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EURO-BASIN General Meeting, 22-24 May 2012, PML

Meeting website: http://eurobasin.dtuaqua.dk/eurobasin/meetings/ProjectMeeting2012.html

Contents

18 Months Overview by MSJ ........................................................................................... 4

Special Issue ‘Progress in Oceanography’ (Milestone 57) ............................................... 4

Mid-Term Synthesis & US/Canada (6-8 Nov ’12; Milestones 34/37) ................................ 4

Progress by WorkPackage & Breakout Sessions based on WP lead presentations (on

meeting website) and Break Out summaries ................................................................... 5

WP1 Summary: ........................................................................................................... 5

WP2 Summary: ........................................................................................................... 6

WP3 Summary: ........................................................................................................... 6

WP4 Summary: ........................................................................................................... 7

WP5 Breakout Session: ............................................................................................... 7

Table 1. ICES Data Request for stocks/species biomass for WP5 ........................... 8

WP6 Summary: ......................................................................................................... 11

Table 2. Action point for WP6 contributors ............................................................. 12

WP7 Summary: ......................................................................................................... 14

WP8 Summary: ......................................................................................................... 14

CALENDAR of key dates 2012: ..................................................................................... 15

APPENDIX 1: Agenda (actual)................................................................................... 16

APPENDIX 2: Attendee List ....................................................................................... 19

APPENDIX 3: Group Photos: ..................................................................................... 20

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ACTION POINTS:

Project Office: release a call for abstract submission by Jun/Jul 2012, for Mid-Term Synthesis Workshop (6-8 Nov, Lisbon) WP1: SPesant: approach ICES (N.Holdsworth) with WP5 data request before summer 2012 SPesant: Deliverables D1.1-1.8 status, and D1.9 July 2012 WP2 & Cruise Campaign 2013 ALL PARTNERS: express interest in PAP2013 cruise participation before 30 June to Richard Lampitt (rsl@noc.soton.ac.uk) Project Office: contact G.Rose for Canada 2013 Cruise/PAP overlap WP3: C.Castellani: Deliverable 3.1 submission, July 2012 WP4: A.Gislason: Deliverable 4.1 (Report on GIN seas copepod abundance), July 2012 TGIN, A.Bode, A.Gislason, Bernd Christiansen & Project Office: Deliverable 4.2 Biscay/GIN

Seas cruise report, July 2012 K.Flynn: details on mixotrophs planned/upcoming workshops in UK, to Project Office WP5: G.Huse: approach ICES WG WIDE and/or WGIPS in support for TRIAD-Norden proposal; G.Huse & H.Haitun: explore opportunities to collaborate with WGNAPES (PGNAPES) on WP5 data needs and/or data publications; BRM: clarify with Jan Horbowy, if he will provide stock biomass estimates, or an alternative solution needs to be found (e.g.Eero & MacKenzie method, assuming catch data and stock estimates are available from ICES and WP1). H.Arrizabalaga: explore options for a bluefin/albacore diet data publications in ESSD Special Issue based on AZTI and possibly DAPSTOM database (extracontractual deliverable); J.Pinnegar: stomach content data paper for ESSD Special Issue based on DAPSTOM data (extracontractual deliverable); WP6: T.Anderson: Agree on model outputs, May 2012 C.Lindemann: CIBM workgroup with Holt & Memery, May 2012 L.Memery: Deliverable 6.1, 30 Jun 2012 L.Memery: Deliverable 6.2, 30 Jun 2012 L.Memery: finalise ¼ degree physics, 30 July 2012 J.Harle: finalise ½ degree physics, 30 July 2012 I.Allen: Scientific Highlights for Periodic Report, 30 Jun 2012 I.Allen: List available model output of use to other WPs, May 2012 (on www.euro-basin.eu) J.Holt: PiO Special Issue WP6 draft, 30 Jun 2012 M.Butenschon: PiO Special Issue WP6 Figures to J.Holt, 30 Jun 2012 M.Butenschon: ERSEM-NEMO3.4 coupling with J.Harle, 30 July 2012 WP7: GM & MB: strategy for Task 8.1 WP8:

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MSJ: draft WP8 Chapter based on lead authors‟ one pager summaries, Jun/Jul 2012 M.Heath & A.Palacz: finalise WP8 Deliverables for 30

th June 2012

Special Issue ‘Progress in Oceanography’: Project Office: submit Special Issue Chapters WP2, WP5, WP7 for review, Jun/Jul ‟12; All Authors: one page synthesis of key points in each chapter, 30

th Jun 2012;

SPesant: finalise WP1 Chapter for Special Issue, June ‟12; W.Melle & G.Chust: finalise WP3 Chapter for Special Issue, June ‟12; A.Mitra: finalise WP4 Chapter for Special Issue, June ‟12; J.Holt & I.Allen: finalise WP6, Jun/July ‟12; MSJ: finalise WP8, Jun/July ‟12, and Introduction based on one pager from lead authors;

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18 Months Overview by MSJ

The coordinator reviewed overall project progress, the advancement of the Training Programme and kick-off of the cruise programme with FS METEOR Deep Convection cruise (cf scientific presentation of preliminary results; presentation can only be requested from authors). Further detail on main points provided below.

