Alessia Rodriguez y BaenaAlessia Rodriguez y Baena

Scientific programs in the Mediterranean and future perspectives

CIESMTHE MEDITERRANEAN SCIENCE COMMISSION

Commission

Internationale

Exploration

Scientifique

Méditerranée

Exchange of ideas

Communication of scientific information

Development of scientific standards

in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea

To promote

international

research

Mission:

1919

The Commission

Over 4500 associated researchers in 520520 Institutes

23 Member States

The Commission

EU-MED MS minority

• Erosion littorale

• River fluxes

C1 – MARINE GEOSCIENCES• Turbidile systems – deep sea

fans

• African margins

• Messinian Salinity Crisis

C2 – PHYSICS & CLIMATEOF THE OCEAN

• East Mediterranean Transient

• Integrated Systemof Observatories

C3 – MARINEBIOGEOCHEMISTRY

• Surface microlayer

• Emerging contaminants

• Ocean Acidificaton

• Public health/ pathogens

• Ecology of marine viruses

• Microbial loops

C4 – MARINE MICROBIOLOGY

• Ecology of marine viruses

• Microbial loops

• Valuation of biodiversity

C6 – COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS

C5 – LIVING RESOURCES& MARINE ECOSYSTEMS• Exploring Med deep sea biology

• Med. Biological time series

• Alien marine organisms

• Impact of aquaculture

Exploratory Wrokshops

CIESM Workshops (1997-2008)

CIESM Workshops Series … Also online

CIESM Initiatives – Main Requirements

Scientific ECOSYSTEMIC VISION

Temporal LONG-TERM COMMITMENT (25 yrs+)

Geographic BASIN-SCALE

HydroChanges Program

SHOMAR &COM-LOB

UNIV. OFMALAGA

INSTM &COM-LOB

COM-LOB

HCMR

OGS

ISMAR-CNRIEO

ANTARES &COM-LOB

COM-LOB

ICM-CSIC

Permanent stations Future / intermittent stations

New mooring station in the Antikithira Strait

137Cs baseline levels in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

MMW I

Mediterranean Mussel Watch

137Cs baseline levels in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

MMW I

Mediterranean Mussel Watch

Chernobyl 1986Chernobyl 1986

0.001

0.01

0.1

1

10

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

[137 C

s] (

Bq

kg-1

wet

wt)

Distance from Chernobyl NPP (km)

[137Cs] = 3.83 e -(0.00259 * Distance)

R2 = 0.84, p < 0.00005

Thébault et al.

Marine Pollution Bulletin 2008

MMW I MMW II

Mediterranean Mussel Watch

• Expansion of network to eight new scientific partners

• Extension of monitoring to new contaminants:

- Po-210- flame retardants PBDEs

• Regional training courses and intercomparison exercises (with IAEA, UNEP & BkSea Com)

Systematic Sea Level MeasurementsTsunami, real-time alert

Near real time mode stations 

Delayed mode stations  

Candidate stations 

Monthly sea level, Naples (1987-2003)

MedGloss Program

Slight changesin TEMPERATUREcan be evidencedat the surface

“Ships of Opportunity”

TRANSMED Programme

High-resolution Swath mapping

Morpho-Batimetry of the Mediterranean

Accent ondeep basins

CIESM Exploratory Cruises

Deep-sea Cruises

CIESM-SUB campaigns focus on targeted key deep sea areas which have the greatest potential for

exploitation

IN PRESS

IN PRESSDSR-II SPECIAL ISSUE 2008 (in press)

“Multi-disciplinary forays into the South Tyrrhenian

CIESM / SUB cruises 1 and 2”

CIESM SUB Cruises 1-2CIESM SUB Cruises 1-2(July, Nov 2005)(July, Nov 2005)

Deep-sea Cruises

Exotic Species

CIESM Atlases…The reference for the MEd

Extension range of the tropical species, Sphyraena chrysotaenia, Klunzinger, 1884

photo : David Darom

From the CIESM Atlas of Exotic Species -Vol. 1, Fishes

Tracking biogeographic changes

Warming trend (+0.3°C) in deep waters over the past 10 yrs

Millot C., J.-L. Fuda, J. Candela, and Y. Tber. 2006.

Tropicalisation Program - NEW

Programme Network

MNHN Paris

Univ.PaviaCOM

Endoume

CSICBlanes

Univ.AlicanteUniv.

Algarve

Univ. Rabat

Univ. Alger

INSTM/INATTunis

Univ. Tripoli

Univ. Alexandria

Univ. BeyrouthUniv.

Malta

ICRAMPalermo

SZNNaples Univ.

Lecce

Univ. Thessaloniki

Univ. Istanbul

IOLR Haifa

IOFSplit

HCMR Heraklion

Tropicalisation Program - NEW

Pilot studyFrom fish to jellies?Physical models?

Mediterranean JellyWatch - NEW

Exploring the potential of marine organisms for industrial

applications…

Marine Biotechnologies Program - NEW

… While keeping a careful look on the equitable distribution of resources and

benefits.

In developmentIn development

SHARING RESOURCES

Scientific ECOSYSTEMIC VISION

Temporal LONG-TERM COMMITMENT (25 yrs+)

Geographic BASIN-SCALE

BASIN-WIDERESOURCE-SHARING

MEANSMedFleet

EXPERTISEGene Pool

DATAMetaBase

• extend multi-lateral, cross-disciplinary cooperation

• favor national inter-agencies dialogue

• develop novel links with industries

• facilitate exchanges of research facilities and data

• offer indep. advice for better governance of Med

Perspectives

Current CIESM Priorities

Priorities for Marine Research and Policy in the Mediterranean Sea – A Multilateral Viewfrom CIESMAberdeen June 2007

Partnership Task Force for EU Maritime Policy

CIESM, ESF MARINE BOARD, ICES, WATERBORNE, MARS, EATP, EFARO

Copenhagen starting June 2008

Representing the Medin the Development ofEU Maritime Policies

CIESM Response to the

EU Green Paper Consultation

Istanbul April 2007

… To enhance the

understanding of the

state and evolution of

the Mediterranean Sea

Towards Integrated Mediterranean Marine Observatories …

(Workshop n°34, La Spezia, January 2008)

Workshop 34 – Med Observatories

Integrated Mediterranean Marine Observatory

OBSERVATION SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS

SP

AC

EO

BS

ER

VA

TIO

NS

MU

LT

I-PU

RP

OS

EM

UL

TI-P

AR

AM

ET

RIC

SY

ST

EM

S

DRIVERSSocietal

Technological,Climate, Ecosystem

MULTINATIONALGOVERNANCE

DATA MANAGEMENT

& MODELS

SHELF OBSERVATORY

SHELF OBSERVATORY

SHELF OBSERVATORY

COSTAL OBSERVATION

COSTAL OBSERVATION

BASIN OBSERVATORYSHELF OBSERVATORY

Workshop 34 – Med Observatories

Key Parameters

Mediterranean MetaBase

MinimumSet CommonParameters

Workshop 34 – Med Observatories

Gibraltar Strait

Otranto Strait

Bosphorus Strait

? Suez Channel

Bosphorus StraitOtranto Strait

Bosphorus Strait

Rhodos

G. Iskenderun

Gulf of Lions N. Adriatic

Focus on sites of deep-water formation, sites of deep-water formation, southern waters, southern waters, and straitsand straits

Key Areas

Sicily Channel

Workshop 34 – Med Observatories

Gibraltar Strait

Otranto Strait

Bosphorus Strait

? Suez Channel

Bosphorus StraitOtranto Strait

Bosphorus Strait

Rhodos

G. Iskenderun

Gulf of Lions N. Adriatic

Key resourcesKey resources regional observatories (current or in development)

Key Areas

Sicily Channel

Time Series

Workshop 34 – Med Observatories

Workshop 34 – Med Observatories

• Harmonization

• Consolidation

• Integration vs. “ex-novo”

Workshop 34 – Med Observatories

• Harmonization

• Consolidation

• Integration vs. “ex-novo”

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