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Advisory Bulletin of the GEOHAB SSC on Urea Fertilization
The Bulletin is in response to plans of a private cooperation to add thousands of tons of urea to the Sulu Sea, Philippines, in order to stimulate algal blooms and sequester carbon for commercial purposes The local scientists, and scientists in the region working with GEOHAB, conveyed their concerns to the Philippine authorities, who rejected the proposal. However, the private company is currently seeking alternative areas in the region for their activities, and the GEOHAB Scientific Steering Committee has developed the Advisory Bulletin about urea fertilization to provide sound scientific and technical advice to decision-makers. See also a 57-author view point paper in the Marine Pollution Bulletin: Gilbert et al., 2008. Ocean urea fertilization for carbon credits poses high ecological risks. Marine Pollution Bulletin, doi :10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.03.010). IOC and SCOR will communicate the Advisory Bulletin where relevant, in first instance to the IMO London Convention Scientific Group Meeting on Ocean Fertilization in May 2008. Download the Advisory Bulletin at www.geohab.info ORDER NOW:
UNESCO monographs on oceanographic methodology: Real-time Coastal Observing Systems for Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Harmful Algal Blooms: Theory, Instrumentation and Modeling. Edited by Marcel Babin, Collin Roesler and John Cullen. Down load order form here A leading system to provide data and information on toxic algae in the world oceans
The development of a leading system to provide data and information on toxic algae in the world oceans is initiated. At a Workshop 8-9 January 2008, Oostende, Belgium, an international Task Team set up by the IOC Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms (IPHAB) and the IOC International Ocean Data Exchange (IODE), began the work to develop a Harmful Algal Information System (HAIS). HAIS is envisaged to become the leading system to provide data and information on toxic algae in the world oceans based upon data received from national monitoring operations and scientific expertise provided by national experts. HAIS will allow the exchange of global information on HABs and will provide a safe haven for data preservation for future generations.The HAIS will be built on both existing IOC data products on harmful algal events, taxonomy and HAB monitoring systems and on new components to be developed on global species occurrence and identification.The Task Team is now, based on the workshop, drafting a document which defines HAIS and which will serve as basis for attracting partners both in terms of an expanded network of national data providers and in terms of financial support to fully develop the system. The system is developed in cooperation ICES, PICES, the International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae (ISSHA), OBIS and Encyclopaedia of Life. The initiation of this new activity was made possible thanks to support from US NOAA and the Government of Flanders and their support will also allow the first steps of system development in 2008. New web site
As of 12 December 2007 this web site replaces the old home-page of the IOC Harmful Algal Bloom Programme which served for 12 years. We are still working on this new site and for a while publications and data products will be accessed through links to their old location. The 'Documents' section will be populated step by step. Until then relevant documents can be downloaded under the corresponding activites. We welcome comments, ideas, and information about broken hyperlinks etc. Henrik Enevoldsen (h.enevoldsen @ unesco.org) and Monica Lion Harmful Algae News No 35 released 10 January
You will find all issues of Harmful Algae News at this site. See front page under 'Quick Links'. |
IOC Training Course and Identification Qualification in Harmful Marine Microalgae 2008
1 May - 28 August 2008 Copenhagen, Denmark ODINAFRICA-IV PLANNING WORKSHOP 2 - 5 June 2008 Oostende, Belgium SCOR/IODE Workshop on Data Publishing 17 - 18 June 2008 Oostende, Belgium Workshop on biodiversity informatics for marine species taxonomic experts 20 - 21 June 2008 Oostende, Belgium |
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