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Original title: Gestion des ressources marines
Funder identifier: APPUIT (Other contract id)
Acronym: GERMA
Period: February 2002 till March 2004
Status: Completed

Thesaurus terms: Algae; Aquaculture; Upwelling

Institutes

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Royal Centre for Remote Sensing (CRTS), more, co-ordinator Hassan, Arid, co-ordinator National Institute for Fisheries Research (INRH), more, partner Orbi, Abdellatif, partner Lakhdar Idrissi, Jaouad, partner Hilmi, Karim, partner Talbaoui, Mohammed, partner

Abstract

The project GERMA (Gestion des Ressources Marines) is a part of APPUIT program (joint program between Europe and Morocco Kingdom). This program aims to enhance , sustainable natural resource management and its exploitation (Agricultural, forestrial and marine resources) through remote sensing support. Under APPUIT program, there are two main projects :

Follow-up of vegetation and moroccan forests management within FORMA and GLOVE projects.
Follow-up of sea temperatures and ocean color in relationship with upwelling activities, aquacultural and algae potentialities of the moroccan coasts within GERMA project.

Germa has the following objectives:

Understanding of upwelling variability.
Prospection inshore and offshore of aquacultural area.
Prospection and assessment of algae field.

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