OBIS, a global biodiversity data-sharing platform for ABNJwardappeltans
OBIS as a potential contribution to a new implementing agreement to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Presentation from the BBNJ side event at the IOC Assembly XXVIII, June 2015
OBIS, a global biodiversity data-sharing platform for ABNJwardappeltans
OBIS as a potential contribution to a new implementing agreement to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Presentation from the BBNJ side event at the IOC Assembly XXVIII, June 2015
Biodiversity of fresh and brackish waters fish species in Africa is both highly diverse and of great regional importance to livelihoods and economies. Many areas in Africa are still not well surveyed such that available information on fish species is insufficient for environmental and development planning. Lack of basic information on species distribution and threatened status has long been a key obstacle facing freshwater ecosystem managers in Africa. Therefore, IRD has put in place FAUNAFRI an online GIS to collate, store, manage, and make widely available information about the distributions of fresh and brackish waters fish species in Africa. The application is accessible at the address http://www.ird.fr/poissons-afrique/faunafri/
A general presentation about the new vERSO (Ecosystem Responses to global change: a multiscale approach in the Southern Ocean) project, funded under the BELSPO BRAIN-BE call.
Presentation provided at the SIDS BBNJ workshop 7-9 March 2017, Oostende, Belgium. Note there are 2 movies in this presentation which are not visible here.
One movie is posted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjspMw8sVMw
Population structure, fecundity and morphological characteristics of M. vollenhovenii were studied around Lower Volta River, Ghana subject to dirt of information on this prawn species around the study location. The most prominent morphological characteristics already documented for identification of this species was rostrum bearing 13-15 continuous teeth dorsally and 4-5 teeth on its ventral part. These morphological traits formed the principal components for identification in this study. Results showed that morphological traits on second pereiopods such as presence of spines, spinules, teeth borne within the fingers, and dense projections of setae-like features on telson and uropod were observed relevant for identification purposes. Other results revealed that maximum total length recorded in this study (150-155mm) was higher than total length ranges (≤125mm) documented for this species in earlier studies. Consequently, two adult’s classes of prawns were identified (old adult class 81-120mm; and young adults 31-80mm) and older class was observed to be more in catches than the younger prawns. Absolute fecundity revealed that oocytes estimation varied with respect to seasons, ages of prawns and body sizes of specimens examined. In conclusion, this study observed that M. vollenhovenii fishery is operating in a sustainable manner at the time of this study around the study location.
Biodiversity of fresh and brackish waters fish species in Africa is both highly diverse and of great regional importance to livelihoods and economies. Many areas in Africa are still not well surveyed such that available information on fish species is insufficient for environmental and development planning. Lack of basic information on species distribution and threatened status has long been a key obstacle facing freshwater ecosystem managers in Africa. Therefore, IRD has put in place FAUNAFRI an online GIS to collate, store, manage, and make widely available information about the distributions of fresh and brackish waters fish species in Africa. The application is accessible at the address http://www.ird.fr/poissons-afrique/faunafri/
A general presentation about the new vERSO (Ecosystem Responses to global change: a multiscale approach in the Southern Ocean) project, funded under the BELSPO BRAIN-BE call.
Presentation provided at the SIDS BBNJ workshop 7-9 March 2017, Oostende, Belgium. Note there are 2 movies in this presentation which are not visible here.
One movie is posted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjspMw8sVMw
Population structure, fecundity and morphological characteristics of M. vollenhovenii were studied around Lower Volta River, Ghana subject to dirt of information on this prawn species around the study location. The most prominent morphological characteristics already documented for identification of this species was rostrum bearing 13-15 continuous teeth dorsally and 4-5 teeth on its ventral part. These morphological traits formed the principal components for identification in this study. Results showed that morphological traits on second pereiopods such as presence of spines, spinules, teeth borne within the fingers, and dense projections of setae-like features on telson and uropod were observed relevant for identification purposes. Other results revealed that maximum total length recorded in this study (150-155mm) was higher than total length ranges (≤125mm) documented for this species in earlier studies. Consequently, two adult’s classes of prawns were identified (old adult class 81-120mm; and young adults 31-80mm) and older class was observed to be more in catches than the younger prawns. Absolute fecundity revealed that oocytes estimation varied with respect to seasons, ages of prawns and body sizes of specimens examined. In conclusion, this study observed that M. vollenhovenii fishery is operating in a sustainable manner at the time of this study around the study location.
