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Dune Management 2008 / Blue Mussel Fishery Management 2008 / Climate Change 2007 / Invasion of the Pacific Oyster 2007 / Trends in Migratory Waterbirds 2006 / Monitoring - Foundations and Perspectives 2005 / Challenges to the Wadden Sea Area, 2000 / Caring for the Wadden Sea,1999 / Data Management 1998 / Ecosystem Research, 1996

 

NEW: The Proceedings are published as Technical Report No. 573 by the Danish National Environmental Research Institute (NERI) Symposium Recommendations (version 1 May 2005) (download) Program (23 March 2005)  [download] Abstract Catalogue (27 March 2005) (download)

Convened by: National Environmental Research Institute (NERI)

The International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposia have represented important opportunities for scientists, NGOs and policy makers to gather and discuss Wadden Sea matters. This forum has been the impetus for developing Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation between The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark to jointly protect the Wadden Sea since 1978.

An important element of the Trilateral Cooperation is the Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Program (TMAP) which aims to provide a scientific assessment of the status and change in the ecosystem and to assess the effectiveness of implementing the Targets set by the conditions of the Trilateral Wadden Sea Plan.

Objective of the Symposia

Evaluation and revision of the current Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Programme is one of the main tasks for the Wadden Sea Cooperation. Therefore the focus of the conference will be upon "monitoring, foundations and perspectives". Proposals to improve the effectiveness of the TMAP to meet the requirements in particular with regard to the Targets, the EU Birds, Habitats and Water Framework Directives will be prepared.

It is crucial that monitoring is scientifically based. During the conference the existing TMAP, methodologies (both monitoring and assessment methods), experiences from the existing monitoring programmes and the results of new monitoring methods (e.g. use of remote sensing, use of models in assessment, inclusion of process oriented parameters, adaptation of monitoring strategies and supporting research) will be subject to scientific assessment. More policy related aspects (such as setting targets for monitoring programmes, how to organise monitoring, data flow and reporting) will also be addressed.

The results of the Symposia will provide valuable input in the preparation of the next Governmental Wadden Sea Conference on Schiermonnikoog on November 3, 2005.

The following topics will be addressed at the Symposia:

• Monitoring obligations, targets, needs and priorities. Strategies, new requirements for TMAP under the Habitat- and Water Framework Directives,

• The QSR Update 2004 - lessons learned and gaps in knowledge,

• Role of concomitant research in monitoring,

• Results and experiences from running monitoring programs,

• New monitoring techniques,

• Application of models for monitoring and assessment.

The symposium will be organised with presentations in plenum, introductions by keynote speakers, workshops and poster sessions. 

We welcome contributions presenting results of any monitoring programmes falling within the scope of the topics defines above. We intend to offer a prize to the person presenting the longest time series. We would especially welcome presentations of results from monitoring programmes that have provided novel findings about the Wadden Sea.

Venue

The symposium will be held at Esbjerg High School, Stormgade 200, DK 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark.

Contact and Registration
For further information and advise, please contact the local organizer:

Mr. Karsten Laursen
National Environmental Research Institute NERI
ISWS Symposium
Grenεvej 12, Kalψ
DK 8410 Rψnde,
kl@dmu.dk

Preliminary Program 23 March 2005 [download program]

