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À la découverte de nouvelles espèces marines
NEW - Preliminary Documents from Discovery Corridor Initiative workshop held in St. Andrews, February 2007.
Just Released - OBI'07 conference portal
Long Term and Large Scale Management of Marine Biodiversity
Information at The Biological Station Helgoland, Germany (February 28- March 6, 2005)
International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management
ALTER-Net - A Long-Term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awareness Research Network
New data-sharing partnership in the Gulf of Maine
CMB now has video - Go to our Photo Gallery to see new videos of Passamaquoddy Bay from Maria Buzeta and Mike Strong.
CMB Board Member Mr. Rob North winner of 2003 APICS/Canpolar Science Communication Award
2004 MIDI Polychaete Identification Workshop (October 2004). Check out details at the MIDI Website.
International Maritime Organization adopts ballast water convention (February 2004)
Canada Ratified United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Genetic Biodiversity in Marine Ecosystems - Online conference
The Census of Marine Life International Launch
Concours de rédaction sur la biodiversité marine du Canada Atlantique - 2004
Diversité des poissons marins sur la plate forme continentale Scotian (Shackell et Frank, 2003) - publication financée par le CBM disponible
Lancement du site Web BIODAQUA - Programme d'échange Éducation UE/Canada
Opportunités d'études au Hunstman Marine Science Centre
Atlas des frayères des poissons de fond dans la Baie de Fundy
Mise à jour du portail Web des Sciences Marines eSeFDee
À la découverte de nouvelles espèces marines
Depuis cinq ans, une équipe de Pêches et Océans Canada, plus précisément du Centre pour la biodiversité marine situé à l’Institut océanographique de Bedford à Dartmouth (Nouvelle-Écosse), mène une fascinante expédition de recherche pour trouver et étudier des colonies de corail sous-marines. . Voulez-vous en savoir davantage sur le sujet? Nous vous encourageons à lire le récent article "À la découverte de nouvelles espèces marines" publié sur le site web du MPO. N’hésitez pas à le partager avec votre réseau de connaissances. Si vous avez des questions ou des commentaires à ce sujet, vous pouvez communiquer avec Geneviève Marquis, (613) 990-1501 ou au marquisg@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Article disponible au : http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/Story/maritimes/new_marine_species_f.htm
Visit the new site that provides information and resources pertaining to the Ocean Biodiversity Informatics conference to be held Oct. 2-4 2007 at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management
ICES has decided to co-sponsor the International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management and by this mail you are encouraged to participate. On the conference website http://www.vliz.be/obi you will find the f irst announcement and call for papers invit ing contributors to submit abstracts prior to 31 August 2004, and to my knowledge a second call will be announced soon - opening up for a later deadline for abstract submission. The conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany , from 29 November to 1 December 2004 and the objectives of the conference are to:
- Learn how and why researchers have used large-scale marine biodiversity databases to make major discoveries about the functioning and state of ocean ecosystems ;
- Bring together biological data managers to discuss the present state, and progress, in this field since the meetings in Hamburg (1996) and Brussels (2002) ;
- Discuss standards and protocols for data exchange. Take note of new developments such as Distributed Generic Information Retrieval (DiGIR) and OBIS, and discuss how this will influence biological data management in general ;
- Provide an opportunity for biological data managers to find out what is happening at IODE National Oceanographic Data Centres and marine research agencies from around the world ;
- Discuss potential gaps and overlaps in the taxonomic and geographic scope of existing data systems. How can we, as a community, ensure that we are covering the whole field, and that no taxonomic groups are left behind? How can we make maximal use of resources, and avoid overlaps?
- How do we integrate data from separate databases into large datasets that will enable us to provide answers on the global cover and long time scales that we need?
New data-sharing partnership in the Gulf of Maine
Portland Press Herald
April 24, 2004
American and Canadian researchers met in Woods Hole, Mass., Friday to work
on a new data-sharing project that will make scientific information about
the Gulf of Maine more accessible than ever to researchers and the public.
Using a special Internet portal, scientists, teachers, fishermen or anyone
else with an interest in the Gulf of Maine will be able to combine and
analyze information on fish, water temperature, ocean currents, the
geography of the sea floor, and other oceanographic topics in ways they
never have been able to before.
Interested in trends in shrimp populations over the past 10 years? Ask the
Internet server to fetch information on shrimp trawls and water temperature.
Want to predict what lobster populations might be like in a few years? Ask
for information on ocean currents and the early life stages of lobsters. The
latest data from more than a dozen research institutions will be collected
and dropped at your virtual doorstep. Overlay it with information on
temperature or geography, or create a map, chart or graphic.
