Concept note (Draft v.4, on 13 July 2016)

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1 IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC), c/o the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources of Thailand 9 th Floor, the Government Complex Building B, 120 Chaengwattana Road, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand - fax: +66 (0) contact phone: +66 (0) w.zhu@unesco.org Concept note (Draft v.4, on 13 July 2016) Third WESTPAC Training Workshop on Research and Monitoring of the Ecological Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reef Ecosystems, August 2016, Phuket, Thailand This third regional training workshop is a follow-up to the first one (19-21 January 2015, Phuket, Thailand) and the second one (26-28 August 2015, Phuket, Thailand). 1. Background The first workshop (19-21 January 2015, Phuket, Thailand) attracted immense interests in the region with a total of 42 experts from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, United States of America, and Vietnam. The participants exchanged information on existing and proposed ocean acidification monitoring and research approaches, methods, and techniques at global, regional, and national levels. Moreover, all participants stressed the importance of the development, building on existing coral reef monitoring initiatives, of a joint long-term monitoring program on the impacts of ocean acidification on coral reefs in the region. To this end, several pilot sites were identified upon strong interests and recommendations received, as a starting point for developing a regional ocean acidification observing network, with a view to analyzing the current monitoring capacity, identifying common monitoring methods, and further considering to develop a set of consistent, comparable and cost-effective Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all pilot sites. While these efforts are focused on the establishment of a regional ocean acidification observing network, we are ideally striving for consistency and comparability as part of the Global Ocean Acidification - Observing Network (GOA-ON). In light of the conclusions reached at the first workshop, the second training workshop (26-28 August 2015, Phuket, Thailand) aimed to assist the selected pilot sites to develop a set of Standard Operating Procedures for monitoring the ecological impacts of ocean acidification on coral reef ecosystems, while building upon their existing reef monitoring systems/capacity. A total of 41 participants from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, United States of America, and Vietnam attended the workshop. Expert lectures were provided on carbonate chemistry and laboratory analysis, monitoring protocols and techniques related to biological parameters, bio-erosion, accretion and calcification, and biodiversity. With reference to existing SOPs, the workshop finally decided to establish four Working Groups towards the development of regionally specific SOPs, respectively on Total Alkalinity, Spectrophotometric ph, Biology, and Carbonate Collection and Handling. Please refer to annex 1 for the four WG SOPs. 2. Objectives The third regional workshop will review and test the draft SOPs through expert discussions, and hands-on practical demonstrations either in field or laboratory, in order to finalize the regional SOPs for monitoring the ecological impacts of ocean acidification on coral reef ecosystems. In addition, latest development on GOA-ON and other OA related activities will be briefed at the workshop. Experts from pilot sites are also required to report on their progress since the 2 nd workshop and tentative plans for implementation of the pilot sites during the next intersessional period.

2 Conduct of the workshop The first day will consist of reports on the latest developments on ocean acidification related research, activities and programs; and briefs on the draft SOPs. On second day, all trainees will be divided into two groups, respectively on biological and chemical monitoring for hands-on exercises (details to be further developed); On third day, participants will report on their progress made since the 2 nd workshop and tentative plans for the next intersessional period. Most participants to be invited will be from among the participants in the first and second workshops, particularly those who are conducting regular monitoring in their selected pilot sites. Preferably two will be invited from each site, one on biological and another on chemical aspects. Other participants who expressed interest over the last intersessional period to join the network or develop collaborations, will also be invited. /

