# Main

Notes:
Some stations are investigated more than once

Address:
Akvaplan-niva, Polar Environmental Centre, 9296 Tromso, Norway


Parameters monitored:
diver photography: still and video, grab, sledge, dredge, trawls

Address:
Norwegian College of Fisheries Science, University of Tromso, 9037 Tromso, Norway


Parameters monitored:
benthic fauna, contaminants, sediment geochemistry


Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Akvaplan-niva, Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, Russia, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg.


Parameters monitored:
benthic fauna, contaminants, sedimentation rates where possible


Parameters monitored:
soft bottom benthic fauna, phyto and zooplankton, sedimentation, hydrology

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Institute of Oceanology PAS, Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Address:
Institute of Oceanology PAS, 81-712, Sopot, Powstancow Warszawy 55, Poland


Address:
PML, Prospect Place Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK


Name:
Biological and statistical data of the swordfish fishery

Parameters monitored:
Catch and effort statistics, morphometric (length, weight), and biological data.

Notes:
from 1980 to onwards (catch); from 1984 to 1994 (biological).

Address:
Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Universidade dos Azores. PT 9900-862 Horta, Portugal


Name:
Biological and statistical data of the tuna fishery

Notes:
From 1950 to onwards (catch); from 1979 to present (biological).


Name:
Biology of the most important fish species

Parameters monitored:
Biological statistics on size frequencies, and other biological parameters for the most commercially important fish species


Notes:
a single expedition was carried out in 1996, with approx. 150 stations.


Parameters monitored:
Coastal fish species composition and abundance

Notes:
Monthly surveys in Faial island, and 2 surveys a year in Corvo and Santa Maria Islands


Parameters monitored:
Demersal fish species composition and abundance

Notes:
Cruise surveys during Spring. In 2000, a seasonal monitoring program was established


Name:
Environmental survey in the Isfjorden complex

Parameters monitored:
benthic fauna, sediment geochemistry, contaminants, sedimentation rates


Parameters monitored:
intertidal Polychaeta, sediments and hard-bottom

Address:
Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Televeien 3, 4879 Grimstad, Norway


Notes:
Note that this is an invasive taxon that is both of huge commercial valye (meat price very high for export) but also is disrupting fisheries (the crab is huge, about 1.5 m leg span, and tears nets)


Parameters monitored:
Species composition and abundance of clams, fishes and macroinvertebrates. Temperature, salinity and other environmental factors were also measured


Parameters monitored:
Nominal landings (biomass) of the Azorean fisheries, by species, islands, harbour, boat, with fishing methods and effort


Parameters monitored:
Limpets species composition and abundance

Notes:
Two surveys from 1998 to 2000, before and after conditional exploration period. From 1985-1998 irregular data


Parameters monitored:
Coastal fish, marine algae, and macrobenthic invertebrates species inventory and estimates of abundance

Notes:
Summer surveys from 1998 to 2000. It is expected that monitoring programs will be re-established after the approval of management plans for the SCIs.


Name:
Mercury data in selected species from the


Name:
North Norway hard-bottom fauna succession


Notes:
about 50% of the stations are investigated only once


Number of stations:
Littoral coasts of the islands of the archipelago of the , mainly in Faial Island

Parameters monitored:
Morphometric (length and weight), reproductive (sex and maturity stages) and alimentary (diet items) data on monthly sampled octopus (Octopus vulgaris).


Parameters monitored:
Occurrence of tunnas, sea turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals

Notes:
Only during the tunna season, from April to September


Parameters monitored:
Species composition and relative abundance of rock pool fishes. Temperature were also measured


Parameters monitored:
Species composition and relative abundance of juvenile fishes. Temperature were also measured


Parameters monitored:
Tagging, morphometric  and physiological data of Caretta caretta


Parameters monitored:
Seabirds species composition and population estimates


Name:
Soft bottom fauna in Balsfjord, northern Norway

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
University of Tromso, Norwegian Institute for Water Research NIVA


Parameters monitored:
benthic fauna, sediment granulometry, organic content


Institute(s) holding data:
Institute of Oceanology PAS, Norsk Polarinstitutt


Notes:
Material collected by various sledges, dredge and grab. Not all stations visited annually. Qualitative data only up to 1970, thereafter both qualitative and quantitative

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Norwegian Technical and Natural Sciences University (NTNU), with various international cooperation partners

Address:
Dept. of Natural History, Norwegian Technical and Natural Sciences University (NTNU)  7491 Trondheim, Norway