Special Issue ‘Progress in Oceanography’ (Milestone 57)

Objective: publish electronically the full issue before end of 2012. Status: WP2, WP5, WP7 are ready for review Deadline: 30

th June 2012 for finalizing WP3,4,6,8 is considered ambitious

Introduction Chapter: MSJ requests all lead authors for one pager with key points of each chapter (Deadline: 30

th June 2012)

WP1 – draft delayed, S.Pesant at sea, Data Group to compensate for delay; WP3 – drafted but needs refocusing on habitat modeling; WP4 – presented at the meeting, and final version expected mid-June; WP6 – 75% complete, input from P.Lehodey, G.Huse, I.Allen to come; WP8 – co-authors Mike Heath and Mike St John attempting to compensate for delay and unsuccessful engaging of US/Canada interest. Actions taken: Request to Progress in Oceanography editors made at meeting, to register the special issue online, so that WP2, WP5, WP7 manuscripts can go to review June/July. No reponse from Progress in Oceanography at finalizing of this report (June 2012).

Mid-Term Synthesis & US/Canada (6-8 Nov ’12; Milestones 34/37)

OBJECTIVES of the joint EU/US Workshop: - scope NSF joint proposals for Feb 2013 deadline; - plan collaborations for Cruise Campaign 2013; - seek input from the non-EU community & Scientific Advisory Panel Options: Science Workshop and 0.5-1 day on project management. Invite International Expert Advisory Panel (E.Hofmann, J.Steele, Meng Zhou) Science Meeting (2 days) Structure Science Themes based on current WPs/trophic chain

Each theme has a brief highlights of achievements by WP leader.

Visionary Lecture by the International Partner of relevance to the theme with an eye to EURO-BASIN activities.

A series of science presentations: WP leaders‟ selection from a general call. Whole session roughly 2 hours… To close the sessions International Expert Advisory Panel: provide a short synopsis of their perception of the research activities in the WP status document based on presentations and summary of the 18

month report which will be made available to them.

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Proposed structure: Session: Biological Carbon Pump EU Chair: Adrian Martin (NOC, UK) NA Chair: Marry Jane Perry (Un. Maine) Session: Habitat distribution of key species EU Chair: Webjoern Melle (IMR, Norway) NA Chair: Mick Follows (MIT) Session: Trophic Flow of Carbon EU Chair: Astthor Gislason (MRI, Iceland) NA Chair: Jeff Runge (Un. Maine) Session: Living Resources Dynamics EU Chair: Verena Trenkel (IFREMER, France) NA Chair: Molly Lutcavage (Un. New Hampshire) Session: Basin-scale Modelling EU Chair: Icarus Allen (PML, UK) NA Chair: Raleigh Hood/Mick Follow (MIT) Session: Bioeconomic Modelling EU Chair: Manuel Barange (PML, UK); NA Chair: tba Session: Ocean Management EU Chair: Mike St John (DTU Aqua, Denmark) NA Chair: Ken Frank (DFO, Canada) Actions: POffice: release a call for abstract submission, Jun/Jul „12

Progress by WorkPackage & Breakout Sessions based on WP lead presentations (on meeting website) and Break Out summaries

WP1 Summary:

Task 1.3 Data Archeology is the major activity for Months 1-18. Historical data for WP1 to 5 has delivered the majority of the data sets, with 6-12 months delays expected in delivering D1.1 - D1.8 reports & reanalysis. The organizaton of historical data for West Greenland zooplankton has started but may show a delay (6 months) In Deliverable 1.3. The consequences are 6 months delay on first Data Special Issue in the Earth System Science Data Journal, from Month 22 (Oct „12) to Month 28 (April „12). Manuscripts will be submitted as finalized one at a time. ICES subcontract details need to be specified with WP5 (see WP5 summary for forward strategy). Request to all partners:

- detailed reports of completed cruises including all parameters measured, instruments

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deployed, so that the PANGAEA can be prepared for data ingestion; - WP4 participants to form a Working Group on Vital Rates Vocabularies; - Publications in preparation to be communicated to both WP9 and WP1;

WP2 Summary:

US/Canada collaborations: Joint NSF proposals with M.Zhou unsuccessful, but Mid-term Synthesis (6-8 Nov, „12) offers an opportunity to re-organise efforts. Raf Ferrari and Glenn Flierl (MIT) sending post-doc to participate in PAP 2013 Cruise, and Canada 2013 (George Rose/Jonathon Fisher) acoustic survey cruises are likely to survey PAP Site offering potential to survey PAP Site. Breakout Session Minutes by Richard Lampitt & A. Martin (NOCS): Cruise Programme 2013 contribution: Porcupine Abyssal Plain Time Series Vessel: James Cook (30 berths) Duration: 32 days (confirmed) Dates: May 2012 PAP 2013 cruise timing is ideal for collaboration with NERC-funded physical oceanography OSMOSIS programme (Autumn 2012-Autumn 2013). Several gliders will be deployed in OSMOSIS area, around Met Office buoy just 20km south-east of PAP site. OSMOSIS will install moorings in X shape, on two scales, 1.5km and 15km grid. Two gliders will monitor area year round, providing a good framework of seasonal physics down to 1000 meters Gliders also measure fluorescence, O2, PAR. EURO-BASIN community is given priority before broader community invited, 30 June „ 2012. Partner suggested work onboard:

Acoustic for mesopelagics/micronekton: Geir Huse (IMR) can potentially provide a technician.

