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Black Sea Mnemiopsis
Database Workshop
15-16 December 2008, BSC/PS premises, Istanbul, Turkey
 The
workshop was organized with the support of the Permanent Secretariat of
the Black Sea Commission (BSC/PS) in Istanbul. It
brought together leading scientists from the Black Sea region dealing with investigation of the
Mnemiopsis ledyi and Beroe ovata.
The main goal of the workshop was initiation of the activities on data
submission to the regional Black Sea Mnemiopsis leidyi and
Beroe ovata Database and elaboration of the agreement on Database usage policy.
Workshop participants, representing five marine institutions and BSC,
presented and analyzed the compatibility of the existing Black Sea
Mnemiopsis leidyi and
Beroe ovata data sets, thoroughly discussed principles
of the Database usage policy, agreed on data and metadata submission formats and
developed the Action Plan for 2009.
Following main documents of
the workshop are available for downloading:
- Agreement on “The Principles for
Creation and Procedures for Future Utilizationof the Black Sea Mnemiopsis leidyi
and Beroe ovata Data Base”.
- Minutes of the workshop, which
include the Action Plan for 2009 and data and metadata submission formats.
Workshop presentations:
- Dr. V.Vladymyrov, IBSS, Ukraine: "Background for the Mnemiopsis database creation"
- Ms. K.Stefanova, IO-BAS, Bulgaria: Mnemiopsis leidyi and Beroe ovata database
- Dr. E.Mutlu, IMST-DEU, Turkey: Sampling studies on Mnemiopsis and Beroe spp in the Black Sea
- Mr. V.Myroshnychenko, IMS METU, Turkey: Mnemiopsis leidyi data in IMS METU
- Ms. Z.Birinci Ozdemir, Sinop University, Faculty of Fisheries, Turkey: SAMPLING DATA CTENOPHORE Mnemiopis leidyi and Beroe ovata OFF SINOP REGION
- Dr. G.Finenko, IBSS, Ukraine: Mnemiopsis leidyi and Beroe ovata data(presented by Dr. V.Vladimiriv)
- Dr. M.Isinibilir, Istanbul University, Turkey: Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Marmara Sea
- Dr. T.Shiganova, SIO RAS, Russia: Mnemiopsis leidyi and Beroe ovata observations in P.P.Shirshov institute of oceanology RAS and list of
Tamara Shiganova's surveys in the Black Sea
Note: Dr. T.Shiganova could not attend the workshop but kindly provided her presentation to participants.
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