Towards aJoint Monitoring Programme

for the North Sea and Celtic SeaSerge Scory (RBINS)

on behalf of

Lisette Enserink (RWS)

Key Figures

• Started 1st October 2013, duration 18 months

• 8 Member States + Norway

• 18 partners

• 1 M€ (77% funded by EU)

Main objectives

• Show benefits & challenges of joint monitoring in the North Sea and the Celtic Sea: – potential for multi-use of platforms (ships, planes,

buoys…) – constructive network between institutions (fisheries

and environmental monitoring) – planning and evaluation tools to enhance the outcome

of monitoring with regard to evaluation of GES

• Resulting in increased efficiency & reduced costs

• With an eye on transferability to other (sub) regions: North Sea and Celtic Sea and potentially beyond

Case studies – options for joint monitoring

• Reacts to RSCs common indicators

• Elaborates logistics of improved integration

• Estimates cost-benefit compared to current monitoring programmes/surveys

• Identifies hurdles and opportunities, both operational and organisational/political

• End product supports operational implementation

Case studies - Topics

• Eutrophication (chlorophyll)

• Fish indicator

• Benthos indicator

• Multi-use of survey vessels

Part I: Inventory and analysis

• Activity A (CATALOG): To make an inventory of current marine monitoring programmes

• Activity B (MSFD COVER): To assess current marine monitoring programmes for MSFD

Part II: Integration

• Activity C (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY): To assess the opportunities for multidisciplinary marine monitoring programmes

• Activity D (ACROSS STATES): To assess the opportunities for joint planning and joint monitoring across Member States

Part II: Integration (Cont’d)

• Activity E (TOOLS): To develop planning and evaluation tools which will address the required precision and spatial and temporal resolution of integrated monitoring

• Activity F (GAPS & NEEDS): To identify emerging monitoring gaps and needs

Part III: Towards a joint monitoring programme• Activity G (NS/CS JMP): To compose a proposal

for a joint monitoring programme

• Activity H (MEETINGS):• Activity I (WORKSHOP): international event

(March 2015)

Part IV: Communication & Dissemination

“Portal”• Postgresql• Reference to SDN vocabs• Java interface• XLS (content validation) & XML (reporting) exports

Credentials: ask serge.scory@naturalsciences.be

JMP RIA

EDIOS

DATA(SDN)

GeographicalFeatures

(INSPIRE themes)

Integration

Products(Emodnet)

Visualisation