	Monday 4 April
Morning	Arrival
	Opening session Chairman : K. Laursen 13.30 – 13.40  Director H.H. Christensen, Forest and Nature Agency , Denmark . 13.40 – 13.50 Director H.R. Oosterveld, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Region North, The Netherlands. Chairman of the Senior Officials of the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation.
	Session: TMAP results and EC Directives Chairman: K. Laursen 13.50 – 14.25  P. Holm - Monitoring in a global and historical perspective. 14.25 – 15.00  K. Essink –TMAP and QSR 2004 supporting conservation and management of the Wadden Sea . 15.30 –16.05  F. Colijn – EU Directives and perspectives for the Wadden Sea ecosystem. 16.05 - 16.40  J. van der Meer – EU directives, need of knowledge for sitting reference values. 16.40 –17.15  A. Beck – Monitoring demands for administrators and managers.
Evening	Evening session Wetlands International: Importance of wetlands in a global perspective  (to be confirmed)
	Tuesday 5 April
Morning	Parallel session row A   Session: Contaminants & Nutrients Chairman: 09.00 – 09.35  J. Bakker – Monitoring of contaminants in the Wadden Sea . 09.35 – 10.10  J. van Beusekom – Trends of nutrients and reason for changes. 10.40 – 11.05 M.S. Andersen, F. Meysmann, G. Lavik, J. Gregersen, Gudbjerg & O.S. Petersen – Discharge of nitrate rich groundwater into the Wadden Sea: Geochemical processes at the interface. 11.05 – 11.30  U. Brockmann & D. Topcu – Assessments of nutrients and chorophyll in the German Wadden Sea . 11.30 – 11.55  O. Dellwig, M. Beck, M. Grundwald, T. Badewein, R. Reuter & H.-J. Brumsack – Imput/output budget and states of a backbarrier tidal flat water column ( Spiekeroog Island , NW Germany ). 11.55 – 12.20  M. Grundwald, O. Dellwig, T. Badewein, R. Reuter & H.-J. Brumsack – Continuos measurements of geochemical and physical parameters in the Wadden Sea of NW Germany.
	Parallel session row B Session: Fish Chairman: 09.00 – 09.35  R. Vorberg – Fish monitoring in the Wadden Sea, first trends and possible background for changes. 09.35 – 10.00  L.J. Bolle, I. Tulp, H.W. van der Veer, A.D. Rijnsdorp & R. Grift – Recent changes in the spatial distribution and abundance of young flatfish in the Wadden Sea . Session: Dunes Chairman: 10.30 – 11.05  S. Gerlach – Biodiversity of micro, and meiofauna in dunes and beaches. 11.05 – 11.30  E.J. Lammerts, J. Petersen & A. Grootjans – On the border of dunes. 11.30 – 11.55  H. van Dobben & P. Slim – Effects of soil subsidence on vegetation of dry dunes, dune slack and higher salt marsh at Ameland.
Afternoon	Parallel session row A Session: Benthos Chairman: 13.30 – 14.05  K. Reise – Changes in benthos communities. 14.05 – 14.30  K. Essink, R. Dekker, H. Kleef, S. Damm, G. Vedel & P. Brinck – Long-term changes in intertidal macrozoobenthos: the wax of polychaetes and wane of bivalves? 15.30 – 15.55  J. Steenbergen, J.M.D.D. Baars, M.R. van Stralen & J.A. Craeymeersh – Mature Mussel Beds. Where to expect them? 15.55 – 16.20  M.J. Vreeken-Buijs, P.L.A. Erftemeijer & D.J. de Jong – Development of Zostera in the Dutch Wadden Sea in recent years. 16.20 – 16.45  M.M. van Katwijk, G.W. Geerling, R. Rasin, R. van΄t Veer, A.R. Bos, D.C.R. Hermus, M. van Wieringen, Z. Jager, P. Erftermeijer, T. van der Heide, D.J. de Jong - Monitoring of water plants in the western Wadden Sea: declines, invasions, dynamics and implications for (European) policy. 16.20 – 16.45  A. Schanz & K. Reise – Seagrass Monitoring in the Wadden Sea : scientific and coastal management related strategies and aspects.
	Parallel session row B Session: Salt marsh Chairman: 13.30 – 14.05  M. Stock - Overview of salt marshes in the Wadden Sea , reason for changes and consequences for the ecosystem. 14.05 – 14.30  P. Vestergaard – Foreland development along the advanced sea-dike at Hψjer, the Danish Wadden Sea . 14.30 – 14.55  J. M. Marquenie & J. de Vlas – What we can learn from 18 years of subsidence monitoring, lessons for the Wadden Sea . 15.30 – 15.55  P. Esselink & W. van Duin – Salt-marsh restoration by de-embankment in Noard Fryslβn Bϋtendykes, the Netherlands : monitoring and evaluation. 15.55 – 16.20  J.P. Bakker & M. Wolters – Salt-marsh monitoring in the future.
	Session: Posters 19.30 – 21.00  Poster presentations.
	Wednesday 6 April
