1. European Marine Observation and Data Network Lot No 5 - Biology Introduction to project, past projects, new objectives Simon Claus

2. EMODnet : High Level Aims
Change the present fragmented EU repositories of marine data with an interoperable sharing framework
Move to a new paradigm where data are collected once and used for many purposes
Optimize observation networks by showing how monitoring meets the needs of public and private users

3. EMODnet : Vision Target for 2020
Seamless multi-resolution digital seabed map of European waters by 2020
Highest resolution possible in areas that have been surveyed;
Topography, geology, habitats and ecosystems;
Accompanied by timely information on
Physical, chemical and biological state of the overlying water column
Oceanographic forecasts;
Easily accessible, interoperable and free of restrictions on use.

4. Address whole chain “from observation to information”
Need to unlock access to existing data AND fill existing gaps
Complementary to other initiatives
Organize a common data management approach accepted by all actors to ensure that data are available to all
The objective is to assemble existing data from public and private organisations relating to the state of sea basins; processing them into interoperable formats which includes agreed standards, assessments of their accuracy and precision, making them available and creating data products;
EMODnet
July 20, 2018

5. EMODnet : How?
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Phase 1 – limited sea basins
Phase 2 – low resolution all basins
Phase 3 - multi-resolution
Central Portal
7+1 thematic portals
6 regional checkpoints
Secretariat

6. Seven lots
Lot 1 bathymetry: hydrography– bathymetry (water depth) and topography, underwater features
Lot 2 geology: seabed substrata, strata, coastal erosion, geological hazards
Lot 3 physical habitats: classification of seabed habitats, based on physical parameters
Lot 4 chemistry: concentrations of chemicals (nutrients, contaminants) in water, sediments and biota
Lot 5 biology: distribution and abundance of living species
Lot 6 physics: temperature, salinity, waves, currents, sea-level, water clarity (light penetration)
Lot 7 human activity
Member States not involved
Portugal, Slovenia, Malta
(there is a Portuguese Member in new Expert Group)
Non Member States involved
Norway, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, USA

7. Phase I:
Build data system to provide biological data to EMODNET portal and other European initiatives
Built on EurOBIS and ERMS, systems developed under Marbef NoE
Data (biogeography, biomass, abundance, concentrations, indices)
freely available
available in OGC compliant system
Both observations and ‘aggregated’
Web data and metadata portal (
Inventory existing data and mobilize through grant system
Identify usefull data products through organization of data product workshops
Partnership: limited number of pan European Data-networks
Member States not involved
Portugal, Slovenia, Malta
(there is a Portuguese Member in new Expert Group)
Non Member States involved
Norway, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, USA

8. Phase I: 2009-2012 Data products:
Species attributes and traits (functional traits, HAB’s, invasive species, protected or indicator species)
Species distribution maps and trends
Species sensitivity and vulnerability map
Biodiversity indices
Member States not involved
Portugal, Slovenia, Malta
(there is a Portuguese Member in new Expert Group)
Non Member States involved
Norway, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, USA

9. Phase II: 2013-2016 Pan European partnership (22 partners)
Project structure including WP’s on data access, data rescue data products, portal
Member States not involved
Portugal, Slovenia, Malta
(there is a Portuguese Member in new Expert Group)
Non Member States involved
Norway, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, USA

10. Phase II: 2013 – 2016 the data Member States not involved
Portugal, Slovenia, Malta
(there is a Portuguese Member in new Expert Group)
Non Member States involved
Norway, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, USA

11. Phase II: 2013 – 2016 the products Member States not involved
Portugal, Slovenia, Malta
(there is a Portuguese Member in new Expert Group)
Non Member States involved
Norway, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, USA

12. Phase II: 2013 – 2016 the traits Member States not involved
Portugal, Slovenia, Malta
(there is a Portuguese Member in new Expert Group)
Non Member States involved
Norway, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, USA

13. Phase II: 2013 – 2016 the Portal Member States not involved
Portugal, Slovenia, Malta
(there is a Portuguese Member in new Expert Group)
Non Member States involved
Norway, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, USA

14. EMODnet Biology III Official start date: 19 April 2017
Runs for 2 years: 19 April 2019
Possible renewal: 19 April 2019 – 19 April 2021 (After Evaluation)
Total budget is 1,770,000 (+1,770,000)€
Done at national, regional and European level, within framework of different projects and initiatives such as MarBEF, Lifewatch and Emodnet. For EMODnet we are now creating value added data products, to facilitate the implementation of the European maritime policy and MSFD, based on integrated data.

