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marine knowledge 2020

DG MARE Iain Shepherd 25 October 2010

space data €400 million per year

in-situ data > €1 billion per year

cost of ocean observation in EU

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MARITIMEAFFAIRS Maria Damanaki,

Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and

Fisheries

(..) the data collected through these observations can only generate knowledge and innovation if Europe's engineers and scientists are able to find, access, assemble and apply them efficiently and rapidly. At present this is often not the case.

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• set up prototype European Marine Observation and Data Network (ur-ENODnet) to provide access to observations and highlight gaps

– hydrography (water depth, coastlines .. – physics (temperature, currents waves ..– chemistry (concentrations in water, sediments, sea-life ..– biology (abundance and diversity ..,– geology (sediments, hazards, erosion ..– habitats (common classification for European waters ..

• 52 organisations from 19 Member States – Flanders Marine Institute/Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee(VLIZ), Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences,

University of Liege - GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (ULG) Belgium;, Institute of Oceanology Bulgarian Academy of Science (IO-BAS), University of Cyprus-Oceanography Centre (OC) , Danish Environmental and Planning Agency (BLST), Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI), Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, National Environmental Research Institute (NERI-MAR), Geological Survey of Estonia, Geological Survey of Finland,, Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières, Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer), Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine (SHOM)., Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU-DNA), Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH-DOD),, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, University of Bremen (UniHB), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Geological Survey of Ireland, Marine Institute (MI), Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofísica Sperimentale (OGS), Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Agency, Lithuania institute of Geology and Geography, ATLIS, Deltares, Mariene Informatie Service 'MARIS' BV, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), etherlands Institute of Ecology; Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (NIOO-CEME), Geological Survey of Norway, Norwegian Marine Data Centre - Institute of Marine Research (IMR),, Polish Geological Institute, National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa" (NIMRD), All Russian Research Institute of Hydro-meteorological Information -(RIHMI-WDC), P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology Russian Academy of Science (SIO-RAS), Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Geological Survey of Sweden, Sveriges Meteorologiska Och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI), Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IBSS NASU, Marine Hydro-physical Institute (MHI), Joint Nature Conservation Committee Support Co, NERC, National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOC), NERC, British Geological Survey, Edinburgh (BGS), NERC British Océanographie Data Centre, Liverpool (BODC), Rutgers University; Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences (IMCS), International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), UNEP/GRID-Arendal ,

2008-2010 preparatory actions

shipping, ports

coastal protection

renewable energy

Marine Strategy Framework Directive, protected areas

€6,450,000

preparatory actions geology

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preparatory actions chemistry

nitrates in water column

adopted 8 September 2010

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Integrates EU initiatives into

coherent wholeEuropean Marine and Observation Network

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security

Data Collection Framework in fisheries

INSPIRE DirectivePublic Sector Information Directive

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objectives1. reduce operational costs and delays for

those who use marine data and therefore:• help private industry • improve the quality of public decision-making at all levels;• strengthen marine scientific research

2. increase competition and innovation amongst users;

3. reduce uncertainty in knowledge of the oceans

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a common architecture

observation and data collection

application

sea basin checkpoint

sarchiving

at national data

centres

thematic assembly

groups

contribution of proposed financial regulation for maritime policy

€22,500,000 for 2011-2013

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a common architecture

observation and data collection

application

sea basin checkpoint

s

archiving at

national data

centres

thematic assembly

groups

communication amongst national data centres to promote good practice in

data curation and dissemination

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a common architecture

observation and data collection

application

sea basin checkpoint

sarchiving

at national data

centres

thematic assembly groups

€18,200.000consortia of organizations that

assemble data from all data centres on specific themes -

marine sediments, or chemical contaminants for instance

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a common architecture

observation and data collection

application

sea basin checkpoint

sarchiving

at national data

centres

thematic assembly

groups

€3,050,000check data layers, ensure that the data from different groups are mutually compatible and define priorities for further

observations

2011-2013 North Sea, Mediterranean, Baltic

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Governance 2011-2013• Priorities

– Commission advised by • Marine Observation and Data Expert Group (independent, already met

10 times, renewed membership 2010)• Member States Expert Group (to be set-up)

• Technical support– Prototype secretariat (€950,000)

• prepare meetings, • assess the output of thematic assembly groups and sea-basin

checkpoints,• prepare an annual report of activity• launch portal providing access to data from the thematic assembly

groups

• Assessment and Evaluation– €300,000

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Chemistry• Increase coverage to entire European waters. • The main chemical substances relevant to the Marine

Strategy Framework Directive are included in the first version.