"The real treasure is in being able to combine these pieces of information
in order to build a much more comprehensive understanding of how the Gulf of
Maine works," said Evan Richert, program director for the Gulf of Maine
Census of Marine Life at the University of Southern Maine.
Richert coordinated the meeting Friday of about 20 scientists working on the
project at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole.
Researchers have been collecting data on the Gulf of Maine for years. But as
soon as it's collected, the data often becomes "stranded," Richert said. At
the same time, the amount of new information is exploding, thanks to sensors
and other innovative technologies that are making it easier to explore the
seas.
The new project, called the Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership, is not the
first to try to make all of this information more accessible and useful to
the researchers who need it. The Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System, for
example, has been making real-time information on water temperature, wind
speed, waves and other oceanographic measurements available on the Internet
since 2001.
Being able to share data in meaningful ways is more important than ever now
that the Gulf of Maine Census of Marine Life project is trying to summarize
what's known about the oceanography, flora and fauna of the Gulf of Maine.
The project is part of a larger, global effort to understand the diversity
and abundance of life in the seas.
The National Marine Fisheries Service in the United States and the Bedford
Institute of Oceanography in Canada have been doing trawl surveys of the
fisheries for decades, Richert noted. But it's hard to gain access to that
research in a way that it can be combined with other data - information on
ocean currents, water temperature and the geography of the sea floor - for a
big-picture look at what's going on in the ocean.
"Even though the data has been collected very routinely for 30 or 40 years,
it really wasn't available," Richert said. "So one question is, how do you
liberate some of those data sets to be used in new and intriguing ways? The
second question is, is there new data not dreamed of 10 years ago?"
George Lapointe, commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources,
said there's been a lot of cooperation among Gulf of Maine researchers over
the years, but the new partnership will broaden and institutionalize that
cooperation.
"It will allow a more sophisticated exploration of issues affecting
fisheries and issues affecting the ecosystem," he said.
PARTICIPATING GROUPS
Here are the organizations in the United States and Canada that will be
participating in the new Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership, a
data-sharing project that will make scientific information about the Gulf of
Maine more accessible to researchers and the public:
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans
Centre Centre for Marine Biodiversity
Coastal Ocean Observation and Analysis, University of New Hampshire
Coastal Services Center, NOAA
Environmental Protection Agency, Atlantic Ecology Division
Gulf of Maine Census of Marine Life
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System
Huntsman Marine Science Centre and its Atlantic Reference Centre
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
St. Andrews Biological Station, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA
Wells National Marine Research Reserve
Woods Hole Field Center, U.S. Geological Survey
To observe regional geographic data in real time, go to www.gomoos.org. To
find out more about the Census of Marine Life, visit www.coml.org
CMB Board Member Mr. Rob North winner of 2003 APICS/Canpolar Science Communication Award
Journalist Rob North of the CBS, Halifax has been honoured with the 2003 APICS/Canpolar Science Communication Award for his reporting while on board the CCGS Hudson during the 2003 fall cruise. Mr. North was able to report first hand the discovery of the Lophelia coral reefs at the Stone Fence and brought a number of other science issues to the public.
International Maritime Organization adopts ballast water convention
An international convention to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species carried by ships' ballast water was adopted by the International Maritime Organization. The IMO is the United Nations agency responsible for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution from ships. The IMO announcement is at: http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=848&doc_id=3475
The convention will enter into force 12 months after ratification by 30 countries, representing 35 per cent of world merchant shipping tonnage.
The convention will require all ships to implement and record their compliance with a ballast water and sediments management plan. All ships constructed after 2009 will be required to carry out and record their compliance with ballast water management procedures set to a given performance standard. Ships constructed before 2009 will be required to do the same, but after phase-in period. The performance standard is based on the total volume of viable organisms of two different size ranges, per cubic meter discharged. Additional standards are set for three indicator microorganisms that are dangerous to human health. Ballast water exchange is likely to be the most commonly used management option in the near future and during the phase-in periods. Ballast water exchange is defined in the convention as a 95% exchange of ballast water by volume, or flushing tanks three times in designated ballast water exchange zones in the ocean.
