| | Report of the Benthos Ecology Working Group (BEWG) |
| | 3,52 | | MB |
| | 83 | | stron |
| | 3790 | | ID | International Council for the Explorations of the Sea |
| | 2006 | | rok |
| | Contents |
| | Executive Summary. |
| | 1 Opening of the meeting. |
| | 1.1 Appointment of Rapporteur. |
| | 1.2 Terms of Reference. |
| | 2 Adoption of the agenda. |
| | 3 Report on ICES meetings and other meetings of interest |
| | 3.1 ASC, Aberdeen 2005. |
| | 3.2 MHC, Aberdeen 2005 |
| | 3.3 ACE, Aberdeen 2005. |
| | 3.4 ACME, Aberdeen 2005. |
| | 3.5 SGQAB. |
| | 3.6 WGMHM, Galway 2006. |
| | 3.7 WGEXT, Cork 2006 |
| | 3.8 OSPAR |
| | 3.8.1 OSPAR Eutrophication Task Group (ETG) |
| | 3.8.2 OSPAR Biodiversity Committee (BDC) |
| | 3.9 MARBEF, Crete 2005. |
| | 3.10 WGRED, Copenhagen 2006 |
| | 3.11 History and future of BEWG. |
| | 4 Review and consider recent developments in ongoing benthos research in Europe (ToR a) |
| | 4.1 Benthic research projects in Greek waters and the wider Mediterranean |
| | 4.1.1 Trawling Impact Studies in Greece. |
| | 4.1.2 Aquaculture and fish farming. |
| | 4.2 Cooperative studies |
| | 4.2.1 EPICATCH. |
| | 4.2.2 RESPONSE |
| | 4.2.3 MAFCONS. |
| | 4.2.4 SPEEK |
| | 4.2.5 MAREANO |
| | 4.2.6 Benthic habitats in the Barents Sea (IMR) |
| | 4.2.7 The response of hyperbenthos to hypoxia in fjords: searching for indicator-organisms and |
| | controlling environmental factors |
| | 4.2.8 Research of benthos in the Russian part of the Baltic Sea (2001–2005). |
| | 4.3 Benthos of soft sediments |
| | 4.3.1 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) |
| | 4.3.2 Monitoring programmes and long term data series on the Belgian continental shelf |
| | 4.4 Benthos of hard substrates. |
| | 4.4.1 BeoFINO II. |
| | 4.4.2 ECOMARG |
| | 4.4.3 Mapping of offshore shallow reefs along the Swedish coast |
| | 4.4.4 Long-term monitoring of a benthic rocky-bottom community in a high-arctic fjord |
| | (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard).14 |
| | 4.5 Other studies |
| | 4.5.1 Preparation of TIME report "The importance of the phytobenthic plant and animal communities |
| | to marine ecosystems and their scientific study" |
| | 4.5.2 ECASA (Ecosystem Approach for Sustainable Aquaculture) |
| | 4.5.3 Benthic intercalibration made by the Working Group for the implementation of the Water |
| | Framework Directive: |
| | 4.5.4 Valued Ecosystem Components (VECs) |
| | 4.5.5 BWZee |
| | 4.5.6 Recent developments in the use of the Internet for benthos ecologists |
| | 5 Review the final meeting report of the SGNSBP and consider future joint activities in the North |
| | Sea (ToR b). |
| | 6 on request by OSPAR, develop a list of area-specific (groups of) benthic indicator species in |
| | relation to the development of the ecological quality objectives for changes in zoobenthos in relation |
| | to long-term eutrophication (ToR c) |
| | 7 Discuss the environmental implications of off-shore renewable energy generation (wind, wave, |
| | tide, etc.) (ToR d) |
| | 8 Review and update sub-regional data tables and where necessary include new data (parameters) |
| | and/or existing data (parameters) updated where relevant. The data tables will be subject to thematic |
| | assessment to be undertaken at a REGNS thematic assessment workshop. (ToR e). |
| | 9 Based on the outcome of the ICES ASC Theme Session on Oil Spills in Marine Ecosystems, |
| | review progress on guidelines for the assessment of long-term impacts of oil spill (ToR f). |
| | 10 Work intersessionally to produce a draft report on the use of benthic biological criteria for |
| | selecting dredging disposal sites (ToR g) |
| | 11 Relate a list of indicators to the impacts of human-induced activities and changes in ecological |
| | state. Assess the effectiveness of any potential performance indicators in identifying cause-effect |
| | relationships (ToR h) |
| | 12 Consider the outcome of a Workshop on statistical analysis with special emphasis on minimum |
| | sampling area and trend analysis in ecological studies (ToR i) |
| | 13 Discuss and report on potential contributions for the ecosystem overview of the advisory |
| | reports describing the quantity and quality of marine habitat and/or the health of the marine |
| | ecosystem, and to consider and report on potential indicators of significant change in these |
| | ecosystem attributes (ToR j) |
| | 14 Review and comment on the draft text on the application of AQC Criteria (Annex 8, SGQAE |
| | 2004). (The answer to this TOR demands intersessional work by BEWG) (ToR k) |
| | 15 Specify and request an overview of database contents from ICES Data Centre (ToR i) |
| | 16 Any other business. |
| | 16.1 Theme session proposal. |
| | 16.2 Upcoming symposia etc. |
| | 16.3 Proposed Draft Resolutions 2006 |
| | 17 Closing of the meeting. |
| | Annex 1: List of participants. |
| | Annex 2: BEWG Terms of Reference 2005 |
| | Annex 3: Agenda. |
| | Annex 4: Draft Resolutions 2006. |
| | Annex 5: Recommendations and actions |
| | Annex 6: SPEEK: Post-extractie studie van het Macrobenthos op de Kwintebank |
| | Annex 7: Mareano |
| | Annex 8: Barents Sea Data |
| | Annex 9: Recent benthic research in the Russian part of the Baltic Sea. |
| | Annex 10: ECOMARG PROJECT. |
| | Annex 11: Long-term monitoring of a benthic rocky-bottom community in a high-arctic fjord |
| | (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard) |
| | Annex 12: Area-specific (groups of) benthic indicator species in relation to the development of the |
| | ecological quality objectives for changes in zoobenthos in relation to long-term eutrophication. |
| | Annex 13: Contributions for the ecosystem overview of the advisory reports describing the |
| | quantity and quality of marine habitat and/or the health of the marine ecosystem. |
| | Annex 14: Update on the effects of the Prestige oil spill on the benthic and demersal communities |
| | of the Continental Shelf off Galicia and in the Cantabrian Sea |