• It is not feasible to significantly expand the number of substances treated.

• Unless feedback from the first version reveals any obvious shortcomings, the group will assemble the same species. This could start from 2011 onwards

€3,400,000

start 2011

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Human activity • This includes aquaculture sites, windmill zones, pipelines,

gravel extraction sites - anything except fishing which is dealt with separately under the data Collection Framework.

• These were not dealt with in the preparatory action ur-EMODNET but are an essential input for assessments under the Marine Framework Strategy Directive and for Marine Spatial Planning.

• It would be useful to start as soon as possible in order to provide early input for these initiatives. We will ask for complete European coverage

€2,100,000

start 2011

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Biology• The present project is based on EUROBIS so already has

coverage beyond the sea-basins required in the tender. • A continuation would require some thought as to how

abundance and biodiversity can be extracted from the observations. The budget indicated is indicative and for maintenance of current approach.

• To do a thorough job for biological parameters is beyond the scope of the available budget so we may need to wait till after 2013.

€2,000,000

start 2013

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Bathymetry/hydrography• We now have coverage of all sea basins except Baltic,

Black Sea and Macronesia on a ¼’ (or 500 metre) grid. • We need to complete the coverage in the first phase

and move to higher resolution in selected sea-basins in the second.

• The sea basins selected will depend on availability of data and extent of surveys. We will learn this from ongoing projects so cannot prepare specifications till 2012 at the earliest.

€1,100,000

2011

€5,000,000

2013

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Geology• With the available budget we can complete

coverage of European seas at 1 to 1 million scale. This could be started immediately and would only be delayed due to lack of budget. The work is relatively straightforward as the national geological surveys can access the data and have the expertise to process them.

– By complete coverage, we mean that all sea-basins will be covered. There will certainly be gaps where no data is available.

€2,800,000

Start 2012

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Physics • The call for tender for a thematic assembly group for

physical data is being evaluated. • We cannot expect results till 2012 so a follow-up project

is not needed till 2013. • On the face of it, assembling physical data is less

complex than for geological, chemical or biological data although we cannot be sure till the results of the first project are available.

€1,000,000

Start 2013

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Physical habitats • Other sea-basins are being

covered through territorial cooperation projects.

• A contribution from maritime policy budget could cover maintenance.

€800,000 Start 2012

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Sea-basin checkpoints• These are a new feature of EMODnet. • The work involves assembling data from thematic assembly

groups as well as GMES and the fisheries Data Collection Regulation and determining how well they meet the needs of stakeholders.

• They will identify gaps in the monitoring network. Covering 3 out of the 5 basins – Atlantic, Baltic, Black Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean – in the 3 years might be feasible.

• North Sea should be first because this is where we have most data.

• The Mediterranean then the Baltic could follow. We can assume €750,000 for the smaller seas and €1,500,000 for the Mediterranean 2011 2012 2013 Total

€800,000 €1,500,000 €750,000 €3,050,000

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secretariat• The work requires:

– expertise in the subject matter – to assess the quality of the preparatory actions

– limited secretarial support to arrange the meetings (DG-MARE would still pay the expenses)

– IT skills to prepare a data portal.

• It could be handled by two full time equivalents and start in 2012 (in second year of project) and last for 3 years (the final year would be in the new financial framework). It could also be a Framework contract with the work chosen each year.

€800,000 Start 2012

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evaluation and assessment

• assess outcome of preparatory action and • revisit the calculations and assumption made in the 2009

impact assessment

€300,000 Start 2012