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INCOFISH WP 2

“Shifting Baselines”. INCOFISH WP 2. David J. Starkey University of Hull, UK. Start-Up Workshop Kiel, 5 October 2005. David J. Starkey. Lecturer in Maritime History. Blaydes House 6, High Street Hull UK . The History of Marine Animal Populations. Big Fish Eat Little Fish

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INCOFISH WP 2

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  1. “Shifting Baselines” INCOFISH WP 2 David J. Starkey University of Hull, UK Start-Up Workshop Kiel, 5 October 2005

  2. David J. Starkey Lecturer in Maritime History Blaydes House 6, High Street Hull UK

  3. The History of Marine Animal Populations Big Fish Eat Little Fish Pieter Brueghel the Elder Aim: to enhance knowledge and understanding of how and why the diversity, distribution and abundance of marine life in the world’s oceans changes over the long term

  4. HMAP: Rationale Understanding the Past is Key to Ocean Management Today “Historical documentation of the long-term effects of fishing provides a heretofore-missing perspective for successful management and restoration of coastal marine ecosystems. Previous attempts have failed because they have focused only on the most recent symptoms of the problem rather than on their deep historical causes.” Jeremy Jackson, Science (2001)

  5. HMAP Gulf of Maine We estimate the abundance of cod on the eastern and western Scotian Shelf combined to be 1.26 million metric tons in 1852. Canada’s Department of Fisheries has estimated that the total biomass for cod in NAFO divisions 4X 4Vs 4W (a larger area than that fished in1852) is nowless than 50,000mt – about 4% of the adult biomass in 1852. Andrew Rosenberg et al, Frontiers in Ecology (2005)

  6. INCOFISH WP2 Goal: To examine the patterns of long-term change in selected coastal ecosystems and thereby establish targets for the restoration and sustainable use of living marine resources

  7. INCOFISH WP2 Objectives: 1. To identify, validate and assemble historical data relating to key aquatic resources in selected LMEs 2. To collate, analyse and disseminate historical data collected and processed in [1] 3. To establish baselines against which the current status of aquatic resources and LMEs can be evaluated

  8. INCOFISH WP2 Deliverables: D2.1: construct database of historical data (available throughWP1, month 19) D2.2: assemble baseline data from 2.1 in database (supply to other WPs; disseminate via WP1, month 25) D2.3: report on baseline data and analysis (month 34) D2.4: publish 5+ scientific papers (month 34)

  9. INCOFISH WP2 Milestones: Workshop 1 (month 4 … oh dear!!) Workshop 2 (month 27)

  10. INCOFISH WP2 Hull team assembled Progress so far … [1] Joanne Phillips BSc Marine Biology MSc Coastal Fisheries John Nicholls IT Advisor

  11. INCOFISH WP2 Progress so far … [2] 8 partners contracted Parameters of partners’ research project established (more or less … )

  12. INCOFISH WP2PARTNERS Denmark University of Southern Denmark (SDU) Estonia Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu • United Kingdom • The University of Aberdeen (UNIABDN) • The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (CEFAS) • Maritime Historical Studies Centre, Hull Colombia Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL) Galapagos Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) Peru Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE)

  13. INCOFISH WP2 PARTNERS Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE) LocationHumboldt Current LME Timeframe1950 - 2004 Species Hake (Merluccius gayi peruanus) Lumptail searobin (Prionotus stephanophrys) Peruvian rock seabass (Paralabrax humeralis) Peruvian banded croaker (Paralonchurus peruanus)

  14. INCOFISH WP2 PARTNERS Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (CDF) Location Galapagos Marine Reserve Timeframe 1950 - 2004 Species Sea cucumber Spiny lobster, Slipper lobster Some bony fish

  15. INCOFISH WP2 PARTNERS Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL) Location Columbian Caribbean Sea (13oN – 8oN; 71oW – 77oW) Timeframe 1970 - present Species Snappers (Lutjanidae) Sharks & Rays Invertebrates

  16. INCOFISH WP2 PARTNERS Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu Location East Baltic Sea – Estonian and Russian coasts Baltic coasts of Denmark and Sweden Timeframe 1600 - present Species Coastal - perch, pike, roach Open water - cod, herring, sprat, flatfish

  17. Salinity Temperature Salinity Baltic Sea – hydrographic gradients affect species distribution Relatively few species due to Physiological stress -relatively few species due to physiological stress

  18. INCOFISH WP2 PARTNERS University of Southern Denmark (SDU) Location Wadden Sea - SW coastal part of Denmark NW coast of Germany and N coast of The Netherlands Timeframe Last 1000 years of exploitation concentrating on the period from 1600 up to the present Species All species, especially indicator species and key commercial species

  19. INCOFISH WP2 PARTNERS University of Aberdeen (UNIABDN) Location North Sea … off the Scottish coast Timeframe to be announced Species to be announced

  20. INCOFISH WP2 PARTNERS The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (CEFAS) Location North Sea Timeframe 1880 – present (especially 1991+) Species 65 functional groups (including 36 fishes,seabirds, 8 groups of sharks & rays, 3 groups of marine mammals, discards/offal)

  21. The North Sea (ICES area IV; LME 22) Spawning Stock Biomass, 1960-2005

  22. INCOFISH WP2 PARTNERS University of Hull (UHULL) Location to be decided Timeframe to be decided Species to be decided

  23. INCOFISH WP2: Next Steps Establish roles & responsibilities within WP2 Consider WP2 objectives Confirm parameters of research projects Revise milestones Assign deliverables: publication strategy Consider database design Devise collaboration strategy re: other WPs other projects

  24. INCOFISH WP 2 Maritime Historical Studies Centre (MHSC) Blaydes House 6 High Street Hull HU1 1HA United Kingdom David J. Starkey (d.j.starkey@hull.ac.uk) Joanne Phillips (j.phillips@hull.ac.uk) John Nicholls (j.nicholls@hull.ac.uk) Tel. +44 (0)1482 305119 Fax.+44 (0)1482 305116

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