| | Report of the Study Group on Baltic Sea Productivity Issues in |
| | 6,37 | | MB | support of the BSRP (SGPROD) |
| | 67 | | stron |
| | 3509 | | ID | International Council for the Explorations of the Sea |
| | 2004 | | rok |
| | Contents |
| | 0 Executive summary 5 |
| | 1 Meeting objectives.5 |
| | 2 BSRP project overview6 |
| | 3 Presentations.7 |
| | 3.1 Assessing the productivity of Large Marine Ecosystems.7 |
| | 3.2 Trophic transfers..8 |
| | 3.2.1 Monitoring.13 |
| | 3.3 Data and information for modelling and assessment16 |
| | 4 Any other business..17 |
| | 4.1 Conference participation17 |
| | 4.1.1 Baltic Sea Ecosystem structure and dynamics – consequences of physical and anthropogenic |
| | forcing? ..17 |
| | 4.1.2 Theme Session on Regional Integrated Assessments17 |
| | 4.1.3 Material and energy flows in trophic networks of the Baltic Sea ecosystem.17 |
| | 5 Discussion of the Terms of Reference.17 |
| | 5.1 TOR a – Commence a summary of the evidence for links between land-based nutrient inputs |
| | and long-term changes of both productivity and biodiversity in eutrophied areas of the Baltic Sea17 |
| | |
| | 5.2 TOR b – Commence development of a system of indicators that characterize productivity at |
| | different trophic levels in the Baltic Sea that are important to ecosystem-based management taking |
| | into account the work already undertaken by ACE and the EEA..21 |
| | 5.2.1 Indicators and Ecological Quality Objectives21 |
| | 5.2.2 Indicator development.23 |
| | 5.3 TOR c – Establish an inventory of available productivity data and characterize their use25 |
| | 5.4 TOR d – Identify information gaps along important trophic transfers in the Baltic Sea |
| | ecosystem.31 |
| | 5.5 TOR e – study the feasibility and efficiency of automated methods for productivity data |
| | collection (e.g., satellite imagery, ships of opportunity, profiling instrument platforms etc.), in |
| | collaboration with BOOS.33 |
| | 5.5.1 Satellite imagery.33 |
| | 5.5.2 Unattended fixed stations (buoy systems, light-vessels, etc.)34 |
| | 5.5.3 Ships of opportunity/ferrybox systems.34 |
| | 5.5.4 Continuous plankton recorders.34 |
| | 5.5.5 Undulating towed vehicles..35 |
| | 5.6 TOR f – recommend measures to adapt the existing measurement programmes to improve the |
| | assessment of Baltic Sea productivity within the framework of ecosystem-based marine |
| | management35 |
| | 5.7 TOR g – prepare a workplan, including a schedule for deliverables, in cooperation with other |
| | BSRP Groups; including considerations of potential contributions to 2006 Theme Session on |
| | Regional Integrated Assessments.36 |
| | 6 Annexes.39 |
| | Annex 1 Copepods – role in the transfer of primary production to pelagic fish. Nutrient load, |
| | trophical structure and productivity..39 |
| | Annex 2 Theme session proposal.53 |
| | Annex 3 Alg@line – Joint Operational Unattended Phytoplankton Monitoring in the Baltic Sea54 |
| | Annex 4 Utilization of CPR for zooplankton monitoring of the Baltic Sea59 |
| | Annex 5 Agenda..61 |
| | Annex 6 Working groups.63 |
| | Annex 7 List of participants64 |
| | Annex 8 Draft resolutions .66 |