3 - 3 - Annex 1: ( some conclusions at the 2 nd workshop) Total Alkalinity Working Group This WG shall initiate discussions on regional TA measurement capacity and associated equipment, review existing SOPs, and come up with a revised procedure serving regional requirements. The draft procedure shall be further tested at PMBC. The WG will be led by Diego-McGlone and Khokiattiwong with Adrienne Sutton, Andrew Dickson, Muhammad Lukman, and Sayedur Rahman Chowdhury as WG members. Spectrophotometric ph Working Group This WG shall review existing SOPs, and come up with a revised procedure serving regional requirements. The draft procedure shall be further tested at PMBC. The WG will be led by Khokiattiwong and Diego-McGlone with Adrienne Sutton, Andrew Dickson, Muhammad Lukman, and Sayedur Rahman Chowdhury as WG members. Biology Working Group The draft procedure for biology shall be reviewed and revised to reach common understanding for monitoring biological parameters as soon as possible. This Working Group will be led by Rusty Brainard, Chavanich and Aileen Tan Shau Hwai with Shahadat Hossain, Patrick Cabaitan and Vo Si Tuan as WG members. Carbonate Collection and Handling SOP Working Group This Working Group will be led by Diego-McGlone with Khokiattiwong, Chip Young, and Andrew Dickson as WG members.

4 Annex 2: Provisional programme 28 August 2016 Arrival of participants 29 August :00 09:20 Opening and self-introduction All 09:20 09:35 Brief on the main results of the 1 st OA and 2 nd OA workshops Wenxi Zhu etc. 09:35 09:50 Conduct of the workshop Khokiattiwong, Rusty Brainard etc. 09:50 10:10 Recent movement on GOA-ON, particularly the 3nd GOA-ON Science Workshop (8-10 May 2016, Australia) Chavanich, Zulfigar Yasin, Rusty Brainard, etc 10:10 10:30 IAEA s OA efforts, particularly in the region 10:30 11:00 Group photo and coffee break 11:00 11:20 IOC s OA work plan and efforts Kirsten Isensee 11: Overview: Monitoring Reef Impacts of Warming and Ocean Acidification: Introduction to NOAA's Integrated Monitoring Methods Rusty Brainard etc 12:00 13:30 Lunch time 13:30 14:00 Standard Operating Procedure on Monitoring Seawater Carbonate Chemistry (Collection and Handing) 14:00 14:30 Standard Operating Procedure on Total Alkalinity Analysis 14:30 15:00 Standard Operating Procedure on Spectrophotometric ph Analysis Diego-McGlone, Khokiattiwong, Rusty Brainard etc. Diego-McGlone, Khokiattiwong Khokiattiwong & Diego-McGlone 15:00 15:30 Coffee break 15:30 16:00 Standard Operating Procedure on Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) Rusty Brainard (or Molly Timmers), Chavanich, Tan Shau Hwai

5 Annex I, p 2 16:00 16:30 Standard Operating Procedure on Bioerosion Monitoring Unit (BMU) and Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) 16:30 17:00 Plenary discussion and feedback on SOPs All Rusty Brainard CAUs; BMUs? 30 August 2016 Break-out sessions (09:00-15:30) Plenary session (15:50-17:30) Carbonate Chemistry Group: Biology Group 09:00 12:00 Laboratory visit; hands-on TA, ph measurement, and CO 2 system calculations; and ARMS and CAUs recovery in field Moderator: Khokiattiwong & Diego-McGlone; Rusty Brainard, Chavanich& Tan Shau Hwai Two groups 12:00 13:30 Lunch time 13:30 15:30 Laboratory visit; hands-on TA, ph measurement, and CO 2 system calculations; and ARMS and CAUs recovery in field Two groups 15:30 15:50 Coffee break 15:50 17:30 Plenary discussion towards the finalization of SOPs, and Plenary Closing Review of Day In plenary 31 August 2016 Plenary session 09:00 10:30 Progress report by pilot sites All 10:30 10:45 Tea/coffee 10:45 12:00 Progress reports (Cont d) All 12:00 13:00 Lunch time 13:00 17:30 Discussion on next steps toward implementation of OA monitoring in the region, including other SOPs development, such as SOPs for coral coring and processing for calcification rates and bioerosion rates, Net Ecosystem Calcification, Net Ecosystem Production, Photomosaics, and Diurnal Monitoring Suite etc. All