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Oceanographic Research and Data Management - SOPAC activities - Cristelle Pratt SOPAC

Oceanographic Research and Data Management - SOPAC activities - Cristelle Pratt SOPAC. Outline. SOPAC regional context UNCLOS marine scientific research co-ordination data management challenges. SOPAC. SOPAC. mandate sustainable development, reduced poverty, enhanced resilience

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Oceanographic Research and Data Management - SOPAC activities - Cristelle Pratt SOPAC

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  1. Oceanographic Research and Data Management- SOPAC activities -Cristelle Pratt SOPAC

  2. Outline • SOPAC • regional context • UNCLOS • marine scientific research • co-ordination • data management • challenges

  3. SOPAC

  4. SOPAC • mandate • sustainable development, reduced poverty, enhanced resilience • natural resources, natural systems, vulnerability • applied environmental geosciences, appropriate technologies, knowledge management, technical and policy advice, human resource development, advocacy • key programme areas • ocean and islands • community risk • community lifelines

  5. Regional Context

  6. Pacific RegionMelanesia-Micronesia-Polynesia

  7. Pacific Region : EuropeScales

  8. Vital Statistics

  9. Natural Hazards

  10. Oceanic Fisheries

  11. Marine Mineral Resources

  12. The Challenge of Capacity LIMITED Economic and Human Resources • WEAK institutions • legal and policy arrangements • FEW legal and ocean governance specialists • NO research vessels • FEW research institutions • FEW regional “marine” scientists

  13. UNCLOS

  14. UNCLOS Status – Global and Regional “Universal Participation”

  15. Pacific Regional OrganisationsBroad Responsibilities for UNCLOS

  16. Pacific Regional OrganisationsBroad Responsibilities for UNCLOS

  17. UNCLOS Implementation Status in the Pacific UNCLOS 1982 • Regional Workshops • Samoa,1998 • Tonga, 1999 Marine Scientific Research • Regional Workshop • Papua New Guinea, 2001

  18. UNCLOS ImplementationRegional Ocean Policy Recommendation • Regional Workshop,Vava’u Tonga August 1999 Political Endorsement • Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum Development - Regional Ocean Policy • Regional Initiative Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific • FFA, PIF, SOPAC, SPC, SPREP, USP

  19. Marine Scientific ResearchStatus Quo

  20. Researching States • Australia • China • Germany • Fiji • France • Japan • Korea • New Zealand • United Kingdom • United States • Russia

  21. MSR Cruises 1953 - 1963

  22. MSR Cruises 1964 - 1973

  23. MSR Cruises 1974 - 1983

  24. MSR Cruises 1984 - 1993

  25. MSR Cruises1953 - 1993

  26. TAO-Triton Array

  27. ArgoConcurrence for Deployment of ARGO Floats

  28. Capabilities • Coordination • Data Management • Windows NT, Linux • MapInfo, Vertical Mapper, ERDAS GMT MB-System, GRASS, Mike 21 IGODS, Hypack • DAT, CD-RW, Exabyte, DVD-RAM, ZIP, Reel

  29. Data and Information • SOPAC • cruise • bathymetry and geology • temperature/salinity [coastal] • geophysics • Flinders University [Australia] • tide [PRSLR Project]

  30. Data and InformationStatus SOPAC Cruise Database [1990 – current] • 196 Cruises - 9414 Days • 16 Pacific Island States EEZs • 9 Researching States Databank Status [1990 – current] • 150 tapes collected for about 50 Cruises • 25% of all data

  31. Request Authorise Deliver Reports Inform ? Request? Deliver ? Deliver ? Deliver Deliver MSR CoordinationActual Process Research Institute Pacific Island Coastal States CruiseDatabase Databank Seismic Databank

  32. Challenges

  33. Inhibitors • lack of a coordinator [mid-2000] • data and information by-passes • unclear authority [sovereignty] • highly technical data format supplied • lack of national capacity for post-cruise follow-up • researcher[s] “disappear” after cruise

  34. Regional MSR WorkshopChallenges and Issues Regional Workshop • Port Moresby Papua New Guinea February 2001 Participation • International Research Institutes • Pacific Island Coastal States

  35. Key Issues and Decisions Legal Framework for Conduct of MSR • SOPAC Role • Develop Regional MSR Guidelines Capacity Building • Participation rather than just Representation Technology Transfer - Including Data • Develop Regional Data Standard • Develop Regional Metadata Database

  36. Where Do We Want to Go Today?

  37. GoalSustainable Development ENABLING FACTORS CONCEPT Sustainable Development REALITY Sustainable Management • Baseline Data and Information • Carrying Capacity • Sustainable Yield • Monitoring / Review • Policy and Legislation • Trained Personnel • Economies of Scale • Regional Cooperation • Transparency • Clear Guidelines

  38. Request Advise Authorise Inform Request Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver MSR CoordinationIdeal Process Pacific Island Coastal States Research Institute CruiseDatabase Databank Seismic Databank

  39. Data and InformationA Way to Do Business

  40. Requirements • improve coordination and cooperation between Pacific Island States, SOPAC, Research Institutes and ODCs • ensure data and information is fully interactive and accessible • address gaps in SOPAC data holdings • encourage scientists to work in SOPAC on SOPAC region data.

  41. Conclusions • Pacific Island States • Custodians of the Largest Ocean Space • Rich in Natural Marine Resources • Limited Capacity • Economic and Human Resources • Effective Ocean Governance • Improved Understanding • Regional Approach

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