Video Plankton Recorder for particle distribution

Plankton net: Multi-net vs ARIES (200um meshsize, 110 samples per cast)

Flow cytometry: technical support?

Mixotrophs: R. Lampitt to clarify with Mike Zubkov (NOC) as possible implications for WP6 Remineralisation Model parameterization

SeaCore (Koski, DTU): particle catcher and imaging Participants requesting berths:

Marja Koski (DTU): 3 berths

C. de la Rocha (UBO): 2 berths

Bettina Walter (UHAM): 1 berth Actions: All partners: PAP2013 interest to be confirmed before 30 June Project Office: contact G.Rose for Canada 2013 Cruise/PAP overlap

WP3 Summary:

Breakout Session Minutes by Guillem Chust (AZTI): Delegation of tasks for WP3 Chapter for Special Issue, and 18 Months Scientific Report.

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Actions: GChust & WMelle: finalise WP3 Chapter for Special Issue, June „12

WP4 Summary:

US/Canada collaborations: Through task T4.4 (the role of the microbial food web) collaborations re-affirmed with Susan Menden-Deuer & Caitlyn M.Lawrence (Un Rhode Island) through participation in FS METEOR „Deep Convection‟ Cruise. National (EU) collaborations: Collaboration with Prof. F. Thingstad (Norway) is initiated, student participation in FS METEOR „Deep Convection‟ Cruise. Kevin Flynn (SWANSEA) offers an opportunity for joint workshops on mixotrophs in the coming 3 years (UK national funding). Mixotrophs are also of potential interest to WP2/WP6 and the PAP 2013 Cruise on the RV James Cook (cf WP2 report above). Breakout Sessions by Torkel G Nielsen (DTU Aqua): Special Issue I and necessary improvements for manuscript. WP4 Chapter to be submitted for review in June. Scientific Highlights for 18 Month Report drafted by TGIN, AG (not present) and KF. Actions: AMitra: finalise WP4 Chapter for Special Issue KFlynn: supply detail on mixotrophs planned/upcoming workshops to Project Office

WP5 Breakout Session:

US collaborations: Although US co-authors have participated in preparing the chapter based on the WP for the Special Issue, links with US collaborators are weak and not easy to re-inforce. EU collaborations: WP5 Nordic partners have applied to the Nordic Council of Ministers (NORDEN; http://www.norden.org/en) for a pilot project that could potentially lead to a regional center of excellence on the TRIAD multi-stock (mackerel, herring, blue whiting) research and management. NORDEN has recommended reapplication in May 2013 due to political sensitivity of the research. Lead author (Geir Huse) and co-authors will engage ICES Working Groups WGWIDE (Aug 2012) and/or WGIPS (Dec 2012) to build up multi-lateral support for the research. Breakout Session Minutes by V. Trenkel: Participants: Patrizio Mariani (PM), Haritz Arrizabalaga (HA), John Pinnegar (JP), Verena Trenkel (VT), Patrick Lehodey (PL), Dougie Speirs (DS), Hjalmar Hatun (HH), Geir Huse (GH; partially), Brian MacKenzie (BMK; partially by skype); Ivo Grigorov (partially) Links with WP1, data contribution and needs and data papers for special issue 1) Subcontract with ICES relative to WP5 data needs The subcontract with ICES will be managed by WP1. Requested data (Table 1) shold ideally be obtained before the summer holidays, to minimise delays. The data sets will be used for different

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analyses and models: bluefin tuna migration and spatial distribution analyses (by BRM), blue whiting models (by DS, VT and JP). After some discussions several useful data sets were identified which ICES can provide. It is envisaged that the data exist already in electronic format and that the main tasks consists in extracting them. Data set 1: Stock assessement results (total biomass, spawner biomass, recruits and the in numbers) and corresponding input data file (landings and discards data, mean weight at age, maturity, etc. at stock area level) for selected stocks/species (see table below) for all years available in the assessments. Data set 2:

Total landings by ICES rectangle from 1903-present (or what ever is available) for blue whiting.

Total landings by stock area for all species in table below from 1903 to present.

