Mediterranean marine research and beyond a CIESM perspective

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1 MISTRALS International Workshops, Malta, 30 March 2011 Mediterranean marine research and beyond a CIESM perspective

2 and.it WORKS! CIESM - The Mediterranean Science Commission Member States

3 CIESM a Basin-wide point of view 39th CIESM Congress Venice, participants 40 countries Over 4500 associate researchers in 520 Institutes

4 CIESM Independent advice to society C1 MARINE GEOSCIENCE C6 COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS C2 PHYSICS & CLIMATE OF THE OCEAN C3 MARINE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY C5 LIVING RESOURCES & MARINE ECOSYSTEMS C4 MARINE MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY Chairs of Scientific Committees WORKSHOPS --> WHITE PAPERS CIESM DG MONITORING PROGRAMS

5 CIESM Priorities : Environmental, biological and societal integrated research Earth, Ocean & Atmosphere C1 MARINE GEOSCIENCE C2 PHYSICS & CLIMATE OF THE OCEAN C3 MARINE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Beyond Science C6 COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS C5 LIVING RESOURCES & MARINE ECOSYSTEMS C4 MARINE MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY Observing the sea Marine biodiversity Coastal Dynamics

6 40 CIESM Monographs now available online Environmental integrated research, inter alia: WK 24 - Human records of recent geological evolution in the Mediterranean Basin - historical and archaeological evidence WK 27 - Strategies for understanding mesoscale processes Added value of the CIESM Programmes ECOSYSTEMIC VISION LONG-TERM COMMITMENT (25 yrs+) BASIN-SCALE WK 28- Production and fate of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Mediterranean Sea WK 29 - Fluid seepages / mud volcanism in the Mediterranean and adjacent domains. WK 31- Marine sciences and public health - some major issues, WK 33- The Messinian Salinity Crisis from mega-deposits to microbiology A consensus report., WK 34- Towards an integrated system of Med. marine observatories, WK 35 - Climate warming and related changes in Mediterranean marine biota. WK 36 - Impacts of acidification on biological, chemical and physical systems in the Med. and Black Seas. WK 37- Economic valuation of natural coastal and marine ecosystems, WK 38 - Dynamics of Mediterranean deep waters. WK 41, Science for peace - proposing International coast-to-coast Marine Parks in the Med

7 Nice, May 2010

8 CIESM Hydrochanges Programme SHOMAR & CNRS-COM UNIV. OF MALAGA; IEO ICM-CSIC; CNRS-COM ANTARES Gr. CNRS-Obs. Villefranche ISMAR-CNR ; OGS CNR & CONISMA & ENEA & DiSAm INSTM & CNRS-COM HCMR Permanent stations Temporary interrupted stations From Schroeder et al., 2010, Hydrochanges network: latest observations and links between time series, 39th CIESM Congress, Venise

9 CIESM PartnerSHIPS* Programme * extension of the Transmed pilot phase Surface Temperature - Essartit From Salat et Pascual, 2002, CIESM WK 16, Tracking long-term hydrological change in the Mediterrnean Sea

10 Impact of dams - River runoff changes in the Mediterranean Sea Evolution of freshwater inputs to the Med Sea => Reduction of water discharge, in some rivers => Coastline erosion The Mohamed V Dam s on the Moulouya River, Morocco CIESM Workshop N 30. Fluxes of small and medium-size Mediterranean rivers: Impact on coastal areas, Trogir, 2006,

11 Contaminants in the Med Conventional: Metals, persistent organic pollutants and emerging contaminants: Pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, pathogens, Biomagnification, behaviour in the ecosystem International Workshop, Alexandria 2009 Mediterranean Harbors WK 19 - Metal and radionuclides bioaccumulation in marine organisms. Ancona, 2002 WK 26 - Novel contaminants and pathogens in coastal waters, Neuchatel, 2004

12 Arrival and fast extension of tropical reef fish Fistularia commersonii CIESM Atlas of Exotic Species in the Mediterranean

13 CIESM Tropical Signals Program Geographic shifts warm water species: northward, east to west Cold-water species retreat / deepening Introduction and expansion of alien species CIESM Workshop N 35. Climate warming and related changes in Mediterranean marine biota. Helgoland, 2008

14 Jellyfish outbreaks in the Mediterranean Pelagia noctiluca Cothyloriza tubercolata Aurelia aurita Physalia physalis Rhopilema nomadica Velella velella Rhizostoma pulmo CIESM WK 14 - Gelatinous zooplankton outbreaks: theory and practice, Naples, March 2011

15 Jellyfish outbreaks in the Mediterranean ECOSYSTEM SHIFT: From fish to gelatinous sea? CIESM WK 14 - Gelatinous zooplankton outbreaks: theory and practice, Naples, March 2011

16 CIESM JellyWatch programme March 2011

17 Research on Jellyfish Integration with data from coastal observations and with offshore observations - geographic expansion - dynamics of jellyfish blooms, -to forecast the transport in time and space - impacts on coastal Mediterranean ecosystems and fisheries Overall social economic costs? Interference with: - ecosystem functioning and marine biodiversity - fisheries operations and mariculture - tourism: beach closures, bad publicity - power station operations (blocking cooling intakes) - marine infrastucture - public health Benefits from jellyfish blooms transformed into an economically exploitable natural resource?

18 Blue biotechnology Exploring the potential of marine organisms for industrial applications => pragmatic choices

19 BLUE BIOTECH partnership encompassing Ecosystem health 2008 Joint EC-NSF - CIESM workshops on Marine Genomics Bio- Nano-technology Capacity building Bioinformatics, technological platforms, etc. IPR & Ethics => Commitment to equal opportunities across the Mediterranean Basin

20 The Mediterranean Sea is a Sea shared between EU and non EU countries implies shared governance, equitable access, benefits sharing.

21 Growing problems of sovereignty over maritime areas and associated resources => restriction of access to foreign oceanographic campaigns => growing suspicions over foreign exploitation of pelagic (microbial) resources... poorly protected by international law (contrary to resources on/ within seabed) => obstacles to integrated marine research and marine protection encourage scientific idea, information and data exchanges more and stronger partnerships investment capacity building => Prolific Science

22 Marine Peace Parks Adapted from National Geographic Magazine => Concertation of stakeholders, including fisheries, oil and gas, maritime transport, etc CIESM WK 41, Science for peace - proposing International coast-to-coast Marine Parks in the Med, Syracuse- 2010

23 Michèle Barbier Dechraoui CIESM 16 bd de Suisse MC Monaco Tel:

24 The Mediterranean: an highly active seismogenic domain Coastlines most vulnerable to tsunamis Tsunamogenic areas in the Mediterranean Sea (after Papazachos)

25 CIESM MedGloss Program Monthly sea level, Naples ( ) Systematic Sea Level Measurements Tsunami, real-time alert Near real time mode stations Delayed mode stations Candidate stations

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27 Climate change impact Coastal flooding, Flash floods, Storm surge, cyclone Dammaging Flood events, From M. Clark & Rendell, 2008