The work of Inter Ridge and its potential

“The work of Inter. Ridge and its potential relevance to the establishment of environmental baselines, including the voluntary code of conduct for scientific research at hydrothermal vents, and potential collaborations with the Authority” Prof. Colin Devey Inter. Ridge Chair, Leibniz-Institute of Marine Sciences, Kiel, Germany

§The work of Inter. Ridge §Relevance to the establishment of environmental baselines §The voluntary code of conduct for scientific research at hydrothermal vents §Collaborations with the Authority

The Spreading Axes From http: //geology. er. usgs. gov/eastern/plates. html

The Spreading Axes

The Spreading Axes An active and dynamic place

The Spreading Axes An active and dynamic place

The Spreading Axes A BIG place 1 km Sidescanbilder B. Appelgate unveröff.

The Spreading Axes A BIG place

Inter. Ridge www. interridge. org

The work of Inter. Ridge • Community-building o. Inter. Ridge Newsletter

The work of Inter. Ridge • Community-building o. Inter. Ridge Newsletter o. Email news alerts

The work of Inter. Ridge • Community-building o. Inter. Ridge Newsletter o. Email news alerts o. Ship berth exchange

The work of Inter. Ridge • Information dissemination o. Web site o. Databases o. Cruise lists o. Meetings list

The work of Inter. Ridge • Science foresight

The work of Inter. Ridge • Science coordination

Inter. Ridge Working Groups • Ultraslow Ridges • Deep Earth Sampling • Global Exploration • Ridge Ecosystems • Hotspot-Ridge Interactions • Monitoring and Observatories • Back-arc basins • Biogeochemical interactions at vents

The work of Inter. Ridge • Science policy/representation Code of Conduct for the Scientific Study of Marine Hydrothermal Vent Sites

The Code of Conduct

The Code of Conduct No effective conservation without research • Voluntary Code to minimize impact and maximize efficiency of necessary research • Clear positioning of scientific community in discussions with regulators & NGOs • Outreach for marine environmental protection

The Code of Conduct My personal view • Choice of sampling/measuring methods • Contamination minimization • Pre-cruise planning, post-cruise assessment • Personal responsibility • Maximal use from minimal sampling • Coordination of site visits/equipment left

Science as a Stakeholder Ocean Challenge Vol 12, 1

Environmental Baselines • No group in IR working explicitly on this presently • Mandate/Proposal for Ecology WG (Workshop? ) • Initiate new WG on hydrothermal precipitates?