Table 1. ICES Data Request for stocks/species biomass for WP5

Species Areas Stock Years for landings data

Years for total and spawner biomass stock assessements estimates and input data

Herring Iceland Division Va (Icelandic summer-spawning herring)

1903-present All assesssment years

Capelin Iceland-East Greenland-Jan Mayen area

Subareas V and XIV and Division IIa

1903-present All assesssment years

Capelin Barents Sea Subareas I and II, excluding Division IIa west of 5°W

1903-present All assesssment years

Mackerel Northeast Atlantic (combined Southern, Western, and North Sea spawning components)

Northeast Atlantic (combined Southern, Western, and North Sea spawning components)

1903-present All assesssment years

Blue whiting NE Atlantic Subareas I–IX, XII, and XIV (Combined stock)

1903-present; by statistical rectangle when available

All assesssment years

Horse mackerel

North Sea and Skagerrak

Divisions IIIa, IVb,c, and VIId (North Sea stock)

1903-present All assesssment years

Horse Norwegian Sea, Divisions IIa, IVa, 1903-present All assesssment

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mackerel northern North Sea, Færos, West Scotland, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, Bay of Biscay

Vb, VIa, VIIa–c,e–k, and VIIIa–e (Western stock)

years

Horse mackerel

West of Portugal Div. Ixa (southern stock)

1903-present All assesssment years

Anchovy Bay of Biscay Div. VIII 1903-present All assesssment years

Sardine Bay of Biscay and west of Portugal

Div. VIIIc and IXa 1903-present All assesssment years

Anchovy West of Portugal Div. IXa 1903-present All assesssment years

Hake Skagerrak, North Sea, w. Scotland, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, English Channel, Northern Bay of Biscay

Division IIIa, Subareas IV, VI, and VII, and Divisions VIIIa,b,d (Northern stock)

1903-present All assesssment years

Hake Southern Bay of Biscay and west of Portugal

Divisions VIIIc and IXa (Southern stock)

1903-present All assesssment years

Data set 3 Acoustic survey derived fish biomass estimates by age/length by ICES rectangle and zooplankton estimats as reported in WGNAPES reports. These estimates might be available as part of the stock files for blue whiting, mackerel and Norwegian Spring Spawning Herring (NSSH) or stored in the data base managed by WGNAPES ("PGNAPES data base"). Surveys: International ecosystem survey in the Nordic Seas, International Blue whiting spawning stock survey (from 2004) and International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas (IESSNS) Years: as far back as possible Species: blue whiting, NSSH, mackerel Notes concerning data set 3: 1) If ICES is unable to provide the survey biomass estimates prepared by WGNAPES, other routes for gaining access to these data need to be explored. In this case Geir Huse and Hjalmar Hatun will discuss the matter with their colleagues. The prefereed solution is to get acess to the estimates (not the raw survey data!) via ICES. 2) If data set 3 can be obtained we propose to write data papers (one for each species or perhaps even survey/species) for the special issue in ESSD Journal with the first authors being those suggested by WGNAPES. In this case the biomass estimates would need to be stored in PANGAEA which will require clarifying the data rights issue. 2) Stomach content data CEFAS (partner 17) hosts a stomach content data base called DAPSTOM (http://www.cefas.defra.gov.uk/our-science/fisheries-information/fish-stomach-records.aspx) internet searchable data base and certified under a UK scheme, which will include the blue whiting data collected under EURO-BASIN. John Pinnegar will write a stomach data paper for the special issue. As Dapstom is already accessible over the internet it is not envisaged to upload the data in PANGAEA or any other data base.

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AZTI (partner 4) has collected stomach content data for bluefin and albacore. Haritz Arrizabalaga (AZTI) will check with colleagues whether this data can be uploaded into PANGAEA or integrated into DAPSTOM and whether a data paper can be written (or a section in a general diet data paper). 3) Acoustic data for micro-nekton modelling The SEAPODYM model developped for albacore requires acoustic data for tuning the food component of the model. So far Patrick Lehodey (CLS) has had little success in finding suitable data for the North Atlantic. The suitable data are 38 kHz as values binned (Patrick Lehodey? Input?) Two Canadian Cruises in 2012 and 2013 (RV Celtic Explorer, PSO George Rose, Memorial University, New Foundland; see EURO-BASIN Cruise Programme 2013) will collect acoustic data in 4 transects, 18 kHz, 38kHz, 120kHz and 200kHz (G.Rose & Jon Fisher presentation at Cruise Planning Meeting, Sept 2011; possibly crossing Porcupine Abyssal Plain Time-Series site; see presentation by R. Lampitt, NOC). Possibility to do in situ sampling for validation is very limited by ship time (Coordination team discussions with George Rose, MUN). WP5 links with WP6 WP6 needs input specifying top down pressures by planktivorous fish. After some discussions it appeared that the best solution will be to provide "maximum" and "minimum" fish pressure estimates (representing different fishing and climate scenarios) to allow scenario runs by WP6. These fish pressures could be formulated in terms of the closure term for the zooplankton component. WP5 needs input from WP6 in terms of environmental factors (hydrography, zooplankton,..) from both hindcasts and future scenarios. To allow progres in WP5 before final EURO-Basin runs are avaible all ready existing estimates will be made supplied. To faciliate this WP6 will make of list of available predictions and their characteristics (area, years, spatial and temporal resolution, contact person, ..). The estimates will be provided in netcdf format. Within WP5 collaborations and issues 1) Contribution of Polish partner (MIR) to WP5, & Deliverable 1.6 Jan Horbowy (following skype discussion with Brian MacKenzie) will try to estimate stock biomass for pre-assessment periods for a short list of pelagic fish stocks (see Table 1 of stocks and species above). He will try to develop a specific method for this. Alternatively, the method by Brian and Margit Eero (Estimates of fish biomasses can be extended back in time using a simple surplus production based approach. Mar.Ecol.Prog.Ser. 440: 191-202) based on scaling catches using surplus production modelling and stock biomass estimates in recent years could be used. Action points: BRM: clarify with Jan what he is actually going to do. If he will not provide stock biomass estimates an alternative solution needs to be found. One possibility is to apply Brian's method (need to evaluate how much work this if assuming catch data and stock estimates are available). 2) Proposal of cross basin blue whiting diet modelling

