Remote Sensing Technology to Improve Marine Spatial Planning, Kelp Assessment and Aquaculture

遥感技术改善海洋空间规划、海带评估和水产养殖

• 批准号: CCB21-2021-00334
• 负责人: Joseph, Alain
• 金额: $ 72.61万
• 依托单位: Nova Scotia Community College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Technology Partnership Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=729313
• 关键词: Remote; Sensing; Technology; Improve; Marine

The proposed NSERC ARTP project centres on identification and development of viable sources of seaweed in Atlantic Canada for wild cultivation, and particularly as broodstock for near-shore kelp aquaculture facilities (kelp farms).The proposed applied research projects are industry driven and engage committed seafood and seaweed farmers, processors, technical services firms, and First Nations 3D visualization expertise to advance their businesses and make effective resource planning decisions in compliance with regulations.Three colleges are included in the intersecting research activities of the project: Nova Scotia Community College (project lead; NSCC), College of the North Atlantic (CNA), and Holland College, Canada's Smartest Kitchen (CSK).Activities will focus on high-resolution, remote sensing and mapping of habitats and environmental features e.g., water depth, currents, location of sensitive species (NSCC); algorithm development to derive predictive models for sustainable developmentusing data on wild kelp biomass, environmental conditions,and growth patterns (CNA); and consumer food science using the kelp resources for value-added healthy products (CSK).This tri-college partnership is essential and symbiotic in providing research to committed industry partners that capitalizes on each college's technical strengths toward a strategic area of economic development and expansion in Atlantic Canada: aquaculture that moves beyond seafood to target R&D in kelp aquaculture.The team will employ tangible EDI practices to advance research associates and recruit diverse students building on the colleges' depth of expertise on industry projects and on respectful, meaningful, collaboration with Indigenous communities.The project will train over 50 students in the areas of research planning, industry collaboration, and execution over the two-year project duration both individually and through cross-institutional multidisciplinary engagement.The team will produce tangible outcomes for industry including provision of near-shore interactive data and 3D visualization supported by predictive modelling to inform business expansion and more efficient operations. The consumer base will be expanded through sensory-tested prototype recipe formulations and marketing intelligence for industry partners as the foundation for scaled-up commercialized food products.

拟议的 NSERC ARTP 项目的重点是识别和开发加拿大大西洋地区用于野生养殖的可行海藻来源，特别是作为近岸海带水产养殖设施（海带养殖场）的亲鱼。拟议的应用研究项目是行业驱动的，并涉及致力于海产品的研究以及海藻养殖者、加工商、技术服务公司和原住民 3D 可视化专业知识，以推进他们的业务并按照法规做出有效的资源规划决策。该项目的交叉研究活动包括三所学院： Nova斯科舍社区学院（项目负责人；NSCC）、北大西洋学院 (CNA) 和荷兰学院、加拿大最智能厨房 (CSK)。活动将重点关注栖息地和环境特征（例如水）的高分辨率遥感和绘图深度、水流、敏感物种的位置 (NSCC)；算法开发，利用野生海带生物量、环境条件和生长模式（CNA）的数据导出可持续发展的预测模型；利用海带资源生产增值健康产品 (CSK) 的研究和消费食品科学。这种三所学院的合作伙伴关系对于向忠诚的行业合作伙伴提供研究至关重要且共生，利用各学院的技术优势实现经济发展和扩张的战略领域加拿大大西洋地区：水产养殖超越海鲜，以海带水产养殖为目标进行研发。该团队将利用切实可行的 EDI 实践来推进研究人员的发展，并利用学院在行业项目和项目方面的专业知识深度，招募多元化的学生。与原住民社区相互尊重、有意义的合作。该项目将在两年的项目持续时间内，单独或通过跨机构的多学科参与，对 50 多名学生进行研究规划、行业合作和执行方面的培训。该团队将产生切实可行的成果为行业带来的成果包括提供近岸交互式数据和由预测模型支持的 3D 可视化，为业务扩展和更高效的运营提供信息。将通过感官测试的原型配方配方和行业合作伙伴的营销情报来扩大消费者基础，作为扩大商业化食品的基础。