Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/R014965/1
Jellyfish and Seaweed Surveillance (JaSS)
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr S Sailley, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr N Selmes, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Remote Sensing Group
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr J Blackford, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor SB Groom, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Remote Sensing Group
- Grant held at:
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Unknown
- ENRIs:
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Coastal ecosystems
- Ecosystem Scale Processes
- Jellyfish abundance
- Environmental Informatics
- Remote Sensing & Earth Obs.
- Optical remote sensing
- Survey & Monitoring
- Data analysis
- Mathematical modelling
- Theoretical biology
- Abstract:
- Jellyfish and Seaweed Surveillance (JASS), is designed to address the acute problem of the partner (EDF energy) regarding jellyfish and seaweed debris ingress into the water intakes of coastal nuclear power plants. These events have the potential to overload the water intake systems' capacity to filter out debris potentially leading to a temporary shut-down of the affected power plant. JaSS aims to deliver an early warning system based on two approaches. For the ingression of jellyfish we will develop a habitat model, a model that defines the type of environment conditions preferred by an organism, which can be combined with satellite monitoring to detect conditions conducive to jellyfish blooms. For seaweed ingression we will make use of novel, high resolution satellite products (Sentinel program) to detect and track clouds of seaweed detritus in the water surrounding the power plant. The outputs will be used by EDF energy to monitor the water and put preventive measures in place when the risk of marine debris ingress is high. This will reduce the need to shut-down a power plant, saving the company money and ensuring stable energy delivery across the UK power grid. It also has potential to be applied to other sectors of industry that are at risk from these kinds of events such as offshore energy, tourism, and desalination.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/R014965/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Innovation
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Innovation - IMA
This grant award has a total value of £154,556
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | Indirect - Indirect Costs | DA - Estate Costs | DI - Staff | DI - T&S | DA - Other Directly Allocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £121 | £53,729 | £17,391 | £76,037 | £4,851 | £2,426 |
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