OBIS as a potential contribution to a new implementing agreement to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Presentation from the BBNJ side event at the IOC Assembly XXVIII, June 2015
Ocean Biogeographic Information System - for NOPP Biodiversity Ad Hoc Working...Sky Bristol
A global data sharing and clearinghouse for marine biodiversity data through the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Sky Bristol & Abby Benson – USGS/OBIS-USA
Ward Appeltans & Pieter Provoost – IODE-OBIS
Eduardo Klein – Universidad Simón Bolívar
Estuaries, long recognized for their local importance, form collectively an important global ecosystem, sensitive to both climate change and local pressures. This has been recognized by a 2013 U.S. workshop, which issued a set of recommendations directed at building worldwide capacity and collaborations to address estuaries as a global ecosystem. The workshop recognized that modern observation and modeling technology is poised to play a key role in advancing the scientific understanding of estuaries, and identified the need to map the resulting understanding of individual estuaries into a common global framework. An international partnership has since emerged, driven by the increasingly recognized need to advance estuarine observation, modeling, science and science translation worldwide. Anchoring the partnership is a belief that there are important commonalities across estuaries that, if explored, will prove synergistic and transformation towards understanding and sustainable management of all estuaries. On behalf of this emerging international partnership, we describe here steps that are being taken to develop Our Global Estuary. Integral to these efforts are: (a) the organization of regular international workshops, to build a common vision and global capacity and collaborative networks—the first of these workshops planned for Chennai, India; (b) the creation of a pilot project, Our Virtual Global Estuary, where a common modeling and analysis framework, supported by and supporting local observations, will be progressively put in place for estuaries across the world—with an initial set identified in Brazil, China, Portugal, Spain, and United States, and additional estuaries under consideration; and (b) exploration of synergies with global organizations (such as the Partnership for Ocean Global Observations) and global-scale programs and initiatives (such as Blue Planet), to further contextualize the role of estuaries in the earth’s sustainability.
Applying an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management: focus on seamou...Iwl Pcu
Carl Gustaf Lundin
IUCN (Indian Ocean Seamounts)
Presentation given during the 5th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference in Cairns, Australia (during the pre-conference workshop marine ecosystems, Global Change and Marine Resources).
Application of Sensors in Precision Aquaculture - quality assessment reportSara Barrento
A total of 157 participants from 33 countries attended the webinar on the Application of Sensors in Precision Aquaculture (#aquasensors) on the 25th of May, 2021.
Science for Management and Development of Joint Statement (IWC5 Presentation)Iwl Pcu
Richard Kenchington
University of Wollongong - Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS)
Presentation given during the 5th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference in Cairns, Australia (during the pre-conference workshop marine ecosystems, Global Change and Marine Resources).
Cap.10 - Governance and Water Security: Analysis of the profile of representa...fcmatosbh
Nosso estudo foi selecionado e publicado no capítulo 10 do Global Water Security Issues (GWSI) series: ‘Water Security and the Sustainable Development Goals'. Produzido pela UNESCO
Unos 323 millones de personas están en riesgo de contraer enfermedades potencialmente letales como el cólera y la fiebre tifoidea debido al aumento de la contaminación del agua en tres continentes, advirtió el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA).
At the national levels, seaweedaquaculture licensing procedures
need to be simplified for greater cy and efficiency while the social acceptability of seaweed concessions should be promoted. Moreover, it is important for all stakeholders and the whole industry (from policy makers, local authorities, researchers to the production sectors) to have trained
personnel, thus requiring the development of training programmes in regional and/or national centres.
Fish biodiversity and food supply: Species numbers in the wild and exploited;...WorldFish
This presentation by Nicolas Bailly, Douglas Beare and John A.H Benzie was delivered as part of a workshop for the "Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Network".
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
Spectroscopy is a branch of science dealing the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
Slide 1: Title Slide
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Slide 2: Introduction to Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Definition: Extrachromosomal inheritance refers to the transmission of genetic material that is not found within the nucleus.
Key Components: Involves genes located in mitochondria, chloroplasts, and plasmids.
Slide 3: Mitochondrial Inheritance
Mitochondria: Organelles responsible for energy production.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in mitochondria.
Inheritance Pattern: Maternally inherited, meaning it is passed from mothers to all their offspring.
Diseases: Examples include Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and mitochondrial myopathy.
Slide 4: Chloroplast Inheritance
Chloroplasts: Organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants.
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in chloroplasts.
Inheritance Pattern: Often maternally inherited in most plants, but can vary in some species.
Examples: Variegation in plants, where leaf color patterns are determined by chloroplast DNA.
