PARTNER PROFILE
IMAR
The Institute of Marine Research (www.imar.pt)
was created in 1991, as a non-profit private organisation, with
the general objective of development of Marine Science and Technology.
The Centre for Ecological Modelling (IMAR-CEM) at the New University
of Lisbon (www.ecowin.org)
has been carrying out research in Coastal Management and Modelling
for over a decade, and its members have worked extensively in
ecological modelling of estuaries and coastal systems, data management,
GIS and remote sensing.
IMAR has a proven track-record in environmental databases, GIS,
remote sensing and ecosystem modelling, as well as in innovative
approaches in information technologies, such as the ASSETS web-based
eutrophication screening model. It has additionally been actively
involved in supporting regulatory activity, e.g. by participating
in the EU COAST group as part of the Common Implementation Strategy
of the EU Water Framework Directive, and in working groups set
up by NOAA to address eutrophication issues in the US.