Funded by the EU Horizon Europe Programme (along with UKRI), AquaPLAN is a €2.6 million, 4-year project that aims to quantify the combined impacts of Light and Noise Pollution (LNP) on aquatic biodiversity in European waters and facilitate the implementation of empirically sound strategies for managing these pollutants through novel interdisciplinary approaches.
“Currently, existing regulations on the emission of Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) and anthropogenic noise are highly fragmented in inland, coastal and offshore waters. Moreover, we still need good datasets to understand how to monitor, protect and restore aquatic biodiversity effectively. By engaging with stakeholder experts in aquatic biodiversity, light and noise pollution (LNP) and the maritime industry throughout the project, AquaPLAN will provide sound recommendations on efficient LNP mitigation options as well on how to face potential barriers to their applications”
– Elena Maggi, AquaPLAN Coordinator
The AquaPLAN consortium is led by University of Pisa (Italy) and comprises of a multi-actor, transdisciplinary team of 13 organisations from 9 countries.
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Latest News & Events
AquaPLAN at 14th International Temperate Reefs Symposium in Brest
This week AquaPLAN is at the 14th International Temperate Reefs Symposium (ITRS2025), our reef researchers from the University of Pisa (UNIPI), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn…
AquaPLAN at Forum Acusticum 2025
AquaPLAN was well represented at Forum Acusticum – Euronoise 2025! The convention of the European Acoustics Association (EAA), takes place every three years. With a…
New Policy Brief: A Policy Agenda for Light Pollution Mitigation in Europe
A new policy brief, ‘Restoring the Night: A Policy Agenda for Light Pollution Mitigation in Europe,’ has been officially released by the PLAN-B project, in close collaboration…
AquaPLAN researchers Leiden University open artificial river to study fish migration
AquaPLAN researchers at Leiden University (ULEI) have launched their MIGRADROME, a seven-metre-long artificial river they’ll use to investigate the impacts light and noise have on…
Artificial light at night extends the growing season of urban plants
Light and temperature play a major role in influencing the growing seasons of plants. Due to the urban heat island effect, cities are getting hotter…
Guidelines for the reduction of light pollution to protect sea turtles
On World Sea Turtle Day – 16 June 2025, the Italian environmental organisation, Legambiente released Guidelines for the reduction of light pollution to protect sea…
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