4th Project Steering Committee Meeting

21 February 2008

Leibniz Institut für MeereswissenschaftenIfM-GEOMAR

KielDeutschland

Grosser Konferenzraum

INCOFISH Workpackage 2INCOFISH Workpackage 2

Shifting Baselines Historical dimension of INCOFISH Overarching aim is to examine the

patterns of long-term change in selected coastal ecosystems and thereby establish targets for the restoration and sustainable use of living marine resources

http://www.hull.ac.uk/incofish/AboutWP2/AboutWP2.htm

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Partners

Code Partner Location

CEFAS Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

Lowestoft, UK

CDF Charles Darwin Foundation

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

IMARPE Instituto de Mar del Perú Lima, Peru

MEI Estonian Marine Institute University of Tartu Tallinn, Estonia

RUC Roskilde University Roskilde, Denmark

UHULL MHSC, University of Hull Hull, UK

UNAL National University of Colombia

Santa Marta, Colombia

UNIABDN

University of Aberdeen Aberdeen, UK

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Since 3rd Project Steering Meeting Galapagos Workshop Two Mini-Workshops:

La Paz, Mexico Hull, UK

Data collection and collation - Datasets Supporting documentation - Historical

Integrity Publications Research and preparation of a High

Impact Paper

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Workshop Reports http:www.hull.wc.uk/incofish/WorkshopReports/

WorkshopReports.htm

March 2007: Mini-Workshop, La Paz, Mexico

July 2007: Workpackage 2 Workshop 2.2, Galapagos,

Ecuador October 2007:

Mini-Workshop, Hull, UK

Aims & Outcomes Forthcoming Galapagos Workshop Project Leader emphasised

Shifting Baselines aspect of WP2 UNAL Colombia progress report “Highlights” discussed

Species Distribution Size of Key Species Abundance of Key Species

UNIABN, UNAL, IMARPE, RUC to develop relevant “Backflash” files based on research

Work Package 2Shifting Baselines

La Paz, MexicoMini-Workshop

March 2007

Workshop Aims As the second milestone of the ‘Shifting

Baselines’ Workpackage of the INCOFISH programme, workshop 2 was identified as a platform for realising three aims:  to synthesise research findings and thereby

establish baselines against which the current status of selected marine ecosystems can be assessed;

to foster interaction with other INCOFISH Workpackages, especially WP1 and WP3;

to organise the dissemination of findings via publications, reports and the INCOFISH website.

Work Package 2Shifting Baselines

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Workshop 2 July 2007

Workshop Outcomes (1) All of the delegates participated in the

proceedings which required interactive involvement.

Based upon the presentations and discussions regarding each partner institution’s research and activities, Workpackage 2 was deemed to be on track to meet the remaining deliverables as scheduled.

UNAL, the Colombian partners, were unable to send a delegate due to unforeseen difficulties with travel arrangements. However, UNAL provided a detailed, annotated presentation which was presented on their behalf to the attending delegates.

Work Package 2Shifting Baselines

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Workshop 2 July 2007

Workshop Outcomes (2) Jointly developed WP1/WP2 Online Search

Tool prototype unveiled; the Online Search Tool will be released within the overall INCOFISH website for dissemination upon final verification of datasets

The presentation and practical application of a GIS mapping tools mini-workshop, presented by Jonathan Ready of WP3 was well received and provided partners with a practical means of presenting, annotating and formulating collected data in a visual format. It was agreed that this methodology would be a useful and applicable tool for future and current usage.

Work Package 2Shifting Baselines

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Workshop 2 July 2007

Workshop Outcomes (3) Agreement was reached that three

approaches would be made to determine the established baselines of the project: Common representation of fishing

activities following an expansion/exploitation/decline curve that could be synthesised into a single indicator;

Application of a “ratchet” type of gearing to a species decline model in order to provide a common means of assessing fisheries management;

A combination of these approaches

Work Package 2Shifting Baselines

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Workshop 2 July 2007

Workshop Outcomes (4) One or more of the established

baselines approaches will result in a high impact paper that will provide the dissemination of the joint Workpackage 2 outputs.

The possibility of a later mini-workshop (based in Hull, UK), was discussed- based upon the submission of established baseline conceptual approach information from participating partners

Sightseeing………….

Work Package 2Shifting Baselines

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Workshop 2 July 2007

WP 11 Yacht at Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, July 2007

Aims & Outcomes Progress made on “High

Impact” Paper - UNIABDN to take the lead

Primary inputs from: UNIABDN - economic, historical,

scientific CEFAS - philosophical, model

based, scientific UHULL - philosophical, historical

Assistance from other partners especially IMARPE, UNAL, CDF

Data collation and Supporting Documentation continues to be the prime deliverable

Work Package 2Shifting Baselines

Hull, UKMini-Workshop

October 2007

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Tangible Results

Website http://www.hull.ac.uk/incofish/index.htm

Datasets Supporting Documentation Publications

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Datasets 9 datasets

Complete with Supporting Documentation Accessed by Search Tool OBIS and DARWIN CORE compliant

4 new datasets complete by end February 2008 3 datasets awaiting input from contributors

Expected completion by end of March 2008

16 Datasets in total by end of the project

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Supporting Documentation

Historical and technical descriptor of datasets

Accompanies each dataset as Metadata Explains data rationale Highlights sources and source materials

Validates the Datasets

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Publications

Each partner published, or submitted for publishing MEI edited volume directly attributed to INCOFISH UHULL edited volume related to INCOFISH Shifting

Baselines Complete listing on website:

http://www.hull.ac.uk/AboutWP2/AboutWP2.htm#4

15 published articles, chapters in books, or papers

3 more submitted 1 nearing completion

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DeliverablesDeliverable Due Indicator

D2.1

Historical data relating to selected key aquatic resources in particular LME’s

19 Datasets comprising historical data relating to stock abundance in 10 LME’s available online

D2.2

Derived from D2.1, baseline data for respective stocks and LME’s for utilisation in WP4, 5, 7

25 Datasets assembled and disseminated as per D2.1

D2.3

Population of databases, interactions with WP1, 3, 4, 7; Report on baseline data and analysis

34 9 Datasets complete4 Complete by end February 20083 Complete by end March 2008

D2.4

At least 5 Scientific/Historical Publications

34 15 papers published3 submitted1 in preparation

4th Project Steering Committee Meeting

David J Starkey, Director MHSC, Reader in Maritime History, Workpackage 2 Leader(d.j.starkey@hull.ac.uk)

John Nicholls, Lecturer in Philosophy, Researcher, Data Manager, ICT Consultant(j.nicholls@hull.ac.uk)

Maritime Historical Studies CentreBlaydes HouseHull, UK