Work packages of BONUS OPTIMUS

Seven work packages

OptiMus is organised in six scientific work packages (WP2-7)and one work package (WP1) aimed at project management and dissemination.

The scientific work packages encompass a wide range of scientific disciplines: technology, environmental science, marine biology, genetics, modelling, fish nutrition, social science and economy with a high degree of interdisciplinarity as all work packages will contribute to the final multi-criteria planning tool.

The scientific work packages are connected as shown in the figure.

Learn more about the work packages of BONUS OPTIMUS:

• WP1: Project management and dissemination
• WP2: Social acceptance of the mitigation concept
• WP3: Mussel production capacity and costs optimization
• WP4: Environmental impacts of mussel mitigation culture
• WP5: Multi-criteria site selection of mussel farming
• WP6: Processing mussels into fish feed
• WP7: Economic feasibility and value of mussel mitigating cultures

Field study sites

Field studies will take place in four localities in Denmark (Limfjorden, Horsens Fjord), Sweden (Tjärnö) and Germany (Greifswald Bay).