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Towards a North Sea Observatory: What’s MUMM What are we doing How could we contribute

J . Ozer, S. Legrand and K. Ruddick MUMM/RBINS (Belgium) EMECO-NOOS Workshop 02 – 03 June, 2009 Lowestoft (UK). Towards a North Sea Observatory: What’s MUMM What are we doing How could we contribute. Department “Marine Ecosystem Management” of RBINS Federal state scientific Institute

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Towards a North Sea Observatory: What’s MUMM What are we doing How could we contribute

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  1. J. Ozer, S. Legrand and K. Ruddick MUMM/RBINS (Belgium) EMECO-NOOS Workshop 02 – 03 June, 2009 Lowestoft (UK) Towards a North Sea Observatory:What’s MUMMWhat are we doingHow could we contribute

  2. Department “Marine Ecosystem Management” of RBINS • Federal state scientific Institute • 50 people • Management, Monitoring, Modelling

  3. Direct participation to MSFD/GES acitivities • GES group: Dr. G. PIchot (head of MUMM) • Data information group: Ir. S. Scory (head of BMDC) • Marine directors group • Coordination group

  4. Activities in relation to MSFD/GES • Biodiversity: Dr S. Degraer (Chair, BEWG, Benthos ecology workging group) • Non-indigenous species: F. Kerckhof • Eutrophication: REMSEM (Dr. K Ruddick, Dr. G Lacroix) • Sea floor: SUMO (Dr. V. Van Lancker) • Contaminants: MarChem, Dr. P Roose (Co-Chair, WGMS, working group on marine sediments in relation to pollution) • Energy/noise: MonWind (Dr. A. Norro) • Food Quality • Fish/shellfish • Food webs

  5. Activites in relation to MSFD/GES • ICG-EMO: transboundary nutrients fluxes (Dr. G. Lacroix) • WGOOFE: Dr. S. Legrand • WGMME: J. Halters • NOOS: exchange of transports through NS sections (BSH) • ECOOP: COHERENS_V2+MIRO pre-operational (Dr. P. Luyten) • MyOcean: DA for biochemical models (WP7) • Bonn Agreement (R. Schallier) • …

  6. Examples of products Algae bloom timing (day # in 2008) Y. Park and K. Ruddick (2009)

  7. Example of products Daily transports through NS cross sections

  8. Stand alone is not an option

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