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JPI Oceans Changing Marine Lightscapes, Joint Call
Changing Marine Lightscapes is a European research project studying how altered underwater light affects marine ecosystems.
Sister Project – ALANIS
Spanning three years, the JPI Oceans-funded ALANIS Project aims at investigating the proliferation of ALAN (Artificial Light at Night) from coastal activities and shipping and its effects on organismic behaviour such as vertical migration and on key ecosystem functions, while also considering counteracting effects of coastal darkening. In full, ALANIS stands for ‘Artificial Light At Night on pelagic ecosystems In European Seas’.
Image credit: Sina Schopen
The Global Ocean Artificial Light At Night Network
Additionally, ISOLUME and ALANIS are endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade hosted by GOALANN, the research programme focusing on light pollution linking European research to global efforts on the matter.
Image credit: The Global Ocean Artificial Light At Night Network
Both ISOLUME and ALANIS, supported by the Knowledge Hub, aim to address critical gaps in our understanding of how marine light environments are changing, looking at the drivers and ecological impacts of both Coastal Darkening and Artificial Light at Night (ALAN).
