1. 2nd phase intercalibration 2008-2011
Mediterranean RIVERS
Coordination PORTUGAL

2. ORGANISATION AND COORDINATION: 2nd phase intercalibration
INAG Coordination and ECOSTAT/WFD liaison
Felisbina Quadrado
Andrea Franco
Med GIG Scientific Coordinator
M. Teresa Ferreira
Med GIG macrophyte leader F. Aguiar
Med GIG macroinvertebrate leader M. J. Feio
Med GIG periphyton leader S. Almeida
Med crossGIG fish liaison M.T.Ferreira
and P. Segurado
INAG Focal point and Technical Secretariat
João Ferreira

3. BRIEF SUMMARY 1st phase intercalibration – Mediterranean rivers
PHYTOBENTHOS
Intercalibration completed for 3 MS and 4 river types (but limited datasets)
MACROINVERTEBRATES
IC completed for 5 MS and 4 river types (but need to improve reference criteria and pressure types)
MACROPHYTES
Intercalibration was not done due to lack of official methods and data (need to discuss if this element can be used, namely if trophic-level oriented)
FISH
A preliminary comparison of national indices was made (need to improve reference criteria and pressure types)

4. GAPS identified/AIMS of the 2nd phase intercalibration Med rivers
(Lisbon meeting June 2008)
To increase the number of participating countries and improve the data set (phytobenthos)
Intercalibration of the element macrophytes
Improvement of criteria to set reference conditions (all elements)
To intercalibrate for single pressures and new indices (macroinvertebrates)
Combination of macrophytes and phytobenthos for a final value
Implications of temporal variability (macroinvertebrates)

5. MED COUNTRIES INVOLVED (INTENTION)
MACROPHYTES
PHYTOBENTHOS
MACROINVERTEBRATES
FISH
PORTUGAL
SPAIN
FRANCE
ITALY ?
SLOVENIA
CYPRUS
GREECE
MALTA

6. MEETINGS 2nd phase intercalibration 2008-9
Preparatory meeting Lisbon 7th May
General Kick-off MedRiver GIG meeting Lisbon 25-26th June
ECOSTAT meeting Brussels 1-2 October
National follow-up meeting Lisbon 15 October
General cross-GIG fish meeting Sharfling Austria November
Med macrophyte meeting Barcelona 8-9 January 2009
Med phytobenthos meeting Bordeaux 7-9 January 2009

7. 2nd phase intercalibration: WORK IN PROGRESS
General working program discussed for each element in the first general meeting - June 2008
Frame proposed for data filling and discussion of final form
Reference conditions criteria in discussion via
Biological, environmental and pressure data to be gathered (not all MS have methods) - end of 2008
To establish present data availability – end of 2008
Meeting for each element to analyze quantity and quality of available data; to plan data treatment; to set dates for the final reports - beginning of 2009