ICES MCWG REPORT 2011 SCICOM STEERING GROUP ON HUMAN INTERACTIONS ON ECOSYSTEMS ICES CM 2011/SSGHIE:03 REF. SCICOM, ACOM Report of the Marine Chemistry Working Group (MCWG) 28 February–4 March 2011 Gothenburg, Sweden International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Conseil International pour l’Exploration de la Mer H. C. Andersens Boulevard 44–46 DK-1553 Copenhagen V Denmark Telephone (+45) 33 38 67 00 Telefax (+45) 33 93 42 15 www.ices.dk [email protected] Recommended format for purposes of citation: ICES. 2011. Report of the Marine Chemistry Working Group (MCWG), 28 February–4 March 2011, Gothenburg, Sweden. ICES CM 2011/SSGHIE:03. 84 pp. For permission to reproduce material from this publication, please apply to the Gen- eral Secretary. The document is a report of an Expert Group under the auspices of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and does not necessarily represent the views of the Council. © 2011 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICES MCWG REPORT 2011 | i Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................................ 1 1 Opening of the meeting ................................................................................................ 3 2 Adoption of the agenda ................................................................................................ 3 3 Report from the 98th ICES Statuatory Meeting ......................................................... 3 3.1 Advice Drafting Group on Monitoring 2010 .................................................... 3 3.2 Annual Science Conference 2010 ........................................................................ 3 3.3 Internal ICES business ......................................................................................... 4 4 Plenary presentations .................................................................................................... 4 4.1 Lars Förlin (University of Gothenborg): Integrated fish monitoring in coastal waters .................................................................................................... 4 4.2 Kristin Andreasson (SMHI): Monitoring of primary production in the Baltic Sea .......................................................................................................... 5 5 Main agenda ................................................................................................................... 5 5.1 Development of a JAMP guideline for monitoring of contaminants in seawater ............................................................................................................. 5 5.2 Report of developments with regard to quality assurance of marine chemistry, in particular with respect to QUASIMEME ..................... 5 5.3 Water Framework Directive (WFD) and Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) ............................................................................. 8 5.3.1 General overview of WFD and MSFD and their key parameters ................................................................................................ 8 5.3.2 OSPAR updates: New OSPAR structure and OSPAR Quality Status Report (QSR) 2010 .......................................................... 8 5.3.3 Report on the developments in WFD monitoring programmes .............................................................................................. 9 5.3.4 Report on the developments under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) .............................................................. 10 5.3.5 Discuss suitable statistical methods of compliance checking of Environmental Quality Standards in WFD.................................... 11 5.4 MCWG members to report on projects of interest to MCWG ...................... 12 5.4.1 Michiel Kotterman: Toxicological and ecological effects of POPs ........................................................................................................ 12 5.4.2 Philippe Bersuder: Applicability of passive samplers for contaminant monitoring in the UK marine environment ................ 13 5.5 Provide expert knowledge and guidance to the ICES Data Centre as may be required ............................................................................................. 14 5.6 Discuss the European Observation and Data Network (EMODNET) chemical portal, with input from the ICES Data Centre ................................................................................................................... 16 ii | ICES MCWG REPORT 2011 5.7 Describe MCWG interests and activities on the interface to other expert groups (e.g. WGMS, WGEel, WGBEC, SGIMC, SGONS) ................. 17 5.8 Discuss the need and availability of certified reference materials for the analysis of nutrients in seawater. ......................................................... 18 5.9 Ocean acidification (OA) ................................................................................... 19 5.9.1 Report on recent developments in methodology of pH measurements and required standardisation procedures ............... 19 5.9.2 Report on recent results of pH measurements in marine systems (especially in the OSPAR area).............................................. 20 5.9.3 Report on recent developments in quality assurance issues in the measurement of carbonate system parameters ....................... 24 5.9.4 Review new information for determination of pH and carbonate parameters in estuarine and brackish water and the associated calculations .................................................................... 27 5.10 Revise MCWG 2010 guideline on monitoring of ocean acidification in view of publication as an ICES Cooperative Research Report (CRR) 27 5.11 OSPAR request: Discuss revision of JAMP Eutrophication Monitoring Guideline, in terms of i) comments by Review Group and ii) Marine Strategy Framework Directive ................................................ 27 5.12 Contribute, as may be required, to ICES activities on integrated chemical and biological effects monitoring and review new information on effect directed chemical analysis ........................................... 28 5.13 Report on new information regarding emerging contaminants in the environment .................................................................................................. 30 5.13.1 Zhiyong Xie: Alternative flame retardants in the marine environment ........................................................................................... 30 5.13.2 Philippe Bersuder: Occurrence of organophosphorous flame retardants in UK sediment ......................................................... 31 5.13.3 Norbert Theobald: Retrospective monitoring of PFCs in fish ......... 32 5.14 Discuss the role of atmospheric transport and deposition for the assessment of inputs of PFOS and other PFCs to the marine environment ........................................................................................................ 32 5.15 Complete guidelines for publication in TIMES series ................................... 34 5.15.1 Determination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and dioxin-like PCBs in biota and sediment ................................................................................ 34 5.15.2 Determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in biota and sediment .................................................................................................. 34 5.15.3 Passive sampling based on silicone rubber ........................................ 35 6 Plenary discussion of draft report ............................................................................ 35 7 Any other business ...................................................................................................... 35 8 Recommendations and action list ............................................................................. 35 9 Date and venue of the next meeting ......................................................................... 36 ICES MCWG REPORT 2011 | iii 10 Closure of the meeting ................................................................................................ 36 Annex 1: List of participants............................................................................................... 37 Annex 2: Agenda ................................................................................................................... 42 Annex 3: MCWG draft terms of reference for the next meeting .................................. 46 Annex 4: Recommendations ............................................................................................... 49 Annex 5: Draft resolution for a publication (Category 1) and a Theme session proposal ........................................................................................................... 50 Annex 6: Draft guideline for seawater analysis (to be completed at MCWG 2012) ................................................................................................................................ 52 Annex 7: Post 2010 OSPAR structure ................................................................................ 67 Annex 8: Draft lists of reviewed and new priority substances and related EQS under WFD ........................................................................................................... 68 Annex 9: List of Certified Reference Materials available for analysis of nutrients in seawater 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