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Management of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Fields MPA in the Azores Triple Junction Proceedings of the Workshop Management of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fields MPA in the Azores Triple Junction Proceedings of the Workshop Ricardo Serrão Santos, Ana Colaço & Sabine Christiansen (Eds) Arquipélago - Life and Marine Science Supplement 4 2003 ARQUIPÉLAGO Life and Marine Sciences. Bulletin of the University of the Azores. PUBLISHER University of the Azores, Rua Mãe de Deus, 58 PT - 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal. GUEST EDITORS FOR SUPPLEMENT 4 Ricardo Serrão Santos, Ana Colaço & Sabine Christiansen INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET Abstracts of all papers as well as instructions to authors are available on the Internet at: http://www.horta.uac.pt/editions/arquipelago.html EDITORIAL SECRETARIAT Helen Rost Martins, João M. Gonçalves, Rogério R. Ferraz, Horta. COVER PICTURE © IFREMER - ATOS / VENTOX Indexed in: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (CABS), Marine Science Content Tables (MSCT), Zoological Record i ii For purpose of citation, this supplement should be cited as follows: R.S. SANTOS, A. COLAÇO & S. CHRISTIANSEN (Eds) 2003. Planning the Management of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fields MPA in the Azores Triple Junction (Proceedings of the workshop). Arquipélago. Life and Marine Sciences. Supplement 4: xii + 70 pp. iii iv Planning the Management of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fields MPA in the Azores Triple Junction Proceedings of the workshop Horta 18-20 June 2002 PRESIDENT OF THE WORKSHOP: Prof. Mário Ruivo President of the Intersectorial Oceanographic Commission CONVENORS: Dr. Ricardo Serrão Santos Vice President of the Institute of Marine Research Arq. Eduardo Carqueijeiro Director of the Environment of the Regional Government of the Azores RAPPORTEUR: Dr. Ana Colaço WORKSHOP SPONSOR: Institute of Marine Research - Department Dr. Helder Marques da Silva of Oceanography & Fisheries, University of Secretary of the Environment of the the Azores Regional Government of the Azores v vi ORGANISATION: CO-FUNDING: vii viii Workshop “Planning the Management of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fields MPA in the Azores Triple Junction” INDEX WORKSHOP PROGRAMME 1 1st day 1 2nd day 1 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 3 FOREWORD BY PROF. MÁRIO RUIVO 5 MESSAGE FROM DR PATRICIO BERNAL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO 9 MESSAGE FROM DR. SIMON CRIPPS, DIRECTOR ENDANGERED SEAS PROGRAMME, WWF INTERNATIONAL 9 INTRODUCTION 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 12 PART I 13 RATIONALE AND PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME 13 WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESULTS 16 WORKING GROUP 1 16 MPA’S - LEGAL BACKGROUND. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR MANAGEMENT 16 1. MPA CREATION AND MANAGEMENT STREAM 16 1.1 Legal Status of the MPA Management Plan 17 1.2 MPA Management Authority 17 1.3 Compliance/Enforcement 18 2. ACCESS STREAM 18 WORKING GROUP 2 19 MPA’S - SCIENTIFIC BASIS: OBJECTIVES, CRITERIA FOR ZONATION 19 2.1 Why management measures at this two hydrothermal vent fields? 19 2.2 Zonation 21 2.2.1 Lucky Strike 21 Integral Reserve (observation) 21 Reserve (observe, monitor) 21 2.2.2 Menez Gwen 21 Conservation Area (Non-intrusive observation, non-destructive sampling allowed) 21 WORKING GROUP 3 23 ELEMENTS FOR A VOLUNTARY CODE OF CONDUCT AND OTHER APPROACHES/ INSTRUMENTS 23 ix Ricardo Serrão Santos, Ana Colaço, Sabine Christiansen (eds.) APPROACH TO THE DISCUSSION 23 3.1 Scientific research 23 3.2 Fisheries 24 3.3 Tourism 25 3.4 Commercial exploitation (Mineral, geo-thermal and biotechnological) 26 Closing plenary session 26 Further issues 26 Future developments 26 PART II 28 LUCKY STRIKE AND MENEZ GWEN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: TOWARDS A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SITES 28 1. INTRODUCTION 28 2. BACKGROUND 28 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE AREAS 30 3.1 The Azores Triple Junction 31 3.2 Menez Gwen (37°51’N; 31º31’W) 31 3.3 Lucky Strike (37º18’N; 32º16’W) 33 4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROPOSED MARINE PROTECTED AREAS 37 4.1 The Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen vent biota 38 4.2 Human pressures and other change agents 38 4.3 Economic value 40 4.4 Other Marine Protected Areas of pertinence 40 5. THE PLAN 41 Objective 1: Designation of the area as MPA 42 Objective 2: Assess quality and quantity of existing information: 42 Objective 3: Zonation of the MPA 42 LUCKY STRIKE 42 Integral Reserve (observation) 43 Reserve (observe, monitor) 43 Regulated Sampling 43 MENEZ GWEN 44 Conservation Area (Non-intrusive observation, non-destructive sampling allowed) 44 Regulated Sampling 44 Objective 4: Monitor and coordinate activities at the vent field through an Access 45 Objective 5: Code of Conduct 45 5.1 Scientific research 45 5.2 Fisheries 46 