{"id":12404,"date":"2026-02-02T11:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vicorob.udg.edu\/?p=12404"},"modified":"2026-02-13T12:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:48:35","slug":"a-new-generation-of-intelligent-deep-sea-observatories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vicorob.udg.edu\/ca\/a-new-generation-of-intelligent-deep-sea-observatories\/","title":{"rendered":"A new generation of intelligent deep-sea observatories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Last week, the first Kick-off Meeting (KOM) of the <strong data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"380\">SMART-ME \u2013 Smart Monitoring of Marine Ecosystems<\/strong> project was held. This initiative, aims to establish a permanent and intelligent system for real-time ecological and technological monitoring in the deep Mediterranean Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"952\">The project is <strong data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"694\">coordinated by the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC)<\/strong> and focuses on <strong data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"812\">understanding and monitoring recovery processes in newly established Mediterranean marine reserves<\/strong>, addressing one of the major challenges in marine science: achieving high temporal and spatial resolution in deep-sea ecosystem monitoring.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1202\">ViCOROB <strong data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1039\">lead the SMART-ME TECH subproject<\/strong>, which focuses on <strong data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1168\">advancing the autonomy and capabilities of the Girona Intervention Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (I-AUVs)<\/strong>. Our research activities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1242\"><strong data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1240\">High-resolution seabed mapping<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1318\"><strong data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1316\">Underwater manipulation for data retrieval and lander repositioning<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1374\"><strong data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1374\">Autonomous detection and interaction with landers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1881\">At the core of SMART-ME is the creation of <strong data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1433\">OBSEA-DEEP<\/strong>, one of the first distributed and intelligent deep-sea observatories in Spain. The observatory will be deployed at <strong data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1573\">400 metres depth<\/strong> on the upper slope of the Catalan margin, within a recently established no-take marine reserve between Blanes and Palam\u00f3s. This strategic location will enable continuous monitoring across diverse habitats, providing unprecedented insights into deep-sea ecological dynamics in protected environments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"2355\">Unlike traditional cabled observatories, SMART-ME relies on a <strong data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"2004\">network of autonomous and cooperative robotic platforms<\/strong>, including <strong data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2112\">multiparametric landers, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), and acoustic tagging systems<\/strong>. Data transfer will be ensured through <strong data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2213\">pop-up buoys and a data-muling strategy enabled by I-AUVs<\/strong>, while the landers will be <strong data-start=\"2241\" data-end=\"2284\">autonomously repositioned on the seabed<\/strong>, allowing adaptive monitoring in spatially heterogeneous environments.<\/p>\n<p>By combining <strong data-start=\"2779\" data-end=\"2828\">robotics, artificial intelligence and ecology<\/strong>, SMART-ME lays the foundations for a <strong data-start=\"2866\" data-end=\"2938\">new generation of distributed and intelligent deep-sea observatories<\/strong>, contributing to <strong data-start=\"2956\" data-end=\"2989\">marine ecosystem conservation<\/strong> while reinforcing Spain\u2019s leadership in deep-sea research and technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the first Kick-off Meeting (KOM) of the SMART-ME \u2013 Smart Monitoring of Marine Ecosystems project was held. 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