Transcript ICES activities - follow up to the Marine Strategy

ICES developments
Han Lindeboom, Vice Chair ACOM
2nd MSFD Descriptor 3+ meeting, Brussels, April 9-10, 2013
Priority issues
• Ecosystem based management
• Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
– Strategic initiative ACOM and SCICOM on MSFD
ICES Council recognised that the MSFD posed
new challenges
• ICES has the CSGMSFD
(reports to Council – new chair Bill Turrell)
- Steer and coordinate development within ICES
- New clients and stakeholders
- Identify gaps -new science disciplines
Role: link unbiased science with policy needs
Living document (MSFD and EGs)
Focus areas
- Support and give advice to regional seas, harmonisation of advice
- Indicator development
- Indicators - science/policy interface, integrate across descriptors, link to
management actions
- Tool box for assessments – cumulative impacts, use MSP tools, risk
assessment or integrated management strategy evaluations
- Suite of models (behaviour, impact, socio/economic drivers)
- Data collection and storing (interoperable, accessible)
- Integrated Ecosystem Assessments
ICES actions
Development of Indicators
• Operate at the science/policy interface
• Transparent scoping exercise with policy
developers
• Clarify purpose of indicators and thresholds in
management
• Develop integration across descriptors
Descriptor
Databases existing
Databases developing
EG/ Fora
D1
Biodiversity
Conclusion
ICES is developing a biodiversity risk assessment regarding species
impacted by fisheries (PSA)
1.1 Species distr.
(range, pattern, area)
DAT, ICH, IC, RDB
ACO
1.2 Population Descriptor DAT, FIS, IC, RDB
abundance and/or
biomass
ACO
1.3 Population
demographic
characteristics
ACO
DAT, FIS, IC, RDB
D6
Sea floor integrity
Databases
existing
WGBIODIV
Time series can be delivered for many fish populations
WGBIODIV
Databases
developing
TimeFora
series can be delivered
for many fish populations
EG/
Conclusion
EcoQo for Seabirds (OSPAR)
WGBIODIV
Time series exist for many fish populations
Currently provide advice on protection for sensitive species and
Provide indices for large fish indicator (DCF)
habitats. ICES also provides scientific support to Member
Countries on the interaction of fisheries and the conservation
objectives associated with MPAs including NATURA2000
Benthic expertise combined with GIS and data are (upon request) able to
(EMPAS/FIMPAS/BaltFimpa). EBSA revisions for NEAFC/OSPAR.
provide habitat mapping at the regional sea level
1.4. Habitat distribution
BEWG, WGMHM
1.5 Habitat extent
BEWG, WGMHM
Expertise from Baltic WGs can be applied with regards to habitat extent
across the other regional seas.
BEWG, WGDEC
Working with EU FP7 project BENTHIS.
WGMHM,
WGVHES
DCF, VMS
As part ofWGDEC,
on-going work
developing
ecosystem
canDCF)
provide
WGECO,
Provide
time series
of twooverviews
indicatorsICES
(under
on the extent
regional
descriptions
of
habitat
condition
WGEXT
of fisheries impact on the seabed. Aggregate extraction is
annually mapped.
6.1.1 Abundance of biogenic substrate
DOME
1.6 Habitat Condition
6.1.2of
Extent of the seabed impacted Integrated
the typical species and
assessments/
communities
ecosystem overviews
1.7 Ecosystem
Composition
6.2.1 Presence of particularly sensitive
DAT, species
FIS, ICH, IC, RDB
Integrated
and/or tolerant
assessments/
ecosystem overviews
6.2.2 Multi‐metric indexes assessing benthic
community
WGECO, WGBIODIV
ACOM, WGDEC,
Currently provide advice to NEAFC and EC on VMEs.
As part of on-going work developing ecosystem overviews ICES can provide
WGEF
regional descriptions of ecosystem structure
WGBIODIV, BEWG
6.2.3 Proportion of macrobenthos above
some specified length/size
BEWG
6.2.4 Parameters describing the size
spectrum of the benthos
WGECO, BEWG
The MSFD is about all EU waters.
ICES expert groups are open to all
interested experts
Environmental data
• International databases - Long-term data series
required for defining targets and setting thresholds for MSFD
indicators
• Collection and storing of data
- Provision must be simple, integrated and timely.
- Data from different sources must be interoperable
(issue: assessable, ownership and access rights)
ICES Data Portal
Dataset
Measurements
No of years
Biological community
691 899
33
Contaminants and biological effects
9 393 494
36
Fish predation (stomach contents)
Fish trawl survey
ICES Historical Plankton
Oceanographic
1 149 608
5 406 336
318 319
252 024 523
12
48
11
124
Data - Ensure it, Secure
it and Distribute it
Uses
Measures
Indicators
Integrated monitoring
- towards integration of fisheries surveys and
environmental monitoring
ICES SG on Ecosystem Surveys, Science and Technology
works to:
• Develop, maintain, standardize, consolidate and
advance assessment surveys
• Encourage and support applications of advanced
technologies for observing, monitoring and surveying
marine ecosystems
• Improve and advance survey capabilities in support of
the Ecosystem Approach
Integrated ecosystem assessment and advice at
regional scale
• ICES works in all "eco-regions" and in the western
Atlantic. It develops methods for integrated
ecosystem assessments (IEA) and provides the
regional focus for others in the ICES network that
want to apply the ecosystem approach.
