Summary
The project SICOMAR plus (SIstema di COntrollo MARino) lasting three years, is the continuation of SICOMAR, and was funded under the 2014-2020 Interreg Italy-France Maritime Program. The project will tackle the issue of safety at sea and the monitoring of the marine environment over a cross-border area whose richness has been threatened by the continuous increasing of marine traffic of goods (especially dangerous goods) and passengers that cross the northern part of the Mediterranenan Sea for work or tourism. The area of interest is the Santuario Pelagos the wider marine protected area in the Mediterranean Sea.
Description
SICOMAR plus aims to improve the safety of navigation in the cross-border maritime space, in particular in the Pelagos Sanctuary area. The project intends to achieve its objectives with the development of technologies and surveillance networks, the reduction of the uncertainty of the meteorological forecasting and marine circulation systems, the creation of emergency support models and risk management and services for safety at sea and environmental protection.
Activities
- increase the extent of the monitored area (by using radar, satellites, in-situ instruments and / or integration of these systems);
- improve the quality of sea state forecast;
- training and demonstration activities, such as piloting in dangerous marine areas;
- creation of tools for emergency management.
Partners
Regione Toscana – leader
Consorzio LaMMA
ARPA Liguria
Università degli Studi di Genova
CNR
ARPA Sardegna
Parco Nazionale dell’Arcipelago di La Maddalena
Comando Generale del Corpo delle Capitanerie di Porto – Guardia Costiera
Office de l’Environnement de la Corse
Office des Transports de la Corse
IFREMER – Institute Francais de recherche pour l’exploitation de la Mer – Bastia
Service d’incendie et de secours de la Haute-Corse
Communauté de communes du golfe de Saint-Tropez
Bataillon de Marins Pompiers de Marseille
Université de Toulon