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The idea to carry out a study looking at factors explaining stomach contents of blue whiting by using the information from the Norwegian Sea, West of Scotland, Celtic Sea and Bay of Biscay was discussed. The approach would consist of a GAM with environmental and position data as explanatory variables. To achieve comprehensive geographic coverage a call for contributions beyond EURO-Basin will be made. Marine Scotland might have data (contacts Bill Turrel or Simon Greenstreet). A draft outline for the paper below:

Cross-basin modelling of blue whiting diet Lead author: ?? Contributors: Geir Huse, John Pinnegar, Verena Trenkel, ?? Mark Payne ?? Data contributors to be sollicitated : James Keating, Marine Scotland (Bill Turrell, Simon Greenstreet), Jason Link, see also excel spreadsheet on stomach content data compiled in 2011 Introduction blue whiting has wide spatial distribution and strong seasonal dynamics. Due to large biomass is expected to impact ecosystem locally. manuscripts assesses spatio-temporal variation in diet. Material and methods - stomach content across full range of bleu whiting distribution, covering size range? - explanatory variables: lat, long, depth, temperature?, zooplankton (CPR for euphausids?), time of day, month, size, - generalised additive model Results Discussion… 3) 18 month report All contributions will send text summarizing scientfic progress (1/2 to 1 page) to Verena by June 10. The text should refer to subtasks and cite published or submitted papers. Figures can be included.

WP6 Summary:

US/Canada collaborations: US/Canada engagement is very limited beyond parallel funding for similar projects, as limited interest among N.American collaborators in the eastern North Atlantic. National (EU) collaborations: Existing collaborations with national-funded projects:

MACROES (France) end-to-end size-based modeling (UBO/IRD involved)

ENAC (Norway): IBM model development

FASTNET (UK): Ocean Shelf Exchange (J. Holt involved)

I-Mar Net (UK): Tom Anderson (NOC) involved

Shelf Sea biogeochemistry program (UK) proposal being submitted Breakout Sessions: Discussion on:

links to WP5 & WP7 for testing the lower trophic level coupling NEMO-MEDUSA/NEMO-ERSEM with higher trophic level pressure;

Compensate for NEMO (CNRS-UBO) delays in 2012 & transfer of NEMO to PML;

Means of obtaining carbon budgets and habitats out of the current simulations (cf presentation by I. Allen).

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Actions:

Table 2. Action point for WP6 contributors

No. Action Responsible Completion date

Comments

1 Completion of D6.1 Initial conditions, boundary conditions and forcing functions

L Memery with input from NOC & PML

30th June

2012 Basic report completed. Needs circulating. any differences need highlighting justification for discrepancies. Might be a good idea to add a description of the basic model physics (nemo 3.2 . 3,4, no of levels etc….), rivers, initial conditions (need convergence for ersem and picses) where possible.

2 Completion of D6.2

L Memery with input from NOC & PML

30th June

2012 Needs description of basic climate forcing. Description of regionally downscaled forcing. Justification of experimental design. i.e. ipcc climate all, regional downscaled pml + cnrs

3 1st periodic report I Allen

To coordinate with input from all (sae inptus as requested by Ivo)

30th june 1 page science highlights from each

group. Coupe of pictures and bullet pointed story Science highlights 3 way comparison: at 1 degree PML, NOc, CNRS – momme to provide pics CNRS : physical model progress, BGC…. NOC: 1 degree future climate ----- PML: Biogeography…. SOMS – momme NOC- L 1/12 degree summary of test run ….. James Harle IMS- comparison between BFM and ERSEM – pap site ….. valeria NOC – Toms amemr paper U Ham/DTU summary of paper - Christian CLS – Patrick do you have something IMR – Geir do you have something +bulleted management report + progress in each task,, links within wp, link to other wp‟s… Identification of any deviations, with robust justification for making the change., List any papers and presentations.

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4 Special Issue Chapter on WP6

J Holt 30th June Complete draft by june 15

th

Participants

5 Special Issue Figures

Momme, Tom, Laurent

31st May Send Momme, model outputs for

Netpp, export 500m and zooplankton biomass. Momme to plot on same scales and colour bars.

