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DEMASK is a necessary follow-up to JOMOPANS:
- DEMASK has a focus on action: actualising management and action plans to achieve structural policy change.
- DEMASK validates which policies that are necessary and appropriate.
- DEMASK proposes evaluation tools that compares the impact of different management scenarios on most vulnerable indicator species and to achieve sustainable management of underwater soundscapes"
So DEMASK will:
- Develop policy scenarios for a well-managed soundscape
- Evaluate these all the way through effects on marine biodiversity
- Select an appropriate noise management strategy
The project structure
The DEMASK project is organised into three separate work packages. Each work package has multiple communication objectives depending on the phase and output.
| Work packages | Description | (WP-4) Communication |
| WP-1 | Policy - Develop policy scenarios for a well-managed soundscape | |
| WP-2 | Noise - creates new, predictive sound maps and evaluates case studies | |
| WP-3 | Marine life - Evaluate and quantify these scenarios all the way through effects on marine organisms and biodiversity |
More information can be found in the factsheet.
Background:
The DEMASK project is the logical result of the JOMOPANS project: it continues and builds upon the research and results of the JOMOPANS project that ended in 2022.
- JOMOPANS focused on monitoring and assessment, created sound maps of the entire North Sea and validated those with dedicated measurements.
- JOMOPANS proved that policy measures are really necessary.
- JOMOPANS developed a visualization tool to overlay soundmaps with habitat maps of marine animals.
- The OSPAR ICG-Noise subgroup is focusing on the implementation of JOMOPANS.
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