Light and noise pollution (LNP) significantly impacts global aquatic biodiversity in all ecosystems. While technologies and policies exist to mitigate these impacts, knowledge gaps remain. These gaps include understanding the combined occurrence and impact of LNP across ecosystems and identifying practical ways to implement abatement options. The EU-funded AquaPLAN project aims to study the impact of LNP on aquatic life and develop management strategies through interdisciplinary approaches. The project will review the impacts of LNP on aquatic biodiversity, assess stakeholder perceptions, quantify combined impacts, identify mechanisms, explore solutions and establish an international network to mitigate the impacts of LNP on aquatic biodiversity.
Website: https://aquaplan-project.eu/
Leader: Università di Pisa - Department of Biology
Partners: Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. – Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Universiteit Leiden, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Universiteit Leiden, Institute of Marine Research, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges Arktiske Universitet, University of Plymouth, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, University of New South Wales, Bar Ilan University, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, ERINN Innovation Ltd
