ALANIS

Impacts of Artificial Light At Night on pelagIc ecosystems in European Seas (ALANIS)

Coordinated by Dr. Rüdiger Röttgers (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon), Germany, ALANIS will investigate the proliferation of ALAN from coastal activities and shipping and its impact on organism behaviour, such as vertical migration, and on key ecosystem functions, while also considering counteracting effects of coastal darkening. Experimental and observational study sites will cover a high latitude region, including the Mediterranean Sea. ALANIS will develop an ALAN risk map together with the biological and physical knowledge leveraged at the study sites to show potential impacts of ALAN and coastal darkening on key ecosystem functions such as export flux.

Collaboration with SINTEF, SAMS, University of Strathclyde, University of Tromsø, University of Bergen, IOPAN, HCMR, University College Cork

Funded by JPI Oceans JAN 2025 – DEC 2026