5.3 Tourism 46 5.4 Commercial exploitation (Mineral, geo-thermal and Biotechnological) 47 Objective 6: Establishment of a MPA data bank 47 Objective 7: Public education 48 Objective 8: Other activities 48 x Workshop “Planning the Management of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fields MPA in the Azores Triple Junction” 6. ADMINISTRATION 48 7. FINANCING 49 REFERENCES 49 CLOSING SPEECH OF DR. HELDER MARQUES DA SILVA, SECRETARY OF ENVIRONMENT OF THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE AZORES 51 APPENDIX I – FORMS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE OSPAR COMMISION 55 APPENDIX II – GIFT TO THE EARTH LEAFLET 69 xi Ricardo Serrão Santos, Ana Colaço, Sabine Christiansen (eds.) xii Workshop “Planning the Management of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fields MPA in the Azores Triple Junction” WORKSHOP PROGRAMME 1st day Kim Juniper & Doug Andrie [Presented by Ana Colaço] 9:00 - Opening and welcome Université du Québec à Montréal & Fisheries & Helder Marques de Silva Oceans Canada Secretary of Environment - Azores, Portugal Mário Ruivo 14:30 - Preliminary proposal of management President of COI - Lisbon, Portugal regulations for Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen (working document) 9:30 - Geology and mapping of Lucky Strike and Ricardo Serrão Santos & Ana Colaço Menez Gwen Hydrothermal Vent Fields IMAR / DOP University of Azores - Azores, Portugal Yves Fouquet IFREMER - Brest, France 15:00 - Working groups: Management plan applied to reality and commitments 10:00 - Biology and ecological zonation of Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen Hydrothermal Vent 16:00 - Coffee break Fields Daniel Desbruyères 18:30 - End of session IFREMER - Brest, France 10:30 - The management of high seas sites and the law 2nd day Lyle Glowka 9:00 - Working groups: Management plan applied Independent Adviser on Marine Law - Germany to reality and commitments 11:00 - Coffee Break 11:00 - Coffee break 11:15 - State of the art on marine protected areas 12:45 - Lunch management Susan Gubbay 14:00 - Work on final document. Independent Adviser on Marine Conservation - UK 16:00 - Coffee break 12:15 - WWF: The north-eastern Atlantic programme and conservation of high seas 18:30 - End of Session ecosystems Stephan Luther & Sabine Christiansen Following the workshop, on the 20 of June, the WWF International: North-East Atlantic Programme Regional Secretary of Environmental of the Azores and WWF invite all participants of the meeting to celebrate 12:45 - Lunch the designation of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent fields as Gifts to the Earth, and the steps given towards 14:00 - Establishment of the Endeavour the designation of those ecosystems as the first deep- hydrothermal vents marine protected area. sea Marine Protected Areas for the North East Atlantic. 1 Ricardo Serrão Santos, Ana Colaço, Sabine Christiansen (eds.) 2 Workshop “Planning the Management of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fields MPA in the Azores Triple Junction” LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Agnieszka Adamczewska Freitas Artilheiro Coordinator of InterRidge Program Instituto Hidrográfico da Marinha [email protected] Portuguesa [email protected] Ana Colaço IMAR- University of Azores Fernando Barriga [email protected] GeoFCUL/Creminer, Faculdade de Cieências, Universidade de Lisboa André Silva [email protected] Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada [email protected] Filipe Porteiro IMAR - University of Azores Armando Almeida [email protected] IMAR - Laboratório Marítimo da Guia [email protected] Frederico Cardigos IMAR - University of Azores Daniel Desbruyères [email protected] IFREMER- DRO/EP- Centre de Brest [email protected] Gabriela Queiróz Centro de Vulcanologia e Avaliação de David Dixon Riscos Geológicos Univ. Açores Head of Molecular Genetics, George [email protected] Deacon Division, Southampton Oceanography Centre Helder Marques da Silva [email protected] Secretário Regional do Ambiente Deborah Hassler Hipólito Monteiro Ridge 2000 Coordinator Instituto Geológico e Mineiro [email protected] [email protected] Dinah Sobral Isabel Noronha Instituto de Conservação da Natureza Instituto de Conservação do Ambiente [email protected] [email protected] Eduardo Carqueijeiro Javier Escartin Director Regional do Ambiente dos Laboratoire Geosciences Marines (CNRS Açores UMR 7097) [email protected] [email protected] 3 Ricardo Serrão Santos, Ana Colaço, Sabine Christiansen (eds.) Liberato Fernandes [email protected] Presidente da Cooperativa de Pescadores Porto de Abrigo Pedro Ferreira [email protected] Instituto Geológico e Mineiro [email protected] Lyle Glowka Biodiversity Strategies International Pierre-Marie Sarradin [email protected] IFREMER - DRO/EP - Centre de Brest [email protected] Luiz Menezes Pinheiro Universidade de Aveiro [email protected] Ricardo Rodrigues Secretário Regional da Agricultura e Manuel Biscoito Pescas Director da Estação de Biologia Marinha do Funchal, Museu Municipal Ricardo Serrão Santos
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