	Morning and afternoon, parallel session row  A Session: Marine mammals Chairman: 09.00 – 09.35  P. Reijnders – A finger on the pulse of Wadden Sea marine mammal populations and their environment. 09.35 – 10.00  K. Abt – Seasons changes, shifting phenology og harbour seals in the Wadden Sea . 10.30 – 10.55  S. Brasseur – Studying habitat use: a way of monitoring or Monitoring: a way of studying habitat use? 10.55 – 11.20  M. Scheidat – How to monitor Harbour porpoise abundance and distribution, experiences from the German North Sea. Session: Workshop 1, monitoring strategies and EU Directives  Chairman: Lillian van der Bijl 11.20 – 11. 55  C.J. Smit, N.M.J.A. Dankers & E.H. Meesters – Future monitoring schemes in Dutch coastal waters, in relation to obligations deriving from EU Directives. 13:00 – 13.35 J. Verschuuren - Effectiveness of EU Directives aimed at protection the Wadden Sea area: will the tiger lose its teeth? 13:35 - 14:00 E. L. Washburn – Target indicators: U.S. Gulf of Maine΄s Watershed Approach vs. Wadden Sea΄s TMAP. 14.00 – 14.25  K.E. Nielsen – NOVANA, terrestrial monitoring exemplified by an EU-LIFE project of restoring dune heatlands. 14.25 – 14.50  S. Boutrup – Implementing strategy for monitoring of hazardous substances. 15.30 – 15.55  I. K. Crain – The role of TMAP data handling in supporting monitoring for EU Directives. 15.55 – 16.20 M. Vreeken, K. Dijkema, D. de Jond & W.E. van Duin – Salt marsh quality: development of an assessment tool using salt marsh vegetation zones. Session: Workshop 2, Sea level rise and climate changes Chairman: Justus van Beusekom 16:20 – 16. 55  K.-E. Behre – Sea level changes in the southern North Sea during the last 8000 years. 16.55 – 17.20  J. Bartholdy, C. Christensen & H. Kunzendorf – Monitoring salt marsh deposition and its relation to sea level rise. 16.10 – 16.35  A. Grootjans & E.J. Lammerts – Sea level rise: New opportunities for natural dune slacks.
	Morning and afternoon, parallel session row B Session: Birds Chairman: 09.00 – 09.35  H. Meltofte – Arctic breeding waders and climate changes.   09.35 – 10.00  K. Koffijberg & L. Dijksen – Trends in breeding birds in the Wadden Sea in 1991-2001.   10.30 – 10.55  K. Laursen – Assessment of breeding birds in SPAs in the Danish Wadden Sea marshland.   10.55 – 11.20  F. Willems, B. Ens, R. Oosterhuis,  L. Dijksen, R. Kate & M. de Jong – Towards monitoring of reproduction of breeding birds in the Dutch Wadden Sea.   11.20 – 11.45 K. Gόnther & K. Koffijberg – Recent population dynamics and habitat use of Barnacle Geese and Dark-bellied brent geese in the Wadden Sea.   11.45 – 12.10 M. Roomen, C. van Turnhout, M. Leopold & C. Smit – Remarkable increases in worm-eating waders in the Dutch Wadden Sea in 1975-2003.   13.30 – 13.55  J. Blew & P. Sόdbeck – Trends and numbers of migratory waterbirds in the Wadden Sea 1980-2000.   13.55 – 14.20  B. J. Ens, K. Rappoldt & K. H. Oosterbeek – Assessing the cumulative impact of various human activities on Oystercatchers. 14.20 – 14.45  S. Garthe – Assessing and monitoring distribution, abundance and behaviour of seabirds off the Wadden Sea. 14.45 – 15.10  I. K. Petersen – Investigating possible impact on bird distribution from offshore wind farms.
Evening	19.00 Symposium Dinner
	Thursday 7 April
Morning	Parallel session row A Session: Workshop 3, Effects of shellfish fishery Chairman: B. Ens 09.00 – 09.35  B. Ens – Effect of shellfish fishery in the Dutch Wadden Sea. 09.35 – 10.00  P.S. Kristensen – Mussel fishery in a sanctuary, is that possible? 10.00 – 10.25  K. Laursen – Mussels and mussel fishery in relation to numbers of Eiders and Oystercatcher in the Danish Wadden Sea. 11.00 – 12.00  Suggestion and discussion of recommendations, in plenum.
	Parallel session row B Session: Workshop 4, Invasive species Chairman: W. Wolff 09.00 – 09.35  W. Wolff – New species in the Wadden Sea, their effect on native species and the ecosystem. 09.35 – 10.00  K. Essink – Macrozoobenthos as quality element in the EU water Framework Directive, what about introduced species? 10.00 – 10.25  G. Nehls, S. diederichs, D. Thieltges & M. Strasser – Wadden Sea mussel beds invaded Oysters and Slipper limpets, competition or climate control? 11.00- 12.00  Suggestion and discussion of recommendations, in plenum.
Afternoon	Session: Future monitoring techniques Chairman: 13.00 – 13.35  C. Brockmann – New concepts for monitoring coastal and intertidal areas using remote sensing techniques.   13.35 – 14.00 V.N. de Jonge & V.S. Brauer - Is phytoplankton monitoring senseless? 14.00 – 14.25  R. Riethmόller, M. Heineke, R. Vorberg & T. Ysebaert – Area-wide mapping of subtidal benthic habitats by combining acoustical multi-beam technique with video imaging ground truth. 14.25 – 15.30 J. van Beusekom & COSA Team - The importance of sandy sediments for the organic matter turn-over in the Wadden Sea: Implications for coastal monitoring. 15.20 - 16.30 Adoption of recommendations and closing of the symposium.
	Friday 8 April
Excursions	Excursion 1. Peninsula of Skallingen, the northern tip of the Wadden Sea. Leader: P. Wind (botanist) and J. Bartholdy (geographer)   Departure at 08.30, expected back in Esbjerg 15.00.  Excursion 2. Mandψ and the artificial salt water lagoon in Margrethe Koog. Leader: K. Laursen (ornithologist) and J. Ebdrup (wildlife manager) Departure at 08.30, expected back in Esbjerg 15.30.

 

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