter on the environment and ecosystem services, as well as in the information-awareness-education.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Numerical models that are already in use will be further developed for the purpose of CLAIM for which existing databases and existing modelling systems will be used, with further upgrading using data assimilation, higher resolution, advanced drifting etc.
The FerryBox, an autonomous system for continuous monitoring of physicochemical and environmental parameters installed in the F/B Festos Palace will be used to integrate the innovative microliter monitoring device, as well as tools like a manta-net for monitoring sea surface floating microplastic particles in open seas.
Polymer identification of the collected microplastics will be conducted by using an ATR FT-IR spectrophotometer Agilent Cary 630.
KEY SCIENTISTS INVOLVED
George Triantafyllou
gt [at] hcmr [dot] gr
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Organisation: Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Position: Research Director
Expertise: data assimilation, ecosystems modelling, marine ecosystem management, nonlinear prediction, climate dynamics, development and application of individual based models (IBM), artificial intelligence (ANN)
Involvement in CLAIM: Coordinator
George Triantaphyllidis
gvtrianta [at] hcmr [dot] gr
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Organisation: Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Position: Research Scientist
Expertise: Blue growth, Regional development, Applied hydrobiology, Biology, Marine biology
Involvement in CLAIM: Project Manager
Annika Pollani
ank [at] hcmr [dot] gr
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Organisation: Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Position: Research Technician
Expertise: She specialises in the development and application of ecological models of transport and dispersal of fish eggs and larvae
Involvement in CLAIM: Member of the Coordination Management Group
George Petihakis
gpetihakis [at] hcmr [dot] gr
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Organisation: Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Position: Research Director
Expertise: Ecosystem Modeller, Marine Observations.
Involvement in CLAIM: Development and demonstration of a microliter measuring system based on Ferryboxes installed on board ships of opportunity (WP1) informing policy activities; dialogue with JPI-Oceans; policy recommendations formulation (WP5, WP6)
Kostas Tsiaras
ktsiaras [at] hcmr [dot] gr
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Organisation: Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Position: Research Scientist
Expertise: His research interests focus on the development of numerical models of biochemical processes and hydrodynamics, in conjunction with biophysical IBMs of high trophic level, the land-sea interactions and the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems.
Involvement in CLAIM: Development and Implementation of modelling tools in the assessment of potentially threatened ecosystem services (WP4)
Christina Zeri
chris [at] hcmr [dot] gr
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Organisation: Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Position: Researcher
Expertise: Chemist-Oceanographer. Marine litter – floating microplastics quantities, dynamics, fragmentation and polymer type identification. Dissolved organic matter cycling and its optical properties.
Involvement in CLAIM: Activities related to quantification and identification of polymers in case study area Saronikos Gulf and also regarding the efficacy of the proposed cleaning devices (WP3).
Alexandra Gogou
agogou [at] hcmr [dot] gr
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Organisation: Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Position: Researcher
Expertise: organic biogeochemistry, chemical oceanography, marine pollution
Involvement in CLAIM: organic matter-marine litter interactions; study of aggregation and export processes on microplastic transport and fate (WP3)