Alessia Rodriguez y Baena Scientific programs in the Mediterranean and future perspectives CIESM THE MEDITERRANEAN SCIENCE COMMISSION

C ommission I nternationale E xploration S cientifique M éditerranée 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

520 Over 4500 associated researchers in 520 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 & CLIMATE OF THE OCEAN East Mediterranean Transient Integrated System of Observatories C3 – MARINE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY 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 ( )

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. OF MALAGA INSTM & COM-LOB COM-LOB HCMR OGS ISMAR-CNR IEO ANTARES & COM-LOB COM-LOB ICM-CSIC Permanent stations Future / intermittent stations New mooring station in the Antikithira Strait

137 Cs baseline levels in the Mediterranean and Black Sea MMW I Mediterranean Mussel Watch

137 Cs baseline levels in the Mediterranean and Black Sea MMW I Mediterranean Mussel Watch Chernobyl 1986 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 flame retardants PBDEs Regional training courses and intercomparison exercises (with IAEA, UNEP & BkSea Com)

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

Slight changes in TEMPERATURE can be evidenced at the surface “Ships of Opportunity” TRANSMED Programme

High-resolution Swath mapping Morpho-Batimetry of the Mediterranean Accent on deep 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 DSR-II SPECIAL ISSUE 2008 (in press) “Multi-disciplinary forays into the South Tyrrhenian CIESM / SUB cruises 1 and 2” CIESM SUB Cruises 1-2 (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 Tropicalisation Program - NEW

Programme Network MNHN Paris Univ. Pavia COM Endoume CSIC Blanes Univ. Alicante Univ. Algarve Univ. Rabat Univ. Alger INSTM/ INAT Tunis Univ. Tripoli Univ. Alexandria Univ. Beyrouth Univ. Malta ICRAM Palermo SZN Naples Univ. Lecce Univ. Thessaloniki Univ. Istanbul IOLR Haifa IOF Split HCMR Heraklion Tropicalisation Program - NEW

Pilot study From 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 development In development

SHARING RESOURCES Scientific  ECOSYSTEMIC VISION Temporal  LONG-TERM COMMITMENT (25 yrs+) Geographic  BASIN-SCALE

BASIN-WIDE RESOURCE-SHARING MEANS MedFleet EXPERTISE Gene Pool DATA MetaBase

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 View from CIESM Aberdeen June 2007 Partnership Task Force for EU Maritime Policy CIESM, ESF MARINE BOARD, ICES, WATERBORNE, MARS, EATP, EFARO Copenhagen starting June 2008 Representing the Med in the Development of EU 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 SPACE OBSERVATIONS MULTI-PURPOSE MULTI-PARAMETRIC SYSTEMS DRIVERS Societal Technological, Climate, Ecosystem MULTINATIONAL GOVERNANCE DATA MANAGEMENT & MODELS SHELF OBSERVATORY COSTAL OBSERVATION BASIN OBSERVATORY SHELF OBSERVATORY Workshop 34 – Med Observatories

Key Parameters Mediterranean MetaBase Minimum Set Common Parameters Workshop 34 – Med Observatories

Gibraltar Strait Otranto Strait Bosphorus Strait ? Suez Channel Bosphorus Strait Otranto Strait Bosphorus Strait Rhodos G. Iskenderun Gulf of Lions N. Adriatic sites of deep-water formation, southern waters, and straits Focus on sites of deep-water formation, southern waters, and straits Key Areas Sicily Channel Workshop 34 – Med Observatories

Gibraltar Strait Otranto Strait Bosphorus Strait ? Suez Channel Bosphorus Strait Otranto Strait Bosphorus Strait Rhodos G. Iskenderun Gulf of Lions N. Adriatic Key resources Key resources  regional observatories (current or in development) Key Areas Sicily Channel Time Series Workshop 34 – Med Observatories

Harmonization Consolidation Integration vs. “ex-novo”

Workshop 34 – Med Observatories Harmonization Consolidation Integration vs. “ex-novo” ITA FR