4 th Project Steering Committee Meeting 21 February 2008 Leibniz Institut für Meereswissenschaften IfM-GEOMAR Kiel Deutschland Grosser Konferenzraum

INCOFISH Workpackage 2 Shifting Baselines  Historical dimension of INCOFISH  Overarching aim is to examine the patterns of long-term change in selected coastal ecosystems and thereby establish targets for the restoration and sustainable use of living marine resources

INCOFISH Workpackage 2 Partners CodePartnerLocation CEFASCentre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science Lowestoft, UK CDFCharles Darwin FoundationGalapagos Islands, Ecuador IMARPEInstituto de Mar del PerúLima, Peru MEIEstonian Marine InstituteUniversity of Tartu Tallinn, Estonia RUCRoskilde UniversityRoskilde, Denmark UHULLMHSC, University of HullHull, UK UNALNational University of ColombiaSanta Marta, Colombia UNIABDNUniversity of AberdeenAberdeen, UK

INCOFISH Workpackage 2 Since 3 rd Project Steering Meeting  Galapagos Workshop  Two Mini-Workshops:  La Paz, Mexico  Hull, UK  Data collection and collation - Datasets  Supporting documentation - Historical Integrity  Publications  Research and preparation of a High Impact Paper

INCOFISH Workpackage 2 Workshop Reports   March 2007:  Mini-Workshop, La Paz, Mexico  July 2007:  Workpackage 2 Workshop 2.2, Galapagos, Ecuador  October 2007:  Mini-Workshop, Hull, UK

Aims & Outcomes  Forthcoming Galapagos Workshop  Project Leader emphasised Shifting Baselines aspect of WP2  UNAL Colombia progress report  “Highlights” discussed  Species Distribution  Size of Key Species  Abundance of Key Species  UNIABN, UNAL, IMARPE, RUC to develop relevant “Backflash” files based on research Work Package 2 Shifting Baselines La Paz, Mexico Mini-Workshop March 2007

Workshop Aims  As the second milestone of the ‘Shifting Baselines’ Workpackage of the INCOFISH programme, workshop 2 was identified as a platform for realising three aims:  to synthesise research findings and thereby establish baselines against which the current status of selected marine ecosystems can be assessed;  to foster interaction with other INCOFISH Workpackages, especially WP1 and WP3;  to organise the dissemination of findings via publications, reports and the INCOFISH website. Work Package 2 Shifting Baselines Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Workshop 2 July 2007

Workshop Outcomes (1)  All of the delegates participated in the proceedings which required interactive involvement.  Based upon the presentations and discussions regarding each partner institution’s research and activities, Workpackage 2 was deemed to be on track to meet the remaining deliverables as scheduled.  UNAL, the Colombian partners, were unable to send a delegate due to unforeseen difficulties with travel arrangements. However, UNAL provided a detailed, annotated presentation which was presented on their behalf to the attending delegates. Work Package 2 Shifting Baselines Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Workshop 2 July 2007

Workshop Outcomes (2)  Jointly developed WP1/WP2 Online Search Tool prototype unveiled; the Online Search Tool will be released within the overall INCOFISH website for dissemination upon final verification of datasets  The presentation and practical application of a GIS mapping tools mini-workshop, presented by Jonathan Ready of WP3 was well received and provided partners with a practical means of presenting, annotating and formulating collected data in a visual format. It was agreed that this methodology would be a useful and applicable tool for future and current usage. Work Package 2 Shifting Baselines Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Workshop 2 July 2007

Workshop Outcomes (3)  Agreement was reached that three approaches would be made to determine the established baselines of the project:  Common representation of fishing activities following an expansion/exploitation/decline curve that could be synthesised into a single indicator;  Application of a “ratchet” type of gearing to a species decline model in order to provide a common means of assessing fisheries management;  A combination of these approaches Work Package 2 Shifting Baselines Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Workshop 2 July 2007

Workshop Outcomes (4)  One or more of the established baselines approaches will result in a high impact paper that will provide the dissemination of the joint Workpackage 2 outputs.  The possibility of a later mini-workshop (based in Hull, UK), was discussed- based upon the submission of established baseline conceptual approach information from participating partners  Sightseeing…………. Work Package 2 Shifting Baselines Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Workshop 2 July 2007

WP 11 Yacht at Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, July 2007

Aims & Outcomes  Progress made on “High Impact” Paper - UNIABDN to take the lead  Primary inputs from:  UNIABDN - economic, historical, scientific  CEFAS - philosophical, model based, scientific  UHULL - philosophical, historical  Assistance from other partners especially IMARPE, UNAL, CDF  Data collation and Supporting Documentation continues to be the prime deliverable Work Package 2 Shifting Baselines Hull, UK Mini-Workshop October 2007

INCOFISH Workpackage 2

Tangible Results  Website   Datasets  Supporting Documentation  Publications

INCOFISH Workpackage 2 Datasets  9 datasets  Complete with Supporting Documentation  Accessed by Search Tool  OBIS and DARWIN CORE compliant  4 new datasets complete by end February 2008  3 datasets awaiting input from contributors  Expected completion by end of March 2008  16 Datasets in total by end of the project

INCOFISH Workpackage 2 Supporting Documentation  Historical and technical descriptor of datasets  Accompanies each dataset as Metadata  Explains data rationale  Highlights sources and source materials  Validates the Datasets

INCOFISH Workpackage 2 Publications  Each partner published, or submitted for publishing  MEI edited volume directly attributed to INCOFISH  UHULL edited volume related to INCOFISH Shifting Baselines  Complete listing on website:   15 published articles, chapters in books, or papers  3 more submitted  1 nearing completion

INCOFISH Workpackage 2 Deliverables DeliverableDueIndicator D2.1Historical data relating to selected key aquatic resources in particular LME’s 19Datasets comprising historical data relating to stock abundance in 10 LME’s available online D2.2Derived from D2.1, baseline data for respective stocks and LME’s for utilisation in WP4, 5, 7 25Datasets assembled and disseminated as per D2.1 D2.3Population of databases, interactions with WP1, 3, 4, 7; Report on baseline data and analysis 349 Datasets complete 4 Complete by end February Complete by end March 2008 D2.4At least 5 Scientific/Historical Publications 3415 papers published 3 submitted 1 in preparation

4 th Project Steering Committee Meeting David J Starkey, Director MHSC, Reader in Maritime History, Workpackage 2 Leader John Nicholls, Lecturer in Philosophy, Researcher, Data Manager, ICT Consultant Maritime Historical Studies Centre Blaydes House Hull, UK