A FerryBox system is triggered by the position of the ship, and closed just before harbor entrances to prevent pollution of the system. A flushing system enables cleaning of the system and prevents biofouling during stay in a harbor. Data obtained are stored in a computer whereas satellite connection enables sending data to the respective institute and control the management of the system.
First steps into a European system of FerryBox systems were taken during an EU-funded project (2002-2005). Since then a sustainable cooperation between the original and new partners has been established. Currently FerryBox systems are installed on a network of European FerryBox contributors, mainly coastal and marine research institutions and national environmental agencies.
Detailed information on all aspects of the system including technical details, sensor types, application, costs and maintenance were published in EuroGOOS publication FerryBox: From on-line oceanographic observations to environmental information.
The website is available at: www.ferrybox.org
List of members
Co-chairs
Andrew King
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
Norway
Anna Willstrand Wranne
Voice of the Ocean (VOTO)
Gothenburg
Members
Annie Meadows
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
France
Anouk Blauw
Deltares
Netherlands
Bengt Karlson, Irena Draca, Madeleine Nilsson
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
Sweden
Carolina Cantoni
Institute of Marine Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMAR)
Italy
Constantin Frangoulis, Manolis Ntoumas, George Petihakis
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)
Greece
Elitsa Stefanova, Violeta Slabakova
Institute of Oceanology - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IO-BAS)
Bulgaria
Eric Delory
Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN)
Spain
Hedy Aardema
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Germany
Henning Wehde
Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
Norway
Jukka Seppälä
Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)
Finland
Kai Sørensen, Pierre Jaccard
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
Norway
Kate Collingridge
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
United Kingdom
Kremena Stefanova, Violeta Slabakova
Institute of Oceanology - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IO-BAS)
Bulgaria
Léon Serre-Fredj
Umeå University
Sweden
Ludovic Drouineau
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer)
France
Manuel Ruiz Villarreal, Gonzalo González-Nuevo
Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC)
Spain
Miguel P. Santos
Portuguese Institute for the Ocean and Atmosphere (IPMA)
Portugal
Rita Esteves
Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA)
Portugal
Roberto Crosti
Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)
Italy
Thanos Gkritzalis
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Belgium
Urmas Lips
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
Estonia
Yoana G. Voynova
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Germany
International member
Danilo Astorga-Gallano
Universidad Austral de Chile
Chile
EuroGOOS facilitation
