Overview
AZTI is a private not-for-profit research organization. Since 1981 its activities in Marine Research have been focused on topics that include marine management, implementation of EU directives, marine spatial planning, fish stock assessment, physical and biological oceanography, marine dynamics and modelling, marine environmental systems,marine technologies and climate change. AZTI Coastal Engineering and Operationa Oceanography area has long experience in oceanographic studies related to the Bay of Biscay and it has been involved in several regional, national and European projects on operational oceanography (ECOOP, LOREA, OPERR, SPRES, JERICO, JERICO_NEXT, INCREASE, MyCOAST).
AZTI operates for more than 18 years the EUSKOOS Coastal Observatory in the SE Bay of Biscay which leads to provide crucial information for application on safety and efficiency of marine operations, public health risks, and ecosystem and marine resources management. AZTI Coastal Engineering and Operationa Oceanography area is involved in several initiatives for coordination of High Frequency (HF) radars related activities at European level (J. Mader is a co-chair of EuroGOOS HF Radar Task Team) and participates actively to different international forum for the operation and application of HF radar technology.
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