15. Partnership: 22+ 2
Done at national, regional and European level, within framework of different projects and initiatives such as MarBEF, Lifewatch and Emodnet. For EMODnet we are now creating value added data products, to facilitate the implementation of the European maritime policy and MSFD, based on integrated data.

16. Structure project

17. EMODnet Biology III WP Covering tasks WP Leader
WP1: Project Management
Task 7: monitor performance
Task 8: help desk
VLIZ
WP2: Data access to marine biological data
Task 1: a common method of access to data held in repositories
WP3: Data archaeology and rescue
HCMR
WP4: Data product creation
Task 2: products constructed from one or more data sources
Deltares
WP5: Uptake and outreach
Task 5: coherence with efforts of regional sea conventions
Task 6: interoperability with non EU organizations
MBA
WP6: Data portal
Task 3: machine-to-machine connections
Task 4: Web Portal

18. EMODnet Biology III Tasks Percent of total budget Project management
6,5 %
Data access to marine biological data
39,6 %
Data archaeology and rescue (including non attributed grants: 5,6%)
13,0 %
Data product creation
17,2 %
Uptake and outreach
17,8 %
Data portal
5,9 %
Total
100 %

19. EMODnet Biology III Deliverable name WP Due to 1
D1.1: Helpdesk operational and contact details published online
WP1 M3 2
D1.2 Quarterly progress reports posted on the project website indicating meetings held, difficulties encountered, and inventories of data made available
M3-M24 3
D1.3 First interim report after phase
M12 4
D1.4 Final report
M24 5
D2.1: Assessment of data and databases, including list of datasets that will be used for creation of products
WP2 6
D2.2: Data standardization and formatting of a subset of the data that is needed for the data products 7
D2.3: Data standardization and formatting of all datasets mentioned under data coverage section of proposal for linking with EMODnet biology 8
D3. 1: Scientific document presenting the data archeology and rescue strategy of the project
WP3 9
D3.2: Report on the digitization of 3 datasets under the modified procedure M6 10
D3.3: Update of the list of the 76 datasets along with a list of selected datasets for digitization M8 11
D3.4: Policy report on biodiversity data management sent to research organizations
M14 12
D3.5: General report on data entry with an individual report for each dataset (D4.5.1, etc.) as available including. list of data papers in preparation, submitted, and published 13
D4.1: Atlas of data products of European Marine Life
WP4
M18 14
D4.2: Set of relevant baselayers from EMODnet projects for environmental modelling 15
D4.3: Portfolio of modelling tools and products for European marine species 16
D4.4: Two examples of application of trait based approaches -related Use Cases 17
D5.1 – Workshop to investigate scope of data products and applicability to end users
WP5 18
D5.2 – Report and peer-reviewed publication on comparison of data formats, standards and guidelines in the transatlantic area
M15 19
D5.3 – Workshop to present EMODnet biology products to end-user 20
D6.1 Portal operational
WP6 21
D6.2: Maintenance of Portal

20. Done at national, regional and European level, within framework of different projects and initiatives such as MarBEF, Lifewatch and Emodnet. For EMODnet we are now creating value added data products, to facilitate the implementation of the European maritime policy and MSFD, based on integrated data.

21. WP1: Project management
Deliverables
• D1.1: Helpdesk operational and contact information published online (M3)
• D1.2 Quarterly progress reports will be posted on the project website indicating meetings held, difficulties encountered, and inventories of data made available (starting from M3)
• D1.3 First interim report after phase 1 (M12)
• D1.4 Final report (M24) 
Done at national, regional and European level, within framework of different projects and initiatives such as MarBEF, Lifewatch and Emodnet. For EMODnet we are now creating value added data products, to facilitate the implementation of the European maritime policy and MSFD, based on integrated data.

22. WP1: Project management
Meetings
• Kick-off meeting at the start of the project
• Second general meeting at month 12, to discuss the deliverables, the first interim report, review progress
• Third general meeting at month 24, to discuss the deliverables, the final report and the follow up of the project 
Done at national, regional and European level, within framework of different projects and initiatives such as MarBEF, Lifewatch and Emodnet. For EMODnet we are now creating value added data products, to facilitate the implementation of the European maritime policy and MSFD, based on integrated data.

23. WP1: Project management
Project leader
Overall management project
Coordination Board
Members of the Coordination Board include the Coordinator and the Work Package leaders. The Work Package leaders will be responsible for the planning and implementation of the integration among Tasks of their WP
Project secretariat & help desk
Financial management of the project & collect from all partners the financial statements, relevant certificates, reports and deliverables
Operate a help desk offering support to users. The help-desk can be contacted by telephone or by during business hours from Monday to Friday. The EMODnet Biology website will clearly indicate how this help desk can be contacted. A record shall be kept of all contacts and the reaction to them and a summary will be included in all reports.
Done at national, regional and European level, within framework of different projects and initiatives such as MarBEF, Lifewatch and Emodnet. For EMODnet we are now creating value added data products, to facilitate the implementation of the European maritime policy and MSFD, based on integrated data.

24. Draft Consortium agreement, to be signed by all partners
WP1: To Do
Draft Consortium agreement, to be signed by all partners
Contract between VLIZ and subcontractors
Two payments:
Interim payment: 50% after year 1
Balance: at the end of the project (year 2)
Through invoice
No extra financial forms?
Done at national, regional and European level, within framework of different projects and initiatives such as MarBEF, Lifewatch and Emodnet. For EMODnet we are now creating value added data products, to facilitate the implementation of the European maritime policy and MSFD, based on integrated data.

25. Agenda Tuesday April 25 20175 General Introduction
9.00 – Welcome (Francisco Hernandez, VLIZ)
9.10 – Introduction to project, past projects, new objectives (Simon Claus, VLIZ)
9.40 – WP2: Data access to marine biological data (Leen Vandepitte, VLIZ)
10.10 – WP3: Data archaeology and rescue (Nicolas Bailly, HCMR)
Coffee break
11.00 – WP4: Data Products (Peter Herman, Deltares)
11.30 – WP5: Outreach & Uptake (Dan Lear, MBA)
12.00 – WP6: Portal and services (Klaas Deneudt, VLIZ)
Lunch

26. Agenda
Tuesday April
13.30 – Breakout groups – Planning work programme – Discuss deliverables 2017 – Part one
WP2 - WP3 - WP4
Coffee break
Plenary: Presentations new partners – expertise, data and networks
16.00 – SYKE, Finland
16.10 – University of Sheffield, UK
16.20 – IPMA, Portugal
16.30 – iOBIS, Int
16.40 – NiMRD, Romania
16.50 – CEFAS, UK
17.00 – IOF, Croatia
Belgian Beer Reception & Fort Napoleon

27. Agenda Wednesday April 26 2017 Plenary: impact EMODnet biology
9.00 – 9.20: The EMODnet Network: scope, seabasin checkpoints, new developments (Jan Bart Callewaert, EMODnet Secretariat)
09.20 – The European modelled seabed Habitat Map (Helen Lillis, JNCC)
09.40– The need for operational biological data products in Ecosystem Understanding (Neil Holdsworth, ICES)
10.00 – Using traits data to assess sensitivity of biological communities (Olivier Beauchard, VLIZ)
10.20 – General discussion: how to create biological data products with the highest impact
Coffee break
11.00 – Breakout groups – Planning work programme – Discuss deliverables 2017 – Part two
WP2 - WP4 - WP5

28. Agenda Wednesday April 26 2017
Lunch (+prepare feedback breakout groups)
Final session Feedback breakout groups
14.15 – WP2
14.30 – WP3
14.45 – WP4
15.00 – WP5
15.30 – Wrap up, date next workshops & meeting.
End Meeting + Drink

29. Fort Napoleon

30. Thank you