5 Check availability of Hadley Centre data for use by PML and CNRS

Tom Anderson May 2012

6 Completion of regionally downscaled climate forcing

L Memery Sept 2012 For use with regional models only

7 Finalisation of ¼ physics

L Memery July 2012 Can a test version be delivered to PML early

8 Finalisation of 1/12 physics

J Harle July 2012

9 Coupling of ERSEM to NEMO 3.4

Momme with J. Harle

July 2012

10 Form CIBM discussion group on implementation of convection IBM

C Lindemann, J. Holt, L Memery

May 2012

11 Agree model outputs T Anderson, all May 2012 Tom to circulate suggested outputs from medusa as a strawman from discussion

12 List of currently available model outputs which may be useful to other WP‟s

I Allen, all May 2012 Collate info. E.g. global medusa, AMM ersem, etc…. Circulate by email, posted on EURO-BASIN WP6 web page

13 Completion of ¼ Hindcast

PML, NOC, CNRS

Dec 2012 Medusa is complete.

14 Completion of /12 hindcast

NOC, IMS Dec 2012

15 Completion of climate forced simulations

PML, NOC, CNRS

June 2013

Currently available model runs of potential use to other WPs: (posted on EURO-BASIN WP6 web page)

1) ¼ global Hindcast NEMO-MEDUSA contact (T Anderson, NOC)

2) 1 degree climate forced simulation MEDUSA (T Anderson, NOC)

3) AMM NE European shelf Hindcast 1/10 degree POLCOMS_ERSEM – M Butenschon

PML

4) AMM NE European shelf climate forced timeslices. 1/10 degree POLCOMS_ERSEM

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5) Concerning the NEMO/PISCES (0.5°) simulations 6) - a global one from 1958 to 2011, using ad hoc forcing (ante DFS), a mixture of ERA

dataset and satellite observations : it is at LSCE, in Paris, and has been saved somewhere (can be used if needed)

WP7 Summary:

The WP is to refocus tasks on pelagic species, rather than dimersal alone. Actions:

WP8 Summary:

GM: contact Momme Butenschon & draft strategy for Task 8.1;

MSJ drafting “Ecosystem Ensemble” strategy based on Task 8.3.2;

MSJ drafting Special Issue Chapter based on lead authors one pager summary;

Artur Palacz & Mike Heath to finalise WP8 deliverables;

MSFD GES Workshop on Pelagic Indicators (March 2013) (Collaboration with ICES WGECO(David Reid), WGACEGGS (J.Massé)

Goals: fit the workshop to the existing (and busy) GES calendar for optimum results, while using it for consortium needs.

ICES WGECO (David Reid) focus is not on pelagic GES, but broader;

ICES WGACEGG (Jacques Massé) is more appropriate;

ICES ASC Sept 2012: Pelagic Indicators session chaired by VT & Geir Huse (IMR).

ICES WGACEGG (Jacques Massé) meet Nov 2012;

IndiSEAS (Yunne Shin, IRD, France) also meeting Nov 2012;

Could the above set the stage for a useful March 2013 workshop either joint or parallel event?

VT: contact Jacques Massé & WGFAST chair Nils Olav Handegard IG: contact David Reid & Yunne Shin NOTES on ICES WGs: WGACEGG (chairman Jacques Massé Jacques.Masse@ifremer.fr) This working coordinates acoustic and egg surveys from Gibraltar to the Celtic Sea. It also works on common data analyses. In 2011 they went through the list of MSFD indicators and decided for which could be calculated using the acoustic data. The calculations are planned to be done during 2012 and discussed at the next working group meeting in November. Jacques would be in favor of asking the group to support the EURO-BASIN initiative. WGFAST (chairman Nils Olav Handegard nilsolav@imr.no)

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Relevant TOR for 2012 a) In response to the ICES strategic plan 200–2013, WGFAST will document how acoustic and complementary methods will contribute to the goals of an ecosystem approach with benthic and pelagic observations to improve assessment and management of living marine resources, understanding mechanisms and processes of change and stability, and parameterize and evaluate models of ecosystem structure and function. i) Ecosystem approach to fisheries management: metrics, indices and indicators. Provide methods and standards for creating and validating indicators and metrics derived from acoustic and complementary methods. Contributions addressing how acoustic metrics can be used to inform models and metrics addressing the effects of marine spatial planning, including marine protected areas are encouraged. Evaluate and compare a range of suitable metrics in empirical situations and by simulation, and data archaeology establishing long time-series of acoustic data are believed to be a key to make progress. (presentation session, Verena M. Trenkel) ICES ASC 2012 Theme session B The contribution of acoustics-derived indices for ecosystem-based fisheries management: technological and analytical challenges and recent advances Conveners: Mark Dickey-Collas (The Netherlands), Nils Olav Handegard (Norway), and Verena Trenkel (France)

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CALENDAR of key dates 2012: 30 June End of First Reporting Period, Financial Reporting & FORM C Responsibility: Project Office to coordinate 30 July FORM C completed online by all partners Responsibility: all partners 30 Aug Deadline for FORM C and Scientific Repor delivery to EC; Responsibility: all partners 3 Oct EC Review, Brussels Responsibility: M.St John, Kevin Flynn, Icarus Allen, Christian Mollmann to address panel 10-13 Oct EURO-BASIN Training: Optical Methods for Taxonomy, based on LOPC and VPR Organised by Klas Moller (UHAM) and Sunnje Basedow (Un.Nordland) 6-8 Nov EURO-BASIN Mid-term Synthesis W-shop; US/CANADA partners invited & funded by DK Responsibility: contributions by all partners Dec 2012 Brief progress report (Months 18-24) Responsibility: contributions by all partners

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APPENDIX 1: Agenda (actual)

TUE WED THU 9:00 Welcome &

Project Progress (MSJ) WP status (45 min per WP)

Break out sessions: WP1 Data WP2 Carbon Pump WP3 Trophic Flow WP4 Key Species

Breakout Sessions: WP5 Living Resources WP6 Modelling WP7 Bio-ec. Modelling WP8 Ocean Mgt.

12.00-13:30

Lunch @ MBA Lunch @ MBA Lunch @ MBA

WP status (45 min per WP)

Break out reports (10 min per WP) Scientific presentations

Break out reports (10 min per WP) Scientific presentations

20:30

Dinner: Barbican Kitchen (map attached)

SSC Meeting (to be done online)

VENUE: Plymouth Marine Labs (PML) Conference Hall LUNCH: Marine Biological Association (MBA) / SAHFOS building (5 min walk, see map) TUE (22

nd May 2012) – Plenary (all presentations online)

___________________________________________________________________ 09:00 Welcome & Meeting Objectives (Mike St John) 09:45 WP1 Data Integration Stephane Pesant, UniHB 10:30 ----------- Coffee Break --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10:45 WP2 Biological Carbon Pump Adrian Martin, NOC, UK 11:30 WP3 Key Species and Ecosystem Types Guillem Chust, AZTI, Spain 12:15 ----------- Lunch at MBA/SAHFOS -------------------------------------------------------- 13:30 WP4 Trophic flow: Production & Control Torkel Nielsen, DTU, Denmark 14:15 WP5 Living Resources Dynamics & Utilisation Verena Trenkel, IFREMER, France 15:00 WP6 Basin-scale Modelling Icarus Allen, PML, UK 15:45 ----------- Coffee Break ---------------------------------------------------------------------

16:00 WP7 Bio-economic Modelling Manuel Barange, PML, UK 16:45 WP8 Advancing Ocean Management Mike St John, DTU, Denmark WP8.1 Economic impact of change in the NA carbon cycle - Gorka Merino, PML, UK WP8.2 Pelagic vs demersal fishing strategies in the North Sea - Mike Heath, Strathclyde, UK WP8.3 Artificial neural network approach to Integrated Ecosystem Assessments - Artur Palacz, DTU 17:30 Discussion 18:00 ----------- end of day one ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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WED (23

rd May 2012)

___________________________________________________________________ 09:00 Breakouts for WP1, WP2, WP3, WP4 Chairs: WP Leads Rapporteurs to report summary of breakouts (max 10 min) __:__ WP1-2 Priorities: particle flux data and algorithm development Cruise Campaign 2013: PAP cruise planning 2013 __:__ WP3 Priorities: Scientific reporting __:__ WP4 Priorities: Scientific reporting 12:00 ----------- Lunch at MBA/SAHFOS -------------------------------------------------------- 13:30 PLENARY: Rapporteurs to report summary of breakouts (max 10 min per WP) 14:30 WP2 Science Presentations Chair: Adrian Martin C. De La Rocha (UBO): Not all calcite ballast is created equal. Richard Bellerby (not present): Carbon (biogeo)chemistry and stoichiometry of production from a mesocosm, a cruise and data mining. Calgar Yumruktepe (IMS-METU): Carbon export algorithm advancement in models Sari Giering (NOC): Fast and slow sinking fluxes at the onset of the North Atlantic spring bloom - preliminary data from FS METEOR „Deep Convection‟ Cruise M87/1 Marja Koski (DTU-AQUA): The effect of large vs. small copepods on flux attenuation preliminary results from the Meteor cruise 15:30 ----------- Coffee Break --------------------------------------------------------------------- 15:45 WP3 Science Presentations Chair: Guillem Chust Claudia Castellani (SAHFOS): Zooplankton distribution of key taxa in relation to environmental factors and ecological traits, with a focus on the planktonic copepod C. finmarchicus” Klas Moeller (UHAM): Vertical distribution patterns of plankton and particles in the North Atlantic - preliminary VPR results from FS METEOR „Deep Convection‟ Cruise" Sunnje Basedow (UNordland): Distribution of Calanus and production estimates of the mesozooplankton community in the North Atlantic - preliminary results from the cruise in the N.Atlantic 16:30 WP4 Science Presentations Chair: Torkel Nielsen Pennie Lindeque: Plasticity and vital rates: recent experiments at Disko Bay, Greenland. Eva Friis Moller: Temperature dependent grazing of Calanus Aditee Mitra: Bridging the gap between marine biogeochemical and fisheries sciences; configuring the zooplankton link Geir Huse: Modelling spatial and trohpic dynamics in the Norwegian Sea 17:30 Discussion: Information Flow from WP1-4 to WP5-8 18:00 ----------- end of day two ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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20:30 Conference Dinner – Barbican Kitchen (see map) THU (24

th May 2012)

