ESITC Caen, lead of the European Project RECIF, and its partners invite you to participate in the ‘RECIF Conference on artificial reefs’, being held in Caen (Normandy, France) from 27^th to 29^th January 2015.

This conference, as a part of the RECIF project, will gather researchers, industrials and stakeholders to highlight research and case studies about Artificial Reefs, from construction materials and reef design to marine ecosystem.

The RECIF project was selected under the European Cross-border Cooperation Programme INTERREG IV A between France (Channel) - England, co-funded by the ERDF. It brings together 8 French and British partners and the project is supported by the Regional Authorities in Basse-Normandy.

The project has several objectives:

• Enhancing the use of marine resources and reusing by-products (empty shells)
• Developing innovative building materials for artificial reefs
• Deploying artificial reefs to improve the biodiversity and productivity of the marine ecosystem in the Channel.

French partners: ESITC Caen, University of Caen,  National Museum of Natural History, TPC, EMCC

English partners: Plymouth Marine Laboratory, University of Southampton, University of Exeter

Oral presentations and poster sessions and special invited lectures.

The conference languages will be French and English.

Registration to RECIF Conference are closed.

To get the Proceedings of the Conference:

Price (book & pdf format): €50,00
Payment by credit card on the section "Buy the Proceedings"

Book and invoice sent when receiving the order.

16^th May 2014: Abstract submission

5^th September 2014: Notification of acceptance of abstract

17^th October 2014: Submission of full papers

27, 28 and 29^th January 2015: International conference