Countries that sign onto the convention will also be bound by requirements to:
- Establish reception facilities for tank sediments
- Promote and facilitate research and monitoring
- Cooperate with other countries who require technical assistance
- Survey and certify ships, and allow detailed ship inspections by port inspectors
As the impacts of this convention are discussed, there are likely to be questions surrounding the interpretation of many requirements including alternate management provisions (such as the ability of countries to set more stringent standards and timelines), lengthy phase-in periods; approval and use of chemical control options; concerns with permitting alternate ballast water exchange zones, and; specific ship exemptions.
Canada Ratified United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
NEWS RELEASE: November 6, 2003 (4:30 p.m. EST) No. 171
The Government of Canada today announced that Canada is ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Minister of Foreign Affairs Bill Graham will sign Canada's instrument of ratification on November 6, 2003, and it will be deposited with the UN Secretary-General immediately thereafter.
UNCLOS is the culmination of decades of international negotiations. It provides the framework for international oceans law, governing many aspects of oceans affairs, from fisheries and navigation to marine pollution and scientific research.
"By ratifying UNCLOS, we are affirming our belief in the application of the rule of law to our oceans," said Minister Graham. "UNCLOS ratification will provide a strong foundation for Canada to continue its collaborative and innovative approach to oceans issues."
Ratification of the Convention will allow Canada to enjoy the benefits of UNCLOS, including acquisition of the means to delimit the outer edge of its continental shelf. Canada is also gaining a voice in UNCLOS institutions, such as the International Seabed Authority. Canada will now be able to speak on oceans issues on an equal footing with its peers and participate in decisions of importance to Canada.
"UNCLOS will strengthen international cooperation in the sustainable development of natural resources in a way that balances our common economic, social and environmental goals," said Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Robert Thibault. "Canada is committed to marine conservation, partnership and greater scientific understanding of Canada's oceans."
"Ratification of UNCLOS opens the door for Canada to secure international recognition of the full extent of our vast continental shelf, which is one of the world's richest in seabed resources," said Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal. "Canada is committed to the sustainable development of our natural resources, contributing to their economic importance and to a strong society and communities."
Canada will also ratify the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Part XI deals with the mineral resources of the deep seabed. At the time of ratification, Canada will also file a declaration with the UN Secretary-General regarding its choice of dispute settlement forums for disputes arising under the Convention.
UNCLOS entered into force in 1994 and is one of the world's most widely accepted treaties. Canada's ratification brings the number of parties to 144.
Backgrounder
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the defining document of international oceans law. It has been in force since November 16, 1994. Its 157 signatories and 144 parties (now with Canada) include all major developed countries.
The Convention is the "constitution" of the oceans and governs many aspects of oceans affairs, ranging from fisheries and navigation to marine pollution and scientific research. It also has provisions on binding, compulsory dispute settlement procedures, and sets out the means by which a state is to delimit the outer edge of its continental shelf. Canada has one of the largest continental shelves in the world.
UNCLOS has been supplemented
by two implementing agreements. The 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation
of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea contains
provisions on deep seabed mining. Canada will also ratify Part XI of the
Agreement at the same time it ratifies UNCLOS. The Agreement for the Implementation
of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
of December 10, 1982, relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling
Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, more commonly known as the
1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFA), elaborates on the subject
matter suggested by its title. Canada became a party to UNFA on August
3, 1999. Canada views both of these agreements as necessary additions
to the 1982 Convention.
Ratification of UNCLOS will allow Canada to enjoy the benefits provided
under the Convention. Canada will now speak on an equal footing with its
peers regarding oceans issues. It will also be able to play a role in
UNCLOS institutions making decisions of relevance to Canada, such as the
International Seabed Authority. In addition, Canadian candidates will
be eligible for positions with other UNCLOS bodies, such as the Commission
on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and the International Tribunal
for the Law of the Sea.
At the time of ratification, Canada will also file a declaration with the UN Secretary-General regarding its choice of dispute settlement forums for disputes arising under the Convention. Canada has chosen to submit disputes either to arbitration or to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
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Lancement du nouveau site OceanPortal
Le nouveau site OceanPortal présente un outil de recherche rapide et puissant pour l'ensemble de l'information et des données reliées à l'océan disponibles sur Internet. Ce nouveau site OceanPortal a consulté et indexé les 3000 sites et plus inclus dans le catalogue OceanPortal (deux niveaux), ce qui donne lieu à plus d'un million de dossiers indexés. Le moteur de recherche rapide et puissant indexe des fichiers html, MS-Word (.doc), Acrobat PDF (.pdf) et PHP. Comme pour tous les produits et services IOC, le site OceanPortal est et restera un service gratuit pour la communauté des sciences et services de l'océan. Veuillez visiter le site OceanPortal pour plus d'information.