___________________________________________________________________ 09:00 Breakouts for WP5, WP6, WP7, WP8 Chairs: WP Leads Rapporteurs to report summary of breakouts (max 10 min) WP5 Priorities: Prey biomass estimates & interaction with WP1 WP6 Priorities: interactions with WP2 WP7 Priorities: WP8 Priorities: 12:00 ----------- Lunch at MBA/SAHFOS --------------------------------------------------------

13:30 PLENARY: Rapporteurs to report summary of breakouts (max 10 min per WP) John Bruun (PML): FP7 GreenSeas presentation: potential for collaboration based on EURO-BASIN Cruise Campaign 2013 14:00 WP5 Science Presentations Chair: Verena Trenkel John Pinnegar: Blue whiting diet and modelling Verena Trenkel: Progress on understanding blue whiting stock dynamics Patrizio Mariani: Migration modelling Harritz Arrizabalaga: Dynamics of predation by albacore and bluefin tunas in NE. Atlantic Patrick Lehodey: Albacore modelling 15:00 ----------- Coffee Break ---------------------------------------------------------------------

15:15 WP6 Science Presentations Chair: Icarus Allen James Harle (NOC): Hindcast 1/12 degree model Patrick Lehodey (CLS): Mid-trophic Level Modelling in the Atlantic Chris Lindemann: (DTU Aqua): Deep Convection IBM Model 16:15 WP7 Science Presentations Chair: Christian Mullon Gorka Merino (PML): Economic loss of sub-optima fisheries Jose Fernandes (UEA) Distribution and production of key fish stocks Christian Mullon (IRD): Bio-economic model of fish commodities 17:15 Discussion & close of meeting 17:45 ----------- end of day three --------------------------------------------------------------------- Scientific Steering Committee Dinner to be done online in support of the Scientific Reporting

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APPENDIX 2: Attendee List

ATTENDANCE Conf. Dinner

Inst. NAME: 22nd 23rd 24th 23rd, 8pm

Swansea Un. Aditee Mitra OK OK OK OK

NOC Adrian Martin OK OK OK OK

IEO Antonio Bode OK OK OK OK

DTU-Aqua Artur Palacz OK OK OK OK

IMS-METU baris salihoglu OK OK OK OK

DTU-Aqua Chris Lindemann OK OK OK OK

IRD Christian Mullon OK OK OK OK

UBO Christina De La Rocha OK OK OK OK

SAHFOS claudia castellani OK OK OK OK

Un Strathclyde Douglas Speirs OK OK OK OK

Aarhus Un. Eva Friis Møller OK OK OK OK

Un. Nordland Galice Hoarau OK OK OK OK

IMR Geir Huse OK OK OK OK

AZTI Guillem Chust OK OK OK OK

AZTI Haritz Arrizabalaga OK OK OK OK

FAMRI Hjálmar Hátún OK OK OK OK

PML Icarus Allen OK OK OK OK

FAMRI Inga Kristiansen OK OK OK OK

DTU-Aqua Ivo Grigorov OK OK OK OK

NOC James Harle OK OK OK OK

NOC Jason Holt OK OK OK OK

UEA Jose Fernandes OK OK OK OK

Swansea Un. Kevin Flynn OK OK OK OK

IHF, Hamburg Un. Klas Möller OK OK OK OK

UBO Laurent Mémery OK OK OK OK

IHF, Hamburg Un. Linda Holste OK OK OK OK

DTU-Aqua Marja Koski OK OK OK

Un Strathclyde Mike Heath OK OK OK OK

DTU-Aqua Mike St. John OK OK OK OK

CLS Patrick Lehodey OK OK OK OK

DTU-Aqua Patrizio Mariani OK OK OK OK

PML Pennie Lindeque OK OK OK OK

SAHFOS Priscilla Licandro OK OK OK OK

PML Rachel Harmer OK OK OK OK

NOC Richard Lampitt OK OK OK

NOC Sari Giering OK OK OK OK

MARUM Stéphane PESANT OK OK OK OK

Un. Nordland Sunnje Basedow OK OK OK OK

NOC Tom Anderson OK OK OK OK

DTU-Aqua Torkel G Nielsen OK OK OK OK

IMS-METU Valeria Ibello OK OK OK OK

IMS-METU Veli Caglar Yumruktepe

OK OK OK OK

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IFREMER Verena Trenkel OK OK OK OK

NIVA Richard Bellerby OK OK OK OK

UHAM Bettina Walter OK OK OK OK

DTU-Aqua Sigrun Jonasdottir OK OK OK OK

PML Momme Butenschon OK OK OK

PML Gorka Merino OK OK OK

PML Susan Kay OK OK OK

IFREMER Fabien Steinmetz OK OK OK OK

APPENDIX 3: Group Photos: