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UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies Training and Research Programme
Presentation to UK OT & CD Steering Group
Cefas Overview
20 October 2010
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Overseas Territories
Steering Group Meeting
Cefas Overview
Tony Beeching & John Pinnegar
20th October 2010
What is Cefas?
Cefas, an executive agency of the UK
Department for Environment, Food & Rural
Affairs (Defra), is a multidisciplinary scientific
research centre with a core advisory role to
government underpinned by our expertise in
monitoring and assessment.
Established in Lowestoft in 1902 to investigate North Sea
fisheries, with a second laboratory in Weymouth, Cefas
currently employs ~ 500 staff and is the UK's largest and
Cefas Lowestoft
currently employs ~ 500 staff and is the UK's largest and
most diverse applied marine science centre. Work
encompasses environment and ecosystems, fish health,
aquaculture and sustainable fisheries
management.
Our statutory responsibility for monitoring
fish stocks and aquatic ecosystems in
UK waters is supported by our own 72m
dedicated research vessel.
RV Cefas Endeavour
Cefas Weymouth
ResearchImpacts of underwater noise
Habitat sensitivity and mapping
Ecosystem connections
Marine assessment and reporting
Sustainability Energy Security
RenewableTechnical and advisory support for
offshore wet renewables: wind-farms
tidal and wave energy
Nuclear monitoring
Environment and Ecosystems
Nuclear monitoringRadiological monitoring
Public/stakeholder engagement
Offshore Decommissioning250 installations over 30 year period
Peak 2014-2020
Marine / Coastal infrastructureRegulatory advice andassessment to supportgovernment policy. Cefas provides expert input andadvice using robust data andevidenceSupport for site selection andregional assessments
Renewable
Port / Economic Development Aggregate Extraction
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80 m
Inserted 25 m into sea bed
800 m (EW)
350 m (NS)
Renewable
Energy
Beach recharge / Coast
Defence
Emergency Response
Marine emergencies
Cefas advises UK Government re environmental aspects of oil and chemical spills:
Response options
Fate and behaviour of spilled oil and chemicals
Contamination of fish and shellfish and fishery closures
Possible ecological impacts
Cefas provided advice to St Helena authorities
re. the wreck of RFA Darkdale
Marine emergenciesIntegrated advice on fate and effects of spills
24/7 using modelling, ecology & chemistry skills
Impacts of response and consequences for
food chain
Nuclear emergenciesUses existing marine radiological capability and
background knowledge.
Applies systematic approach for new builds to
reassure public
Cefas provides:Emergency response to
provide rapid prediction of
the fate of chemical spills
Simulation of emergency
scenarios for planning
Integration of chemical spill
data with ecotoxicology &
GIS data to provide time
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The Weymouth Laboratory
One stop shop for aquatic health & hygieneOne stop shop for aquatic health & hygiene
Virology
Microbiology
Pathology and Parasitology
Environment
Epidemiology & advice
FHI
Biotoxins
Molecular biology facilities
Specialised tissue culture facilities
Cat 3 lab facilities
ISO and GLP accreditation
Electron microscopes
Facilities at Weymouth
World class tank facilities
Quarantine
PM rooms
–– Purpose built £15m lab for fish and shellfish diseases Purpose built £15m lab for fish and shellfish diseases
Cefas provides advice on the status and management of UK and European
fisheries based on monitoring, assessment and modelling of fish and shellfish
stocks, studying their response to exploitation, and conducting research on
the environments in which they live and species with which they interact.
Cefas conducts its own
data collection and analysis
monitoring, modelling and stock
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Socio-economic studies
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Bio-economic modelling of Mediterranean fisheries
Mediterranean swordfish assessment
Pre-accession projects for countries joining the EU
including: sector studies, strategy &policy development,
and fishery management planning
European Union Projects
External ConsultanciesExternal ConsultanciesUS Center for Independent Experts Reviews
Assessing Gulf War oil spill damage
on fisheries
Fish-mammal interactions
Training in stock assessment
approaches
Cefas research & delivery areas include:
Climate change and adapting to climate change
Institutional strengthening and partnering
Habitat mapping and spatial planning for better coastal and
marine management
Mapping fishing activities by the application of VMS and other
data to GIS
Assessment of sustainability of fisheries under the Marine
Stewardship Council (MSC) certification scheme
Gear selection applied to reduction of discardsGear selection applied to reduction of discards
Tagging research (custom designed tags (acoustic,
PIT, satellite, DST etc))
Smart buoys (see picture) collect time series of surface
(1 metre) salinity, temperature, turbidity, chlorophyll
fluorescence and nitrate concentration. This data can
be available in real time and displayed on a website.
Modelling pollution dispersal
Fish movement control for disease and non-native species
Practical GIS-based tools to support Marine Planning (including MPAs)
Location of activities
Detection of conflicting activities
Definition of pressure and impact
Mapping of human pressures,Mapping of human pressures,sensitivity and vulnerability
Developing methods for mapping fishing activity from Vessel
Monitoring System (VMS) data
Extracting the
data
Identifying fishing activity
Estimating fishing intensity
How can Cefas assist UK OTs?