Parameters monitored:
Temp, Secchi, phyto, zooplankton, Mnemiopsis

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
IMS, Iranian Fishery Research Oragnisation (IFRO)

Person:
Ahmet Kideys, Roohi AbolGhaseem, Siamak Bagheri

Address:
Institute of Marine Sciences, Erdemli, Turkey and IFRO, Sari, Iran


Address:
Institute of Marine Sciences, Erdemli, Turkey


Name:
A new method for the quantitative measurement of the effects of otter trawling on benthic nutrient fluxes and sediment biogeochemistry

Parameters monitored:
water: CTD profiles, nutrients (nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, silicates), sediment: temperature, salinity, sediment nutrient fluxes, granulometry, chl-a, phaeopigments, CPE, POC, PON, Redox, macrofauna, plankton, hyperbenthos, ROV video recording and ph

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC)

Address:
IMBC, PO Box 2241, 71003, Iraklion, Crete, Greece


Parameters monitored:
macrofaunal composition, abundance and biomass,  meiofaunal composition, abundance and biomass, foraminifera, benthic chlorophyll a and phaeopigments, bottom water nutrients, benthic organic carbon and nitrogen.

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC) Greece

Institute(s) holding data:
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC) Greece


Location:
Black Sea - Aegean - Ionian - Adriatic - Tyrrhenian - Ligurian - Lions G. - Alboran - Cape Verde - Canaries - Portugal Coast - Biscay

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
IMBC, University of Padova, University of Algarve


Name:
Bathing water quality monitoring in Crete

Period of monitoring:
Biweekly, from May to October, each year


Location:
Eastern Mediterranean area within: 34o10' N - 35o11' N to 19o36' E - 21o25' E

Parameters monitored:
macrofaunal composition, abundance and biomass,  meiofaunal composition, abundance and biomass, foraminifera, benthic chlorophyll a and phaeopigments, benthic organic carbon and nitrogen.


Notes:
Includes COMSBlack, HydroBlack and Tu-BlackSea Databases

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
IMS, IO-Bas, MHI, IBBS, RNMRI, SIO, Gelenjek, Georgia


Location:
Cretan Sea area within: 35o22' N - 35o45' N to 24o40' E - 25o20' E

Parameters monitored:
macrofaunal composition, abundance and biomass, meiofaunal composition, abundance and biomass, megafauna composition, abundance and biomass, chlorophyll a, phaeopigments, benthic microbial activity (ATP), primary production, phytoplankton community struct

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC) Greece, National Centre of Marine Research (NCMR) of Greece,  NCSR "Demokritos" of Greece, Fisheries Research Institute (NAGREF) of Greece, Microbiologie Marine CNRS of France, Laboratoire de Sedimentologie et G

Institute(s) holding data:
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC) Greece, National Centre of Marine Research (NCMR) of Greece,  NCSR "Demokritos" of Greece, Fisheries Research Institute (NAGREF) of Greece, Microbiologie Marine CNRS of France, Laboratoire de Sedimentologie et G


Location:
Eastern Mediterranean area within: 33o20' N - 33o06' to 32o04' E - 33o11' E

Parameters monitored:
chlorophyll a, phaeopigments,  primary production, phytoplankton community structure

Person:
Dr. A. Tselepides, Dr. P. Pitta, S. Psarra


Location:
Balearic and Ionian Sea East-West transect form 40o48'N  01o48'E to 36o25'N  22o15'E

Parameters monitored:
meiofaunal composition, abundance and biomass,  megafaunal invertebrate composition, abundance and biomass, benthic chlorophyll a and phaeopigments, benthic organic carbon and nitrogen.


Name:
EC Study Project 93/012. The environmental impact of demersal fishing gears on the marine environment.


Name:
EC Study Project 98/017. Comparison of rapid trawling methodologies for quantifying envronmental impacts of otter trawls


Name:
Ecology of macrobenthos of Agia Pelagia Gulf

Parameters monitored:
sediment: temperature, salinity, granulometry, chl-a, phaeopigments, CPE, POC, Redox, macrofauna.


Name:
Environmental impact assessment of oil pollution accident in Gialova lagoon and Navarino Bay

Location:
Navarino Bay, Gialova lagoon, Ionian Sea;

Parameters monitored:
atmosphere: climatology (Automatic Weather Station); water: currents, CTD profiles, nutrients (nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, silicates), sediment: temperature, salinity, granulometry, chl-a, phaeopigments, CPE, POC, Redox, ATP, HC, trace metals, macrofa


Name:
Establishment of a Marine Protected Zone with artificial reefs in Vistonikos Gulf, Thracean coasts

Parameters monitored:
atmosphere: climatology (Automatic Weather Station); water: currents, CTD profiles, nutrients (nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, silicates), sediment: macrofauna, ichthyofauna, ichthyoplankton.

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC); Fisheries Research Institute (FRI)

Person:
Dr. Costas Dounas; Dr. Argyris Kallianiotis

Address:
IMBC PO Box 2241, 71003 Iraklion, Crete, Greece; FRI, Nea Peramos, 64007, Kavala, Greece


Location:
Eastern Mediterranean, Aegean and Ionian

Parameters monitored:
Morphometrics - Genetics (allozymes - mtDNA - microsatellite DNA)

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Conisma (Italy), IMBC, IEO (Spain), University of Rome


Name:
Helgoland Roads Observation Series: Phytoplankton, nutrients, hydrography


Name:
Identification, description and mapping of Marine Natura (92/43) habitats in Greece

Parameters monitored:
habitats and species (marine vegatation)


Name:
Implementation of Management Plans for Pylos lagoon and Evrotas Delta


Name:
Interactions between Aquaculture and Marine Environment

Location:
Ionian Sea: Islands of Kefalonia and Ithaki; Aegean Sea: Sounion

Parameters monitored:
water: currents, CTD profiles, nutrients (nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, silicates), sediment: temperature, salinity, granulometry, chl-a, phaeopigments, CPE, LOI total P, Redox, ATP, HC, trace metals, macrofauna, plankton, sediment profiling (SPI), ROV


Address:
Ege University, Faculty of Aquatic Products, Izmir, Turkey

E-mail:
will be sent later by kideys@ims.metu.edu.tr


Name:
LARKO/Polychaeta, Mollusca, Crustacea, Echinodermata, Miscellanea

Period of monitoring:
2-3 seasons, yearly (excluding year 1998)

Parameters monitored:
benthos: regularly (every period); granulometry, CTD, CHN, geochemical data: sporadically; heavy metal bioaccumulation: regularly in the wider control and affected region

Notes:
Among the 5 stations mentioned only the 3 stations situated in the dumping site are standard throughout the whole project. The other 2 are control stations different for the two monitoring periods.

Address:
National Centre for Marine Reseacrh, Agios Kosmas, Hellinikon, 1664


Parameters monitored:
Meiofauna Macrofauna Megafauna sediment chemistry


Name:
Oceanographic and environmental study of the Gulf of Heraklion

Parameters monitored:
water: currents, CTD profiles, nutrients (nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, silicates), sediment: temperature, salinity, granulometry, chl-a, phaeopigments, CPE, Organic Carbon, Redox, ATP, HC, trace metals, macrofauna, microbial loadings.


Name:
PROBASS Improving production efficiency of seabass farming by developing methodologies to eliminate environmental androgenesis (EU 5th FP)

Parameters monitored:
Growth characteristics of fish populations manipulated to increase female or male % (Length, weigh, condition, FCR, VSI, GSI, sex ratio, precocious sexual maturation)


Name:
REPRO-DOTT  Reproduction of the bluefin tuna in Captivity -  a feasibility study for the domestication of the Thunnus thynnus (EU 5th FP)

Parameters monitored:
Development of polymer-based delivery systems for Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist for the induction of spawning of captured bluefin tuna from the Mediterranean


Location:
Aegean - Ionian - Iberian peninsula (Med - Atl) -

Parameters monitored:
Morphometrics - Genetics (mtDNA - microsatellite DNA)


Parameters monitored:
benthos, granulometry, Corg, Ctot, Ntot, pigments

Notes:
in Dec 2000 3 stations were added in the 21 stations set.


Parameters monitored:
Physical, chemical, pollutants, and benthos and fish


Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Sinop Fisheries Faculty and Institute of Marine Sciences


Name:
Sparidae (Sparus aurata, Pagrus pagrus, Diplodus sargus, Diplodus puntazzo, Spondyliosoma cantharus, Lithognathus mormyrus, Pagellus bogaraveo, Dentex dentex)

Location:
Aegean - Ionian - Adriatic - Alboran - Portugal coast - - Bay of Biscay

Parameters monitored:
Morphometrics - Genetics (mtDNA - allozymes- microsatellite DNA)

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
IMBC, University of Padova, University of Malaga, University of Algarve

Institute(s) holding data:
IMBC, University of Padova, University of Malaga, University of Algarve


Name:
Study of the Cretan areas with ecologically disturbed coasts

Parameters monitored:
sediment: temperature, salinity, granulometry, chl-a, phaeopigments, CPE, Organic Carbon, Redox, ATP, HC, macrofauna, macroflora.


Location:
East - west Med,North - tropical - south Atlantic,south-west Indian, Equador area

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
IMBC, Univeristy of Bologna, IEO (Spain)


Parameters monitored:
macrofaunal composition, abundance and biomass,  meiofaunal  composition, abundance and biomass,  benthic chlorophyll a and phaeopigments, benthic microbial enzymatic  activity,  bottom water nutrients, benthic organic carbon and nitrogen, lipids, protein

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC) Greece, Istituto Scienze Ambientali Marine (ISAM) Unversity of Genova

Institute(s) holding data:
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC) Greece, Istituto Scienze Ambientali Marine (ISAM) Unversity of Genova,


Address:
KTU, Surmene Deniz Bil. Enst., Trabzon, Turkey


Parameters monitored:
macrofaunal composition, abundance and biomass,  meiofaunal composition, abundance and biomass,  megafaunal composition, abundance and biomass, benthic microbial enzymatic  activity, benthic bacterial biomass, benthic oxygen consumption, benthic chlorophy


Parameters monitored:
macrofaunal composition, abundance and biomass, meiofaunal composition, abundance and biomass, megafauna composition, abundance and biomass, chlorophyll a, phaeopigments, benthic metabolism, benthic microbial enzymatic  activity, benthic bacterial biomass

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC) Greece, National Centre of Marine Research (NCMR) of Greece,  Microbiologie Marine CNRS of France, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Institute of Marine Sciences University of Ancona, Istituto Scienze Ambien

Institute(s) holding data:
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC) Greece, National Centre of Marine Research (NCMR) of Greece,  Microbiologie Marine CNRS of France, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Institute of Marine Sciences University of Ancona, Istituto Scienze Ambien


Parameters monitored:
phytoplankton, zooplankton, macro benthos, fish, physical parameters

Notes:
dispersed data among different institutions

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Institute of Oceanography University of Gdansk, Sea Fisheries Institute, Center for Marine Biology, number of small research groups from other institutes

Institute(s) holding data:
Sea Fisheries Institute, Inst.Oceanography University of Gdansk, Center for Marine Biology

Person:
Jan Warzocha, Lidia Kruk Dowgiallo, Maciej Wolowicz, Krzysztof Skora

Address:
Sea Fisheries Inst. 81-332 Gdynia, ul. Kollataja 1


Parameters monitored:
macrobenthos and environmental variables (e.g. sedimentology)

Notes:
compilation of data derived through several research project

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Marine Biology Section, Ghent University, B

Address:
K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium


Location:
Inner Oslofjord, Skagerrak. Two locations with 2 stations each: 59deg 40min N, 10deg 37min ’E and 59deg 29min N, 10deg 30min E

Notes:
Material collected by Agassiz trawl, Ockelmann sledge, beyer sledge and Day grab.

Institute(s) holding data:
Section of Marine Zoology and Marine Chemistry, Department of Biology

Address:
Section of Marine Zoology and Marine Chemistry, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, PO Box 1064 Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway.


Parameters monitored:
nurients, Hydrography, Chlorophyll, Zooplankton, Phytoplankton

Person:
Christian Buschbaum; Malte Elbrachter; Peter Martens


Name:
Biological oceanograhic series "Helgoland roads"

Parameters monitored:
nutrients, Hydrography, Chlorophyll, Microbial plankton, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton since 1974

Person:
Karen Wiltshire, Christian Schutt, Wulf Greve, Friedrich Buchholz


Institute(s) holding data:
Marine research Centre; CORPI Klaipeda University


Parameters monitored:
from phytoplankton to mammals, and abiotic factors


Parameters monitored:
species composition, abundance and biomass of nectobenthos


Parameters monitored:
species composition, abundance  and biomass of macrozoobenthos


Parameters monitored:
species composition, abundance and biomass of mesozooplankton


Parameters monitored:
species composition and abundance of fish


Parameters monitored:
species composition and abundance of ichthyoplankton


Person:
Dr. Rainer Knust, Dr. Hein von Westernhagen


Name:
Helgoland Roads Observation Series: Microbial-Plankton


Name:
Helgoland Roads Observation Series: Zooplankton

Person:
Dr. Wulf Greve, Prof. Dr. Friedrich Buchholz, Dr. Hans-Jurgen Hirche


Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Management Unit of the Mathematical Model of the North Sea, B

Institute(s) holding data:
Management Unit of the Mathematical Model of the North Sea, B


Name:
Long-term monitoring of environmental status along the coast of Norway

Location:
Norwegian Skagerrak coast and northern slope of the Trench

Address:
Norwegian Institute for Water Research, P.O.Box 173, Kjelsaas, N-0411 OSLO, Norway


Person:
Dr. Eike Rachor, Dr. Rainer Knust, Dr. Michael Schroder


Person:
Dr. Justus van Beusekom, Dr. Peter Martens


Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Sea Fisheries Institute, Institute of Oceanography University of Gdansk, number of small research groups from other institutes

Institute(s) holding data:
Sea Fisheries Institute, Inst.Oceanography University of Gdansk


Parameters monitored:
fish, birds, macrozoobenthos, zoo- and phytoplankton


Name:
Demersal species relative index of abundance Biomass and density

Parameters monitored:
Demersal species relative index of abundance Biomass and density

Address:
Muelle Pesquero s/n, 29640 Fuengirola, Spain


Name:
Ecological study of the coastal area of Rhodos island

Address:
NCMR, Ag.Kosmas, Helliniko, 16604 Athens


Name:
Effect of algal blooms on secondary production


Name:
Monitoring of biological parameters in the Saronikos Gulf


Name:
Monitoring of the Saronikos Gulf ecosystem


Name:
Pollution Monitoring in the Aegean and Ionian Seas


Name:
Pollution monitoring in the pagassitikos Gulf


Name:
Pollution monitoring in the Saronikos Gulf-Med-Pol


Name:
Pollution monitoring in the Thermaikos Gulf


Name:
Study of the S.Euboikos and SE Saronikos ecosystem


Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Environmental Sciences Unit, Trinity College, Dublin

Address:
Unit B19, KCR Industrial Estate, Kimmage, Dublin 12


Name:
Marine Nature Conservation Review Database


Name:
Species Directory of Britain and Ireland


Address:
Tjarno Marine Biological Laboratory
University of Gothenburg
Sweden


Name:
Atlas of the Marine Fauna of Southern Spitzbergen


Name:
NMMP - national marine monitoring programme


Parameters monitored:
littoral ichthyofauna, algae and vegetation

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Marine biology station (National Institute of biology)

Institute(s) holding data:
Marine biology station (National Institute of biology)

Address:
Marine Biology Station, Fornace 41, 6330 PIRAN, Slovenia


Number of stations:
1-6, sampling conducted at 3 depth profiles

Notes:
all biotic and abiotic parameters are measured at the same time


Parameters monitored:
alien species (Lessepsian migrants, other invaders), thermophilous species

Notes:
established close cooperation with the Piran Aquarium stuff

Person:
Dr. Lovrenc Lipej; Martina Orlando Bonaca


Name:
Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) monitoring programme

Parameters monitored:
Loggerhead turtle occurrence, biometry, feeding ecology, tagging, mortality

Notes:
established close cooperatrion with the Croatian Natural History Museum, Zagreb and Piran Aquarium stuff

Person:
Dr. Lovrenc Lipej; Valter Ziza (Piran Aquarium); Bojan Lazar (Croatian Natural History Museum)


Name:
Mapping and monitoring fauna, flora and HT


Name:
Inventarisation of the flora and fauna of the Northern Adriatic


Name:
Bulgarian-Swiss Biodiversity Conservation Programme, 1997 (BSBCP)

Location:
Cape Kaliakra Nature Reserve, ID 50, Black Sea
Black Sea

Notes:
Taxonomic list of species along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast is published in Black Sea Biological Diversity - Bulgaria”. Bulgarian National Report. United Nations Publ., New York, Black Sea Environmental Series, vol. 5, 131 pp

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Institute(s) holding data:
Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Person:
Dr. Tsonka Konsulova & Valentina Todorova

Address:
Institute of Oceanology, BAS, Varna, 9000, P.O. Box 151


Name:
Project CoMSBLack; NATO-TU Black Sea; Bulgarian-Swiss Biodiversity Conservation Programme, NATO-SfP Project,                                    NATO-TU Black Sea data-base; CESUM-BS-data base

Location:
Cape Kaliakra Nature Reserve, ID 50, Black Sea

Parameters monitored:
phytoplankton, zooplankton,  T, S, O2, pH, nutrients

Person:
Dr. Snejana Moncheva (phytoplankton)  Prof. Asen Konsulov-Lyudmila Kamburska (zooplankton)

Address:
Institute of Oceanology, BAS, Varna, 9000, P.O. Box 152


Name:
Monitoring programme of IO-BAS, Project CoMSBLack ; NATO-TU Black Sea ;NATO SfP Project NATO-TU Black Sea data-base; CESUM-BS-data base

Parameters monitored:
macrozoobenthos, phytoplankton, zooplankton,  T, S, O2, pH, nutrients, BOD5

Person:
Dr. Tsonka Konsulova & Valentina Todorova (zoobenthos), Dr. Snejana Moncheva (phytoplankton)  Prof. Asen Konsulov-Lyudmila Kamburska (zooplankton)

Address:
Institute of Oceanology, BAS, Varna, 9000, P.O. Box 153


Name:
Monitoring programme of IO-BAS, Project CoMSBLack ; NATO-TU Black Sea; NSF-Be-45 Project, NATO-SfP

Address:
Institute of Oceanology, BAS, Varna, 9000, P.O. Box 160


Name:
Project CoMSBLack ; NATO-TU Black Sea; NSF-Be-45 Project, NATO-SfP, CESUM-BS

Period of monitoring:
1983-1986 monthly; 1987-1992-monthly with interruptions; 1993-1995 (spring-summer), 1998-V, X ; 1997-2002 - monthly

Parameters monitored:
phytoplankton, zooplankton,  T, S, O2, pH, nutrients, BOD5

Notes:
Project CoMSBLack ; NATO-TU Black Sea; NSF-Be-45 Project, NATO-SfP, CESUM-BS,     Design of a Driving forces – Pressure - State –Impact – Response (DPSIR) model of indicators for Black Sea coastal environment quality assessment (Israel-Bulgaria
Inter-academic exchange); Oxidant/antioxidant properties of marine biota – implication for coastal marine environment and human health assessment BAS /Czech AS inter-academic exchange Project; Pelagic Indicators for Diagnostic, Categorisation and Prognostic of Coastal Environment (Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea)  -NSF Project ,NATO-TU Black Sea data base, CESUM-BS data-base

Address:
Institute of Oceanology, BAS, Varna, 9000, P.O. Box 161


Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Marine Biology Section, Dep. of Biology, Ghent University

Institute(s) holding data:
Marine Biology Section, Dep. of Biology, Ghent University

Address:
Krijgslaan 281 - S8, B-9000 Gent, Belgium


Parameters monitored:
benthic nematodes (taxonomy and morphology)


Parameters monitored:
number of birds washed ashore (N/km) and  proportion fouled with oil (%)


Parameters monitored:
total number of seaducks present at the Belgian Continental Shelf


Parameters monitored:
genotypes of Pomatoschistus gobies, European eel and Dover sole

Notes:
data compilation from several research projects; genotypes from allozyme, sequence and microsatellite markers

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Institute(s) holding data:
Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven


Parameters monitored:
Density of macrobenthos: number of individuals; ash-free dry weight


Name:
Taxonomic Information System for the Belgian Coastal area

Parameters monitored:
species records with detailed position information

Notes:
Based on published literature; in collaboration with the Marine Biology Section, Dep. of Biology, Ghent University


Parameters monitored:
detailed taxonomic information on species relevant to (not necessarily occurring in) the North Sea; vernacular names


Parameters monitored:
Database with information relevant to marine sciences: experts, institutions, datasets, publications, equipment

Notes:
Information is focused on, but not restricted to, Belgium. A substantial part of the database is relevant to marine biodiversity


Parameters monitored:
Database of expertise (scientists, institutions) relevant to biodiversity research in Belgium

Notes:
Database contents overlaps, but does not coincide, with Biomare objectives

Institute(s) carrying out programme:
National Botanic Garden of Belgium at Meise

Institute(s) holding data:
National Botanic Garden of Belgium at Meise

Person:
Kristien Busschots, Guido Rappé, Alain Vander Velde

Address:
National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Domein van Bouchout, B1860 Meise, Belgium


