4th Meeting of the Expert Group on Marine Research Infrastructures - 9&10 December 2010

AGENDA

PRESENTATIONS

• The European Marine Biological Resource Centre–EMBRC–state of play

Presentation by Wiebe Kooistra, EMBRC

• LIFEWATCH – state of play

Presentation by Olaf Banki, LIFEWATCH

• The European Marine Ecosystem Observatory - EMECO

Presentation by David Mills, CEFAS

• Discussion on the integration of marine data (physical, chemical, biological…), in relation to the "European Integrated Ocean Observing System" concept

Presentation by Waddah Saab, EC DG RTD

• Up date on EMODNET - Marine Knowledge

Presentation by Iain Shepherd, EC DG MARE

• Socio-economic valuation of Marine Research Infrastructure – Can contribution to ecosystems services be taken into account / quantified?

Presentation by P. Nunes / Svend Otto Remoe

• Marine research infrastructure in the Black Sea – Main gaps and needs

Presentation by N. Panin

Additional documentation

Second Marine Board Statement - Towards a European Network of Marine Observatories

Report of the ESFRI Biological and Medical Sciences Thematic Working Group below (adopted on 1 December 2010)

Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature: a synthesis of the approach, conclusions and recommendations of TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity)