Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) Update on MAES in the marine domain ENV.B.2 – Biodiversity

MAES marine workshop, 19 June Raising awareness of experts and stakeholders on the importance of the mapping and assessment of ecosystem services in the marine environment Highlighting links between MAES and MSFD, marine Natura 2000 Discussing availability and suitability of data from different sources (EU env’t legislation, CFP/IMP, RSCs, ICES, NGOs, …) Full report available on CIRCABC

Marine pilot Lead: JRC + FR; contributing also: PT, BE, EE, UK, IUCN, Oceana, Coastwatch Marine “MAES matrix” and explanatory document close to finalisation Matrix already used for assessment of sub-ecosystem costal lagoons by PT (with input from FP7 projects LAGOONS, ARCH)

MARINE INLETS AND TRANSITIONAL WATERS Data sources, proxies, models Thematic Pilot 5 marine ecosystems MARINE INLETS AND TRANSITIONAL WATERS COASTAL WATERS SHELF WATERS OPEN OCEAN MAES Matrix Indicators Data sources, proxies, models Ecosystem mapping____   Ecosystem assessment (status)____ Ecosystem biodiversity assessment (status)____ Section Division Provisioning Nutrition Materials Energy N/A Regulation & Maintenance Mediation of waste, toxics and other nuisances Mediation of flows Maintenance of physical, chemical, biological conditions Cultural Physical and intellectual interactions with biota, ecosystems, and land-/seascapes [environmental settings] Spiritual, symbolic and other interactions with biota, ecosystems, and land-/seascapes [environmental settings]

Marine + coastal ecosystem services and indicators suggested for the Mediterranean Sea Category Ecosystem services Indicators Spatial distribution and trend Provision 1. Food provision a) Biomass by species b) Biodiversity c) Trophic level of catch d) Catch by species Regulating 1. Water purification a) Biomass of jellyfish 2. Life cycle maintenance a) Seagrass extent b) Trophic levels of community c) Biodiversity 3. Climate regulation a) Seagrass biomass as proxy for organic C stock and primary production as proxy for organic C uptake Cultural 1. Recreation and tourism a) Recreational Fishing (both species biomass and catch) b) whale watching (biomass of marine mammals) c) MPAs (area size) 2. Spiritual and aesthetic value a) Existence of whales (B) C. Liquete et al. (2013), Current Status and Future Prospects for the Assessment of Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services: A Systematic Review, in: PLoS ONE 8, 7

Remaining pilot tasks for 2013 Timing Presentation of pilots’ work progress Done (WG MAES, 18 Sept.) Finalisation of individual pilots' work Mid-November JRC « All Pilots Workshop » 18-19 November Finalisation of all pilots' consolidated report November Publication on BISE* with supporting documents on CIRCA December * Biodiversity Information System for Europe -- http://biodiversity.europa.eu/

Supra-national National Regional Local Level Ecosystem service Source: MAES working paper, table 4, pg 31

Proposed 2014 work programme – main items Proposals Timing Pilots to continue Throughout 2014 "Hands-on" workshops for MS to map & assess ecosystems & services (JRC-MESEU) First quarter MAES High-level Conference 22 May 2014 MAES first delivery (EU and MS) on BISE End 2014