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ICAWA Report Session 1 “Observation and Modelling of Ocean Physics Supporting the Ecosystem Approach to Marine Management” 1 Edited by: Patrice Brehmer (IRD) & Hamady Diop (CSRP) With the collaboration of: Marie Madeleine Gomez, Ndague Diogoul, Viviane Koutob, Peter Brandt, Bamol Ali Sow, Alban Lazar, Xavier Capet, Heino Fock, Carlos F. Santos, Eric Machu, Hamet Diadihou, Didier Jouffre, Ibrahima Diallo, Joern Schmidt, Amadou Gaye, Mahfoudh ould Taleb Sidi, Yves Gouriou, Rafael Almar, Moussa Sall, Dominique Duval Diop, Modou Thiow, Ross Wanless, Jacob Gonzales-Solis Bou, Ibrahima Ly, Dienaba Beye Traoré, Marie Bonnin, Werner Ekau. ISBN: xxxx-xxxx-xxxx SRFC/CSRP – IRD ©2015 Cover design: AWA (BMBF – IRD) project Logo and flyers: Laurent Corsini (IRD) Sponsors ICAWA 2014 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 3 Preface ................................................................................................................................................... 10 Acknowledgment of ICAWA 2014 sponsors .......................................................................................... 17 Synopsis on the AWA tripartite project................................................................................................. 18 The Consortium (English version) ...................................................................................................... 18 Goal ................................................................................................................................................... 18 Project structure ................................................................................................................................ 18 WP 0: Project coordination and management .................................................................................. 18 WP 1: Observations and modeling of ocean physics supporting the ecosystem approach to marine management ..................................................................................................................................... 18 WP 2: Variability of pelagic productivity in West-African waters ..................................................... 19 WP 3: Physical-biogeochemical coupling: processes and small pelagic fish control ........................ 19 WP 4: Economics integrated into the ecosystem approach to marine management ...................... 19 WP 5: Education, Training and Capacity-building ............................................................................. 20 Le Consortium (French version/version en Français) ........................................................................ 21 Objectifs ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Project structure ................................................................................................................................ 21 WP 0: Coordination et gestion du projet .......................................................................................... 21 WP 1 : Observations et modélisation de la physique de l'océan pour soutenir l'approche de la gestion de l'écosystème marin .......................................................................................................... 21 WP 2 : Variabilité de la productivité pélagique dans les eaux ouest-africaines................................ 22 WP 3 : Couplage physique-biogéochimique : processus et contrôle des petits poissons pélagiques ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 WP 4 : Economie intégré dans l'approche de la gestion de l'écosystème marin .............................. 23 WP 5: Education, formation et renforcement des capacités ............................................................ 23 SESSION report, recommandations and book of abstract .................................................................. 24 ICAWA Report Session 1 “Observation and modelling of ocean physics supporting the ecosystem approach to marine management”. .................................................................................................. 25 EU-PREFACE: improving prediction of Tropical Atlantic climate from a season to decades ........ 27 On the role of circulation and mixing in the ventilation of the oxygen minimum zone of the eastern tropical North Atlantic ...................................................................................................... 28 Characterization of “dead-zone eddies” in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean ............................. 29 Long-term Variability of NorthWest African coastal upwelling .................................................... 30 The southern Senegal upwelling center: state and functioning during the UPSEN2/ECOAO field experiments (Feb.-Mar. 2013)....................................................................................................... 31 3 Upwelling dynamics and cold-water filaments off the Senegal and Mauritania coasts ............... 32 Influence des températures de surface de la mer dans le Golfe de Guinée et le Pacifique tropical sur la pluviométrie au Sahel, particulièrement à Dakar ................................................................ 33 Pollutant dispersion in the Baie de Hann: a ROMS modeling study for the Mbao outfall ............ 34 SST patterns and dynamics of the Southern Senegal-Gambia upwelling center .......................... 35 Seasonal salt budget in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic ................................................................... 36 The Senegalese upwelling: mean state and mesoscale activity .................................................... 37 ICAWA Report Session 2 “Variability of pelagic productivity in West-African waters”, joint with Side Event 3 communications on “Marine protected Area” ..................................................................... 38 Climate change impacts on small pelagic stocksand food security of North West Africa ............ 40 Upwelling at the Senegalese coast: A suitable spawning area of small pelagic fish species ........ 42 Observations on the reproductive biology of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825) in Senegalese waters ............................................................................................................................................ 43 Multi-site fishery models with price variation depending on demand and supply ...................... 44 Variability of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) and flat sardinella (Sardinella maderensis) landings in Senegalese waters: insight from the effects of oceanographic conditions ................ 45 The potential of genetic tools to understand marine population processes and aid fisheries challenges in West Africa .............................................................................................................. 46 Observed changes in the composition of targeted demersal species by artisanal fisheries in the Petite Côte of Senegal from 2004 to 2013 .................................................................................... 47 Distribution of pelagic fish eggs off the Senegalese Coast during an intense upwelling event in March 2014 ................................................................................................................................... 48 Design of a fish-specific cytochrome b marker and its utility as DNA barcoding in commercial marine fish from Senegal .............................................................................................................. 49 On the application of mass spectrograph to discriminate fish eggs species................................. 50 Espèces mésopélagiques : opportunité pour l’industrie la farine de poissons ? .......................... 51 Study of the emergence of hairtail fishery in Mauritania ............................................................. 52 Ichthyoplankton Biodiversity and Exchange Processes in an Inverse Estuary, the Sine-Saloum Delta (Senegal) .............................................................................................................................. 53 Implementation of artificial habitats: inside or outside the marine protected areas? Insights from a mathematical approach ..................................................................................................... 54 Mangrove Degradation and Estuarine Fisheries: Case Study of Tanbi Wetland Complex, The Gambia .......................................................................................................................................... 56 Regular scientific monitoring system for all marine protected areas: challenge of the department of marine protected areas (DAMCP) ......................................................................... 58 Aires marines protégées, défis scientifiques et enjeux sociétaux................................................. 59 4 Efficacité d’une Aire Marine Protégée comme outil de restauration des ressources marines : l’expérience ouest-africaine .......................................................................................................... 60 History of an emblematic MPA in West Africa: The Bamboung experience ................................. 61 Integrating local knowledge on the implantation of artificial reefs in a Marine Protected Area: the case of a small scale fisheries village, South Senegal.............................................................
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