• Regional integrated assessment groups
The Functioning of Marine Ecosystems
Four major Determinants
Anthropocene
11-year cycle
Energy
Man
Natural driver of change
Man-made drivers of change
Temperate
18-year cycle
N,P,Si
Setting the stage
Habitat
(Intrinsic properties
non-living nature)
Determines reaction
Intrinsic properties
living nature
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Estimated average # of species in 20 hls
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10.8 to 27.6
27.6 to 31.6
31.6 to 35.3
35.3 to 39.1
39.1 to 55.9
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Info: [email protected]
The Functioning of Marine Ecosystems
Four major Determinants
Energy
Totaal-fosfaat, jaargemiddelden
Totaal-stikstof, jaargemiddelden
1
0.1
Ptot mg P/l
0.2
Ntot mg N/l
2
3
0.3
4
100
Chlorofyl-a, zomerwaarden
CHLFa ug/l
40 60 80
1975
Temperate
Habitat
(Intrinsic properties
non-living nature)
Depth
Bottom type
Currents
Salinity
Intertidal
Waves (splash zone)
Thermal vents
Gas seeps
Ice
Biogenic structures
Man-made structures
N,P,Si
1980
1985
1990
Jaar
1995
2000
2005
0
0.0
Light/heat/kinetic
Climate
Temperature
Wind
Precipitation
Tides/Currents
+
Nutrient availability
Tectonics
Volcanism
Earth quakes
Tsunamis
20
11-year cycle
0
18-year cycle
Man
Fisheries
Hunting
Anthropocene
Aquaculture
Eutrophication
Pollution
Mining
Noise
River inputs
Waterworks/Polders/Embankments
Hard substrate
Rotor blades
Management
CO2 emissions
Invasive species
1975
1980
Intrinsic properties
living nature
1985
1990
Jaar
1995
2000
2005
1975
1980
1985
1990
Jaar
1995
2000
2005
Biodiversity
Behaviour
Production
Recruitment
Predation
Diseases
Reef building
Evolution
Regime shifts/sudden changes
Resilience/sensitivity
Feedbacks
Match/mismatch
Complexity/chaos Info: [email protected]
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Estimated average # of species in 20 hls
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10.8 to 27.6
27.6 to 31.6
31.6 to 35.3
35.3 to 39.1
39.1 to 55.9
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9 10 11 12
The Functioning of Marine Ecosystems
Four major Determinants
Energy
Totaal-fosfaat, jaargemiddelden
Totaal-stikstof, jaargemiddelden
1
0.1
Ptot mg P/l
0.2
Ntot mg N/l
2
3
0.3
4
100
Chlorofyl-a, zomerwaarden
CHLFa ug/l
40 60 80
1975
Temperate
Habitat
(Intrinsic properties
non-living nature)
Depth
Bottom type
Currents
Salinity
Intertidal
Waves (splash zone)
Thermal vents
Gas seeps
Ice
Biogenic structures
Man-made structures
N,P,Si
1980
1985
1990
Jaar
1995
2000
2005
0
0.0
Light/heat/kinetic
Climate
Temperature
Wind
Precipitation
Tides/Currents
+
Nutrient availability
Tectonics
Volcanism
Earth quakes
Tsunamis
20
11-year cycle
0
18-year cycle
Man
Fisheries
Hunting
Anthropocene
Aquaculture
Eutrophication
Pollution
Mining
Noise
River inputs
Waterworks/Polders/Embankments
Hard substrate
Rotor blades
Management
CO2 emissions
Invasive species
1975
1980
Intrinsic properties
living nature
1985
1990
Jaar
1995
2000
2005
1975
1980
1985
1990
Jaar
1995
2000
2005
Biodiversity
Behaviour
Production
Recruitment
Predation
Diseases
Reef building
Evolution
Regime shifts/sudden changes
Resilience/sensitivity
Feedbacks
Match/mismatch
Complexity/chaos Info: [email protected]
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Estimated average # of species in 20 hls
51
10.8 to 27.6
27.6 to 31.6
31.6 to 35.3
35.3 to 39.1
39.1 to 55.9
50
-4 -3 -2 -1 0
1
2
3
4
5
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9 10 11 12
Towards integrated ecosystem assessments
and advice
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ICES has taken a multi-disciplinary view of regional ecosystems
ICES runs training programs to build capacity for scientific advice
Step-wise including ecosystem drivers, ecosystem impacts, and interactions with
other issues /sectors
– Considerations of environmental drivers on specific issue
– Considerations of wider ecosystem impacts of options for societal action
– Considerations of interactions with other human activities
– If requested – trade off between losses and gains for relevant stakeholder
groups
Marine Eco-regions
Overviews
New activities
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Updating ICES
- New 2013-2018 Strategic Plan (EU will be asked to comment)
- New Science Plan and Advice Plan
- Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (and hence MSFD) as one
core focus
• New ways of working?
- How to use ICES structures in best way for MSFD
- SCICOM route too slow and ACOM route too formal ?
- Consideration of National Resources - we can not afford
duplication
Workshop topics
• MSFD descriptor 3 (commercially exploited fish and shellfish)
• Status of Stocks
• Fisheries related descriptors
D1 Biodiversity
D4 Food webs
D6 Sea floor integrity
• Integrated assessment and Ecosystem Overviews
Thank you
Questions?