Development and demonstration of a mobile response observatory prototype for subsea environmental monitoring: The case of ROSE

The severe oil spill hazards that endangered environment and ecosystem equilibria in western European seas such as “Erika” (1999) and “Prestige” (2002), led the French government to open research funds under the RITMER (Reseau de recherche et d’Innovation Technologiques pollutions Marines accidentelles et consequences Ecologiques suR le littoral) Program.