Direct support through technical expertise
(Passive) Collaborate with agencies such as JNCC
and the OTs in drafting proposals in response toand the OTs in drafting proposals in response to
funding opportunities e.g. NERC, EC, Darwin, etc.
(Active) Identify and develop key areas of research
and delivery with available funding, for example…..
Project xxxxxxxxReporting on climate change impacts in the
UK Overseas Territories
Initial concept design
“Each island and territory needs a
specific evaluation to properly
define specific areas of vulnerability
to climate change and to put in
place strategies for adaptation,”
says Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director says Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General of IUCN. “These could serve as a model for the rest of
Europe and the world, while also
playing a dynamic role in their own
regions.”
Climate change threats to Overseas & Dependent Territories
1. Changes in the distribution of
commercial fish and biodiversity
2. Coral bleaching events
3. Non native species introductions (new
species becoming established)
4. Changes in storminess and hurricane
frequency
5. Ocean acidification
6. Sea-level level rise and coastal
inundation
7. Changes in sea ice (extent and timing)
Cefas provides the secretariat for MCCIP,
jointly funded by all of the Devolved
Administrations
The recent 2010/2011 launch event (in July
2010) received media attention all around the
world, and was attended by 7 ministers from
England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic
of Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man
The UK Marine Climate Impacts Partnership (MCCIP)
of Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man
100+ scientists from 40 leading science
organisations contributed to this report card.
30 peer-reviewed backing reports online
Communicates uncertainty on each topic
Highlights changes to ocean climate – now
and in the future (e.g. warming UK seas) and
impacts on biodiversity, cleanliness, safety and
commercial interests.
Go to…www.mccip.org.uk
Why the MCCIP ‘Report Card’ approach is useful…
It plays a vital role in translating the
complicated and conflicting scientific
messages emerging on climate
change into a format that is directly
useable (a ‘one stop shop’).
Provides a means of communicating
current levels of understanding, as well current levels of understanding, as well
as the level of uncertainty or
disagreement among scientists.
The MCCIP report card is one of only 3
science projects short-listed (out of 80+
entries) in the UK Civil Service Awards
2010
An Australian ARC card appeared in
November 2009
MCCIP online web portal
Who might benefit from the
proposed card?
1. The inhabitants of the various OT and CDs,
who would gain a better understanding of
the threats they are likely to face in the
future
2. Policy makers, who have committed to
various international conventions and various international conventions and
commitments on climate change
adaptation
3. Industries, who would have site-specific
information for the first time, on current
and future climate change to facilitate
planning and adaptation
It would provide a cost-effect means of harnessing
scientific expertise to provide a ‘tailored’ product
that is of use to each individual OT or CD
A report card for the UK overseas territories…
Full document (16 pages)
Overview paragraphxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Headlines (for OTs)
Caribbean territoriesxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Southern Oceanxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Bermudaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
S.E Atlanticxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Gibraltarxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Akrotiri and Dhekaliaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
British Indian Ocean Territoryxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
GibraltarXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Pitcairn Island
Introduction paragraphxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sections on…• Social and economic issues• Knowledge gaps• Adaptation
Physical environment
Ecosystem impactsCaribbean
Overall headlinesxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dealing with uncertanityxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Territories Indexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Other human pressuresxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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6 7 8 9
Pitcairn Islandxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sections on…• Social and economic issues• Knowledge gaps• Adaptation
Physical environment
Ecosystem impactsSouthernOcean
Overall headlinesxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sections on…• Social and economic issues• Knowledge gaps• Adaptation
Physical environment
Ecosystem impactsBermuda
Overall headlinesxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
4-page documentSeparate pull-outs for 3 defined regions?
Overview paragraphxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Headlines
Acidificationxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hurricanes / Storm Surgesxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sea Levelxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Food websxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tourismxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Introduction paragraphxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Physical topics
Ecosystem impacts
5 key issues for decision makersxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Caribbean Territories
Social and economic issues…xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Knowledge gapsxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Further informationxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Future workxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dealing with uncertanityxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Other human pressuresxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Acknowledgementsxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
2 3 4
We could have separate ‘mini-reports’ for the most populous regions (e.g. a broad ‘Caribbean’ or Bermudan card) or for climatically sensitive regions with broad-scaleimportance (e.g. S. Ocean)
Mini-reports would provide more specific detail for each region than in 16-pagesummary
Would also have different packaging on back and front page
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Caribbean Territories
Key issues
Who would be the main beneficiaries?
What are the key issues for the OTs?
What information do decision makers need?
Does the remit need to be extended to cover mitigation andadaptation?
Is the UK MCCIP report card style right for the OTs and if not,what should it look like?
What would be the best report format, all OTs in one card, orcover multiple OTs within regions?
Who will provide the information and will there be enoughinformation to fully populate the card for every territory?
