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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