Projects

COOOL ongoing projects

Developing low-cost fishing equipment to reduce bycatch

Investigating population dynamics using Close-Kin-Mark-Recapture and stock assessment models of large pelagic tuna and billfish 

Mapping and monitoring coastal biodiversity of Reunion Island with eDNA and citizen science

Deploying low-cost tags to investigate post-release mortality of bycatch

Biological sampling of large pelagic tuna and billfish in the Indian Ocean

Satellite tagging of large pelagic tuna and billfish in the Indian Ocean

Developing ecoregions to support the Ecosystem-Based Management Approach for tuna and tuna-like species of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans

Developing low-cost coastal buoys for coastal ocean monitoring

Developing innovative strategies for estimating fishing effort 

COOOL past projects

Feasibility of the maintenance of small tuna in  land-based tanks

Support for the geolocation of marine turtles via a network of LoRa gateways

Scoping study on the Patagonian toothfish

Investigating the effects of FADs in the Indian Ocean purse seine tuna fishery

COOOL past and present partners

Ifremer

CNRS-LIRMM

Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission

Sustainable Indian Ocean Tuna Initiative

AZTI Tecnalia

Trygg Mat Tracking