- - Nke, Hennebont
- - Ifremer, Brest [Project Developer]
- - Institut d'Aménagement de la Vilaine
The aim of the TROPHIMATIQUE project was to develop a new generation of scaled-down, automated instruments designed to validate the hydrological indicators put forward for coastal areas in the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). Given the requirements of the WFD, it was essential to have access to a range of detailed measurements, particularly in the event of any problematic issues arising in zones previously identified as being at risk of not meeting the WFD environmental objectives.
Experiments conducted in the Baie de Vilaine, one of the region’s sites most threatened by eutrophication, provided an opportunity to perfect transferrable methodologies and techniques that can be used by management bodies elsewhere. The work also established an industry benchmark.
The following significant advances were achieved: