Facilitating GOOS alignment and integration across biological and
Facilitating GOOS alignment and integration across biological and ecological ocean observing networks Key contributions from Atlant. OS Pier Luigi Buttigieg Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
SOCIETAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OCEAN OBSERVATION Societal Requirements for Biological and Ecological Observations Ocean ecosystem services and the biodiversity they depend on are integral to each societal requirement identified by both Atlant. OS and GOOS Climate Ocean Health Hazards Blue/Green Economy Navigation Fish stocks Marine industry Plastic waste
SOCIETAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OCEAN OBSERVATION Societal Requirements for Biological and ecological observations “ Strengthening Europe's Capability in Biological Ocean Observations Europe needs a strategic vision on biological ocean observations to increase the relevant biological ocean observation capacity, and bring together key stakeholders, to provide the long-term support for an integrated ocean observing system that contributes to the European Ocean Observing System (EOOS) and harmonized with the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). ”
Most still in concept phase! • • • High variability in phenomena Complex systems behind each variable Lack of global networks
Leadership by Atlant. OS partners Was only emerging before Atlant. OS
Task 2. 3 Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Task 2. 4 Fisheries and zooplankton observations Task 3. 2 Ocean. SITES biogeochemistry (incl. omics) Task 3. 7 European Animal Telemetry Network (ETN)
Enhanced networks
Enhanced CPR and EOV alignment • • Enhancing CPR operations as a model for surface biological oceanography (D 2. 1) • Development of Water and Microplankton Sampler (Wa. MS) technology • New automated cell visual/optical identification systems • • New biogeochemical sensors Use of molecular techniques and links to emerging omics networks New North Atlantic, pelagic habitat delineations have been produced, based on biological community fingerprints: a basis for biogeography along 16 new ecoregions. (D 7. 13)
ICES Acoustic & Pelagic Trawl Data Creation of web interfaces and databases to serve pelagic fish survey data (D 2. 2) • New data portal operational and tested by multiple submitters • Data validation routines based on controlled ICES vocabularies • Supporting data and metadata standards and formats developed to accommodate both acoustic and biotic data Provides key biological data on fish stocks such as herring, mackerel and blue whiting as well as krill and other prey species.
Emerging networks
Documenting the movements and survival of highly valued aquatic species Number of published acoustic telemetry studies carried out in Europe with marine or diadromous species, per year and taxa Atlant. OS fostered the creation of a European animal tracking network ETN • 15 European countries networked • Newly networked aquatic biotelemetrists are now working towards long term interoperation • Database as a hub of coordination • Rivers, estuaries, and coasts also covered Abecasis et al. 2018
Breaking new ground: mainstreaming microbial observation Scoping Marine microbes in 4 D — using time series observation to assess the dynamics of the ocean microbiome and its links to ocean health (Buttigieg et al. , 2018) End 2017 Founding a Global Omic Observatory Network (GLOMICON) to better coordinate longterm omics observation: From sampling design, to sensor technology and data Feb 2018 interoperability Futurising with project PEGASu. S Feb 2019 Aligning with GOOS Bio/Eco to elevate and lead the Microbial EOV Microbes Aug 2018 www. glomicon. org
Curation/annotation vision using community-governed and aligned standards Omic/Microbial observatories with coordinated best practices Archived data Distributed but FAIR brokerage services between coordinated data holdings Global aggregators & reporting frameworks Meta-analysis and data filtration Virtual e-Observatory Synthetic datasets
Consolidating emergence ETN • Successful COST Action: secured funding for the next 4 years: expand network from 15 to 30 countries (+4 contributing countries: US, Can, Aus, S Africa) • • Closer ties to the US Ocean Tracking Network for trans-Atlantic coverage Updating governance approaches in preparation for expansion GLOMICON • Merger talks with the Genomic Observatories Network, elements of Wa. MS and MARS, will take place in May • Integration with Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and core sequence infrastructures (ENA) planned over 3 meetings in 2019 • New Genomic Standards Consortium products to help stabilise data streams are in development with international partners • Features in several recent grants, including global network-of-network efforts
Cross-network achievements
Concretising data flows: a digital foundation for the next frontier • Contributions to the linkage between GBIF and the European Nucleotide Archive • New acoustic and omic data standards via ICES and the Genomic Standards Consortium • Creation of a pan-European data system for aquatic biotelemetry (meta)data • ICES Acoustic Trawl Databases and web interfaces 611 active deployments 3106 tagged animals 41 species 122 users 35 institutes 148 projects
Developing and sharing best practices • Community exchange of protocols via systems such as protocols. io • Community spaces for developing best practices via the UNESCO/IOC-IODE Ocean Best Practices System (www. oceanbestpractices. org; WP 6) • Work underway to develop a review and endorsement process by the GOOS Bio/Eco Panel to link methods in the OBPS to the EOV specification sheets
Atlant. OS has helped build a foundation for biological and ecological ocean observing • Networks and communities are increasingly rallying around GOOS • Scientific, technical, and collaborative behaviours are changing towards a culture centred on a more global mission • Strong momentum to mainstream Bio/Eco in assessing ocean health during the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Looking ahead…
Strong need to coherently increase spatio-temporal resolution around a core mission Marine Microbial Observatories Buttigieg et al. (2018) Curr Opin Microbiol www. lifewatch. be/etn/ Core CPR sampling effort https: //www. cprsurvey. org/data/map-data/
Key activities to sustain • Co-leadership and synchrony with GOOS Bio/Eco Panel: address all Bio/Eco EOVs in the Atlant. OS programme • Increasing network coverage according to a globally coordinated strategy • Deeper integration with existing ocean observatories • Consolidation of networks and generation of physical and data standards, SOPs, and baseline data series • Deepening coordination with existing initiatives such as MBON, GBIF, and OBIS • Formulation and testing of Bio/Eco EOV best practices for the Atlantic basin • Engagement with manufacturers to improve interoperability between systems
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 633211. #Atlant. OS
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