1. marine knowledge 2020 MARITIME AFFAIRS DG MARE Iain Shepherd
25 October 2010

2. cost of ocean observation in EU
space data
€400 million per year
in-situ data
> €1 billion per year

3. Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
(..) the data collected through these observations can only generate knowledge and innovation if Europe's engineers and scientists are able to find, access, assemble and apply them efficiently and rapidly. At present this is often not the case.
Despite all this spending we can’t use the data

4. Marine Strategy Framework Directive, protected areas
preparatory actions
set up prototype European Marine Observation and Data Network (ur-ENODnet) to provide access to observations and highlight gaps
hydrography (water depth, coastlines ..
physics (temperature, currents waves ..
chemistry (concentrations in water, sediments, sea-life ..
biology (abundance and diversity ..,
geology (sediments, hazards, erosion ..
habitats (common classification for European waters ..
52 organisations from 19 Member States
Flanders Marine Institute/Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee(VLIZ), Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, University of Liege - GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (ULG) Belgium;, Institute of Oceanology Bulgarian Academy of Science (IO-BAS), University of Cyprus-Oceanography Centre (OC) , Danish Environmental and Planning Agency (BLST), Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI), Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, National Environmental Research Institute (NERI-MAR), Geological Survey of Estonia, Geological Survey of Finland,, Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières, Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer), Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine (SHOM)., Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU-DNA), Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH-DOD),, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, University of Bremen (UniHB), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Geological Survey of Ireland, Marine Institute (MI), Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofísica Sperimentale (OGS), Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Agency, Lithuania institute of Geology and Geography, ATLIS, Deltares, Mariene Informatie Service 'MARIS' BV, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), etherlands Institute of Ecology; Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (NIOO-CEME), Geological Survey of Norway, Norwegian Marine Data Centre - Institute of Marine Research (IMR),, Polish Geological Institute, National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa" (NIMRD), All Russian Research Institute of Hydro-meteorological Information -(RIHMI-WDC), P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology Russian Academy of Science (SIO-RAS), Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Geological Survey of Sweden, Sveriges Meteorologiska Och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI), Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IBSS NASU, Marine Hydro-physical Institute (MHI), Joint Nature Conservation Committee Support Co, NERC, National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOC), NERC, British Geological Survey, Edinburgh (BGS), NERC British Océanographie Data Centre, Liverpool (BODC), Rutgers University; Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences (IMCS), International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), UNEP/GRID-Arendal,
shipping, ports
renewable energy
coastal protection
Marine Strategy Framework Directive, protected areas
Member States not involved
Portugal, Slovenia, Malta
(there is a Portuguese Member in new Expert Group)
Non Member States involved
Norway, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, USA
€6,450,000

5. preparatory actions geology3

6. nitrates in water column
preparatory actions chemistry
nitrates in water column

7. adopted 8 September 2010

8. Integrates EU initiatives into coherent whole
European Marine and Observation Network
Data Collection Framework in fisheries
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
INSPIRE Directive
Public Sector Information Directive

9. objectives
reduce operational costs and delays for those who use marine data and therefore:
help private industry
improve the quality of public decision-making at all levels;
strengthen marine scientific research
increase competition and innovation amongst users;
reduce uncertainty in knowledge of the oceans

10. a common architecture
observation and data collection
application
sea basin checkpoints
archiving at national data centres
thematic assembly groups
contribution of proposed financial regulation for maritime policy
€22,500,000 for

11. archiving at national data centres
a common architecture
observation and data collection
archiving at national data centres
thematic assembly groups
sea basin checkpoints
application
communication amongst national data centres to promote good practice in data curation and dissemination

12. thematic assembly groups
a common architecture
observation and data collection
application
sea basin checkpoints
archiving at national data centres
thematic assembly groups
€18,
consortia of organizations that assemble data from all data centres on specific themes - marine sediments, or chemical contaminants for instance

13. a common architecture €3,050,000
observation and data collection
archiving at national data centres
thematic assembly groups
sea basin checkpoints
application
North Sea, Mediterranean, Baltic
€3,050,000
check data layers, ensure that the data from different groups are mutually compatible and define priorities for further observations