Slide 5: Plasmid Inheritance
Plasmids: Small, circular DNA molecules found in bacteria and some eukaryotes.
Features: Can carry antibiotic resistance genes and can be transferred between cells through processes like conjugation.
Significance: Important in biotechnology for gene cloning and genetic engineering.
Slide 6: Mechanisms of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Non-Mendelian Patterns: Do not follow Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Cytoplasmic Segregation: During cell division, organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts are randomly distributed to daughter cells.
Heteroplasmy: Presence of more than one type of organellar genome within a cell, leading to variation in expression.
Slide 7: Examples of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Four O’clock Plant (Mirabilis jalapa): Shows variegated leaves due to different cpDNA in leaf cells.
Petite Mutants in Yeast: Result from mutations in mitochondrial DNA affecting respiration.
Slide 8: Importance of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Evolution: Provides insight into the evolution of eukaryotic cells.
Medicine: Understanding mitochondrial inheritance helps in diagnosing and treating mitochondrial diseases.
Agriculture: Chloroplast inheritance can be used in plant breeding and genetic modification.
Slide 9: Recent Research and Advances
Gene Editing: Techniques like CRISPR-Cas9 are being used to edit mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA.
Therapies: Development of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) for preventing mitochondrial diseases.
Slide 10: Conclusion
Summary: Extrachromosomal inheritance involves the transmission of genetic material outside the nucleus and plays a crucial role in genetics, medicine, and biotechnology.
Future Directions: Continued research and technological advancements hold promise for new treatments and applications.
Slide 11: Questions and Discussion
Invite Audience: Open the floor for any questions or further discussion on the topic.
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heli...Sérgio Sacani
The ambient solar wind that flls the heliosphere originates from multiple
sources in the solar corona and is highly structured. It is often described
as high-speed, relatively homogeneous, plasma streams from coronal
holes and slow-speed, highly variable, streams whose source regions are
under debate. A key goal of ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter mission is to identify
solar wind sources and understand what drives the complexity seen in the
heliosphere. By combining magnetic feld modelling and spectroscopic
techniques with high-resolution observations and measurements, we show
that the solar wind variability detected in situ by Solar Orbiter in March
2022 is driven by spatio-temporal changes in the magnetic connectivity to
multiple sources in the solar atmosphere. The magnetic feld footpoints
connected to the spacecraft moved from the boundaries of a coronal hole
to one active region (12961) and then across to another region (12957). This
is refected in the in situ measurements, which show the transition from fast
to highly Alfvénic then to slow solar wind that is disrupted by the arrival of
a coronal mass ejection. Our results describe solar wind variability at 0.5 au
but are applicable to near-Earth observatories.
2. 46,000,000species observations
4,600,000 sampling events
3,200,000 sampling stations
117,000marine species
1,900databases in 1central global database
500data providers, 56countries
1,000papers have cited OBIS
(9)
(4)
Some Statistics
3. Census of Marine Life
2000 - 2010
OBIS was established as the data repository
and information dissemination system for
CoML
4. OBIS @ UNESCO-IOC
In June 2009, the 25th Session of the IOC Assembly decided through Resolution XXV-4
to adopt OBIS as part of IODE, because:
Knowledge of the ocean's biodiversity is of such importance to national and global environmental issues
that the responsibility for its continuing success should be assumed by governments.
Intergovernmental
Oceanographic
Commission
Established in 1960
148 Member States
UN focal point for ocean science, ocean
observations and services, data and information
exchange and capacity building
Strong scientific understanding and systematic observations of the changing world ocean
climate and ecosystems shall underpin sustainable development and global governance for
a healthy ocean, and global, regional and national management of risks and opportunities
from the ocean.
5. IODE since 1961
IODE VISION
a comprehensive and integrated ocean data and information system, serving the broad
and diverse needs of IOC Member States, for both routine and scientific use
Office in Flanders (Belgium) since 2005
OceanTeacher
OceanDataPortal
OceanDataPractices
OceanExpert
OceanDocs
OBIS
HAEDAT
ICAN
GOSUD
GTSPP
GODAR
QMF
WOD
…
IODE DATA CENTERS
IODE-Projects
IODE OBJECTIVES
promotion of discovery and exchange of marine data; long term archiving, best practices, international
standards, capacity building, and supporting international marine scientific research programs
6. Overall goals
OBIS has a mandate under the United Nations
(UNESCO-IOC), to contribute to the protection of
marine ecosystems by assisting in identifying
marine biodiversity hotspots and large-scale
ecological patterns, in all ocean basins.
Setting a baseline for marine biodiversity
assessment and monitoring
Build and maintain a global alliance that
collaborates with scientific communities to facilitate
free and open access to, and application of,
biodiversity and biogeographic data and
information on marine life.
8. IOC Committee for IODE
IOC Assembly
UNESCO General Conference
IODE Steering Group for OBIS
OBIS node managers
OBIS task teams
OBIS Governance Structure
workplan
10. System
Architecture
DP DP DPDP DP DP
EurOBIS
ThematicMED
OBIS
SEAMAP
iOBIS
USA
SEAOBISNational/
regional
DP
WEB PORTAL
Mapper
Data
download
OGC WMS
WFS webservice
REST API
harvesting
integr
ation
& QC
indexin
g
PRODUCTS/
STATISTICS
QA/QC
SQL data
access
The international
OBIS secretariat
provides training
and technical
assistance, guides
new standards and
technical
developments, and
encourages
international
cooperation
12. Within EEZ
Within ABNJ
7.5M records
78K species, 14.5K exclusively
Major taxonomic groups
Around 1.2 million records annually since 1990s, 1 million within EEZ and 200K in ABNJ
13. Sampling effort per depth volume
Appeltans W., Dujardin F., Flavell M., Miloslavich P., Webb T. (2015). Biodiversity Baselines in the Global Ocean. In: Fischer A. et al (Eds). Open
Ocean Technical Assessment Report for the GEF Transboundary Water Assessment Programme (TWAP). UNEP, IOC-UNESCO. In press.
±99% of ocean volume is
still undersampled
(<100 sampling days, <713
records, <13 species per
10,000 km3)
14. Nr of records through time (latitude)
Global monitoring
since 1950
Progressively
increased in the
Southern
Hemisphere
Appeltans W., Dujardin F., Flavell M., Miloslavich P., Webb T. (2015). Biodiversity Baselines in the Global Ocean. In: Fischer A. et al (Eds). Open
Ocean Technical Assessment Report for the GEF Transboundary Water Assessment Programme (TWAP). UNEP, IOC-UNESCO. In press.
15. Nr of records through time (distance from
nearest land)
Appeltans W., Dujardin F., Flavell M., Miloslavich P., Webb T. (2015). Biodiversity Baselines in the Global Ocean. In: Fischer A. et al (Eds). Open
Ocean Technical Assessment Report for the GEF Transboundary Water Assessment Programme (TWAP). UNEP, IOC-UNESCO. In press.
16. Nr of records
through time
(sampling depth)
Appeltans W., Dujardin F., Flavell M., Miloslavich P., Webb T.
(2015). Biodiversity Baselines in the Global Ocean. In: Fischer A.
et al (Eds). Open Ocean Technical Assessment Report for the
GEF Transboundary Water Assessment Programme (TWAP).
UNEP, IOC-UNESCO. In press.
17. OPPORTUNITIES
• Growing demand for data/information products
robust for ocean health and risk assessments
• WoA/IPCC/CBD all recognize critical requirement
for enhanced and sustained observation of the
global ocean
• Critical that we improve the way in which
observation data is managed and made available
18. A data clearing-house and sharing facility
Data curation services
harvesting
integr
ation
& QC
indexin
g
API
DB
server
19. A data clearing-house and sharing facility
www.iobis.org
Within EEZ
Within ABNJ
7.5M records
78K species, 14.5K exclusively
20. A data clearing-house and sharing facility
robis spenv
Open-source data
analysis pipelines
Sea-Surface Temperature
400,000 hexacoral records
Species temperature envelope
IPCC scenario r8.5
21. Predicted loss of hexacoral species by 2059
UNPUBLISHED MAP DO NOT QUOTE
22. Sampling more data than
just species occurrence
Core sample from a Van
Veen grab
Water sample from
a Niskin bottle plankton net with CTD
Video plankton
recorder
OTN tags
23. Hussey et al. (2015) Aquatic animal telemetry: a panoramic window into the underwater world. Science
Integrating telemetry with other biological measures
24. Hussey et al. (2015) Aquatic animal telemetry: a panoramic window into the underwater world. Science
Animal Telemetry Network
25. XXIII session of the IOC Committee for
IODE, March 2015
Recommendation IODE-XXIII.4
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IODE PILOT PROJECT EXPANDING
OBIS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DATA (OBIS-ENV-DATA)
26. OBIS-ENV-DATA
1st workshop October 2015
OBIS-ENV-DATA involves 11 institutions from
10 countries in North-America, South-America,
Europe, Africa and Oceania.
In collaboration with
14 pilot datasets
31. OBIS contributions to the CBD EBSA process
Biological Diversity all taxa
Wider Caribbean and Western
Mid-Atlantic workshop, Recife,
Brazil, February 2012
Proposed site meeting EBSA criteria:
Abrolhos Bank & Vitoria-Trindade Chain
Described in-part due to high regional biodiversity
as depicted using OBIS data.
32. Disclaimer: This is an information ONLY for the presentation. Some information on the map is yet to be finalized.
This is NOT for QUOTATION or Distribution.
Areas meeting CBD Scientific Criteria for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs,
annex 1 to decision IX/20) : areas in ABNJ
35. OBIS Deep Sea Node
• In collaboration with INDEEP, the international network for the
scientific investigation of deep-sea ecosystems: www.indeep-
project.org, and the World Register of Deep-Sea Species
• International OBIS-INDEEP Workshop/Training, October, Belgium
40. Proposed Biological EOVs: functional groups
Phenomenon of interest EOV Subvariables /Supporting/
Status of phytoplankton Phytoplankton biomass and
productivity
Biomass/abundance (chlorophyll-
a, HPLC pigments, cell count);
primary productivity;
carbon/chlorophyll, succession
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) HAB incidence Toxicity
Status of zooplankton Zooplankton diversity Diversity
Biomass, Abundance, grazing,
phenology
Fish status Fish abundance and distribution Diversity
Abundance, biomass, catch,
functional traits
Status of apex predators AP abundance and distribution Diversity
Vital rates, diet, behaviour
(*) Microbes recognized: biodiversity, pathogens
…
41. Proposed Biological EOVs: ecosystems
Phenomenon of interest EOV Subvariables /
Supporting variables
Coral reef health Live coral cover Herbivorous fish abundance,
coral disease, % bleached, coral
form abundance (massives,
plate, branching etc), light
penetration
Seagrass health Seagrass cover Seagrass shoot density, seagrass
shoot length, algal abundance,
seagrass disease, grazer
abundance
Mangrove health Mangrove cover Species, stem density, DBH,
canopy height, leaf production
rate
Macroalgal forest health Canopy cover Productivity, recruitment and
mortality, cover of turf-forming
and encrusting coralline algae,
grazer abundance
56. TAKE HOME MESSAGES
• OBIS provides a global data sharing platform and data/information clearing house mechanism for
marine biodiversity in all ocean basins, including ABNJ
• OBIS promotes international cooperation, provides equitable access to data and benefits globally,
enhances scientific understanding and knowledge generation and provides important baselines for
marine biodiversity monitoring and assessment
• OBIS holds data from non commercial, non-target fishing species, which allows an holistic
(ecosystem) approach to measure impacts of activities in ABNJ.
• OBIS provides training in best practice methods for data collection, management, analysis and
reporting.
• OBIS is linked to several international processes, such as CBD‘s Ecologically or Biologically Significant
Areas (EBSA), CBD’s Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI), FAO’s Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems, the
Biodiversity Observation Network of GEO, is a core component of GEOSS, is an affiliate of GBIF, and
provided baseline data for ocean assessments, such as the UN World Ocean Assessment, GEF’s
transboundary water assessment, and is listed as a key data source by IPBES
• OBIS is appreciated for its contribution to MSR by the UNGA (A/RES/70
• OBIS supports the access and benefit sharing regime in BBNJ (data repatriation, non-monetary value
and indirect monetary value (economic growth, scientific reputation, costs of not sharing data and
knowledge?)
57. TAKE HOME MESSAGES IOC Statutes,
Art 3c: Functions of IOC-UNESCO:
- respond, as a competent international organization, to the
requirements deriving from the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the United Nations Conference
on Environment and Development (UNCED), and other
international instruments relevant to marine scientific
research, related services and capacity-building
Published by UNESCO in 2005
IOC Advisory Body of Experts of the Law
of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS), endorsed by
IOC Resolution XXII-12 (2003)
Criteria: Transfer of marine technology should enable all
parties concerned to benefit on an equitable basis from
developments in marine science related activities — in
particular, those aiming at stimulating the social and economic
contexts in developing States.
Guidelines for implementation: As a competent international
organization for promoting and facilitating transfer of marine
technology, IOC, in consultation with relevant international,
governmental and non-governmental organizations, and other
partners should establish and co-ordinate a clearinghouse
mechanism for the transfer of marine technology.
