Project record of Marine management stocks

Information

Type

Project

Name

Marine management stocks

Acronym

GERMA

Description @en

The project GERMA (Gestion des Ressources Marines) is a part of APPUIT program (joint program between Europe and Morocco Kingdom). This program aims to enhance , sustainable natural resource management and its exploitation (Agricultural, forestrial and marine resources) through remote sensing support. Under APPUIT program, there are two main projects :

1. Follow-up of vegetation and moroccan forests management within FORMA and GLOVE projects.
2. Follow-up of sea temperatures and ocean color in relationship with upwelling activities, aquacultural and algae potentialities of the moroccan coasts within GERMA project.

Germa has the following objectives:

• Understanding of upwelling variability.
• Prospection inshore and offshore of aquacultural area.
• Prospection and assessment of algae field.

Start date

2002-2

End date

2004-3