14. Governance 2011-2013 Priorities Technical support
Commission advised by
Marine Observation and Data Expert Group (independent, already met 10 times, renewed membership 2010)
Member States Expert Group (to be set-up)
Technical support
Prototype secretariat (€950,000)
prepare meetings,
assess the output of thematic assembly groups and sea-basin checkpoints,
prepare an annual report of activity
launch portal providing access to data from the thematic assembly groups
Assessment and Evaluation
€300,000

15. Chemistry Increase coverage to entire European waters.
The main chemical substances relevant to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive are included in the first version.
It is not feasible to significantly expand the number of substances treated.
Unless feedback from the first version reveals any obvious shortcomings, the group will assemble the same species. This could start from 2011 onwards
€3,400,000
start 2011

16. Human activity
This includes aquaculture sites, windmill zones, pipelines, gravel extraction sites - anything except fishing which is dealt with separately under the data Collection Framework.
These were not dealt with in the preparatory action ur-EMODNET but are an essential input for assessments under the Marine Framework Strategy Directive and for Marine Spatial Planning.
It would be useful to start as soon as possible in order to provide early input for these initiatives. We will ask for complete European coverage
€2,100,000
start 2011

17. Biology
The present project is based on EUROBIS so already has coverage beyond the sea-basins required in the tender.
A continuation would require some thought as to how abundance and biodiversity can be extracted from the observations. The budget indicated is indicative and for maintenance of current approach.
To do a thorough job for biological parameters is beyond the scope of the available budget so we may need to wait till after 2013.
€2,000,000
start 2013

18. Bathymetry/hydrography
We now have coverage of all sea basins except Baltic, Black Sea and Macronesia on a ¼’ (or 500 metre) grid.
We need to complete the coverage in the first phase and move to higher resolution in selected sea-basins in the second.
The sea basins selected will depend on availability of data and extent of surveys. We will learn this from ongoing projects so cannot prepare specifications till 2012 at the earliest.
€1,100,000
2011
€5,000,000
2013

19. Geology
With the available budget we can complete coverage of European seas at 1 to 1 million scale. This could be started immediately and would only be delayed due to lack of budget. The work is relatively straightforward as the national geological surveys can access the data and have the expertise to process them.
By complete coverage, we mean that all sea-basins will be covered. There will certainly be gaps where no data is available.
€2,800,000
Start 2012

20. Physics
The call for tender for a thematic assembly group for physical data is being evaluated.
We cannot expect results till 2012 so a follow-up project is not needed till 2013.
On the face of it, assembling physical data is less complex than for geological, chemical or biological data although we cannot be sure till the results of the first project are available.
€1,000,000
Start 2013

21. Physical habitats
Other sea-basins are being covered through territorial cooperation projects.
A contribution from maritime policy budget could cover maintenance.
€800,000
Start 2012

22. Sea-basin checkpoints
These are a new feature of EMODnet.
The work involves assembling data from thematic assembly groups as well as GMES and the fisheries Data Collection Regulation and determining how well they meet the needs of stakeholders.
They will identify gaps in the monitoring network. Covering 3 out of the 5 basins – Atlantic, Baltic, Black Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean – in the 3 years might be feasible.
North Sea should be first because this is where we have most data.
The Mediterranean then the Baltic could follow. We can assume €750,000 for the smaller seas and €1,500,000 for the Mediterranean
2011
2012
2013
Total
€800,000
€1,500,000
€750,000
€3,050,000

23. secretariat The work requires:
expertise in the subject matter – to assess the quality of the preparatory actions
limited secretarial support to arrange the meetings (DG-MARE would still pay the expenses)
IT skills to prepare a data portal.
It could be handled by two full time equivalents and start in 2012 (in second year of project) and last for 3 years (the final year would be in the new financial framework). It could also be a Framework contract with the work chosen each year.
€800,000
Start 2012

24. evaluation and assessment
assess outcome of preparatory action and
revisit the calculations and assumption made in the 2009 impact assessment
€300,000
Start 2012