Census of Marine LifeCensus of Marine LifeCensus of Marine LifeCensus of Marine Life

A decade-long program (2000-2010) A decade-long program (2000-2010)

to assess and explain marine life’sto assess and explain marine life’s

diversity, distribution & abundancediversity, distribution & abundance

- past, present & future - past, present & future

The Known, the Unknown, the UnknowableThe Known, the Unknown, the Unknowable

The Census of Marine Life: Making ocean life count

CNN InternationalCNN International

Public Service AnnouncementPublic Service AnnouncementCOML’s strong outreach programCOML’s strong outreach program

CNN InternationalCNN International

Public Service AnnouncementPublic Service AnnouncementCOML’s strong outreach programCOML’s strong outreach program

Global CollaborationGlobal CollaborationGlobal CollaborationGlobal Collaboration

Arabian Sea(Oman, 2007)

Stars indicate National or Regional Activity Headquarters

80 countries

Over 2000 scientists

CoML ComponentsCoML ComponentsGrand Challenge QuestionsGrand Challenge QuestionsCoML ComponentsCoML Components

Grand Challenge QuestionsGrand Challenge Questions

Oceans PastWhat did live in the

oceans?

History of Marine Animal

Populations (HMAP)

Oceans PresentWhat does live in the

oceans?

Ocean Realm Field Projects

Oceans FutureWhat will live in the

oceans?

Future of Marine Animal

Populations (FMAP)

Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)

Web-based provider of global geo-referenced information on marine species

Salem Beverly Ship LogsSalem Beverly Ship Logs150 Year Old Cod Fishery150 Year Old Cod Fishery

Rosenberg, Bolster, Alexander,Rosenberg, Bolster, Alexander, Leavenworth, Cooper, Leavenworth, Cooper, McKenzieMcKenzie et al. 2005 et al. 2005

Cod BiomassScotian Shelf

Now <1%

Chapman-DeLury Catch Per Unit Effort

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Shannon Biodiversity 13M OBIS Records

13.2 million records of 81000 species from 210 databases

< 100 meters< 100 meters< 100 meters< 100 meters

100-1000 meters100-1000 meters100-1000 meters100-1000 meters

1000-3000 meters1000-3000 meters1000-3000 meters1000-3000 meters

> 3000 meters> 3000 meters> 3000 meters> 3000 meters

Ocean Realm ProjectsOcean Realm ProjectsHuman Edges

• NaGISA - Natural Geography In Shore Areas• CReefs - Coral Reef Ecosystems• GOMA - Gulf of Maine Area Census (Regional Ecosystem)• POST - Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking

Central Waters• TOPP - Tagging of Pacific Pelagics (Top Predators)• CMarZ - Census of Marine Zooplankton• MAR-ECO - Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystems

Hidden Boundaries• CoMargE - Continental Margins Ecosystems• CeDAMar - Census of Diversity of Abyssal Marine Life• CenSeam - Census of Seamounts• ChEss - Chemosynthetic Ecosystems (Vents)

Ice Oceans• ArcOD - Arctic Ocean Diversity• CAML - Census of Antarctic Marine Life

Microscopic Ocean• ICOMM - International Census of Marine Microbes

Ocean Realms

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Human Edges-Nearshore

Human Edges-Coastal

Hidden Boundaries-Margins

Hidden Boundaries-Abyssal

Central Light-Drifters

Central Light-Swimmers

Central Dark-Mid-water

Active Geology

Ice Oceans

Microscopic

Realms & Zones - Percentage of Ocean

Area

Volume

Ocean Realms

Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) A Sloan Foundation ‘sister project’ A Sloan Foundation ‘sister project’

- Works on land species, works at sea- Works on land species, works at sea

Global Paracalanus copepods

SynthesisMicrobes

Seamounts, Vents

454 DNA sequencing - 100 times expected diversity in ‘Rare Biosphere’

Biuw et al. PNAS 2007

Animal Oceanography

Depth (m) Change in drift rate (cm·s-1·d-1)

Existing

1st Wave

2nd Wave

3rd Wave

Global Ocean Tracking Network$160M IOC-GOOS Pilot Project

Great Turtle Race inspires Great Turtle Race inspires Stephen Colbert to US Presidency?Stephen Colbert to US Presidency?

Great Turtle Race inspires Great Turtle Race inspires Stephen Colbert to US Presidency?Stephen Colbert to US Presidency?

Stephanie Stephanie placed 2nd placed 2nd

Published: 2007/08/05 16:49:29 GMT

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