1. OUTREACH AND INTERACTION WITH BOARD OF MSFD EXPERTS
EMODnet Chemistry III, first annual meeting 6-7 February 2018.
Neil Holdsworth
ICES,

2. Afternoon menu
MSFD stakeholders and MSFD Board of Experts (Neil, a little bit of Martin)
Eutrophication products and tuning for MSFD needs (Marina)
Contaminants products and tuning for MSFD needs (Giordano)
Coffee 
Black Sea needs and Feedback (Irina)
UNEP-MAP needs and Feedback (?)
Interaction with TG DATA and INSPIRE case studies
Discussion and Questions (All)
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3. MSFD Board - recap
After EMODnet II, RSC’s and MSFD stakeholders were asked in what form they would like to be associated with the next round
Bring in RSC experts, Secretariats are overloaded so no capacity to be full partners
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4. MSFD Board - recap Expectations: ‘Advise’ on (suitable) products
Monitor development of services (i.e. vocabs)
Continuous dialogue
By:
Workshops, Bilateral dialogues
At their meetings
Providing technical input, use cases
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5. MSFD Board - recap
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6. Eutrophication Workshop (27th November 2018)
Format: Online, short and focussed
Summary, Presentations and Video
LINK
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7. Eutrophication Workshop (27th November 2018)
Focussed on assessment experts within RSC machinery
Used pre-questionnaire to frame questions on current EMODnet Chemistry product suite
Looked for specific feedback on the gaps in the products
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8. Eutrophication Workshop (27th November 2018)
Fitness of parameters for Eutrophication assessment
In the Baltic area, Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen (DIN), Hydrogen Sulphide (as part of oxygen parameter) and Oxygen saturation are also used and desirable.
The consistency of the selected parameters between sea regions was questioned, as it was noted that for example in some regions Nitrites and Nitrates were offered separately, and in some only as combined or only one of these.
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9. Eutrophication Workshop (27th November 2018)
Spatial Resolution (Extent) of data products
A general question was raised on the alignment of the sea regions to the MSFD process, and also on the overlap between sea regions. In this new phase, the official MSFD regions shape files will be applied by all regional product leaders, but with a buffer of 1 degree to overlap between the sea regions for greater harmonization and to avoid edge effects of the products.
The need of products for marine sub-regions was also pointed out, as possible future implementation
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10. Eutrophication Workshop (27th November 2018)
Vertical resolution:
(HELCOM, OSPAR) Need an integrated surface layer (0-10 metres) which would combine the discrete depths 0, 5 and 10 metres. It would probably vary in other regions and so it should be defined by each regional product leader.
In the Baltic, this would also be helpful for integrated Chlorophyll (one layer rather than split as it is now)
For the Bottom depth layer – there was some discussion on the derivation of the definition of what constitutes a bottom layer (maybe within 10% of bottom depth)
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11. Eutrophication Workshop (27th November 2018)
Temporal resolution (currently 10 year)
Sweden used the 10 year dataset reference in their national Art 8 reporting for MSFD, but would prefer a 6 year running window
Both OSPAR and HELCOM noted that some statisticians are suggesting to use annual products, rather than seasonal.
However, for MSFD – need to use WFD definitions for harmonization i.e. productive vs non-productive (how specified for each region is this?)
Given the above, both annual and seasonal products are relevant (and needed)
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12. Eutrophication Workshop (27th November 2018)
Dynamic Time Series?
Usefulness of Dynamic Time series
OSPAR – useful for understanding variability of data
Meta data/Discovery information
OSPAR – DIVA needs more explaining i.e. what DIVA is doing without having to be an expert in DIVA
It was noted that some experts were referencing EMODnet Chemistry portal generically, but were not considering the information provided in the metadata catalogue, therefore, there could be a greater use of this type of resource
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13. Eutrophication Workshop (27th November 2018)
The Salinity Question?
HELCOM/SWE/– Currently they would not be able to use the products directly for next assessment, without the availability of salinity fields, following discussion:
OSPAR would prefer to have salinity as a separate data layer rather than integrated into a combined product;
It is suggested to use SeaDataNet products for regional salinity (although products are currently available at different temporal resolution in comparison with EMODnet Chemistry and might have different regional boundary definitions). Coordination between EMODnet Chemistry and SeaDatanet product leaders is needed.
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14. Next: Contaminants Workshop
Follow same mini-online workshop style
Use questionnaire to prepare participants and frame questions
End of March, details will be posted on EMODnet Chem news/events page as well as circulated
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15. OSPAR Eutrophication
Martin attended the ICG EUT meeting to present EMODnet Chem products, and discuss the potential for EMODnet to provide specific products to their assessment
Cautious enthusiasm…
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16. D8 mapping of substances to WISE, ICES and BODC lists
EEA Interaction
Data supply to Eutrophication and Contaminants thematic assessments (2017)
TGDATA, both EMODnet and SeaDataNet standards feature heavily in the ‘art 19.3 recommendations on publication of datasets’
D8 mapping of substances to WISE, ICES and BODC lists
Marine litter watch (to follow-up)
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17. EEA Interaction
The beginning of the end? of the EIONET dataflow and shift to EMODnet/ICES dataflow for EEA indicators
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18. MSFD Board - recap
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20. WISE-Marine 2018 plans
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21. WISE-Marine 2018 plans
Review of European map service information systems and selection of service to put forward to WISE-Marine.
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