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27th International Congress for Conservation Biology, Montpellier, France5 August 2015
Angela Martin, Blue Climate Solutions
Fish Carbon: Valuation of Marine Vertebrate Carbon Services as a Means to Prioritise Marine Biodiversity Conservation
P. Lindgren
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Carbon and ConservationCarbon stored in terrestrial forests• Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and
forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries (e.g. UN-REDD Programme)
• Carbon marketsCarbon stored in the ocean (Blue Carbon)• Conservation and restoration of coastal
ecosystems (e.g. Blue Carbon Initiative, Blue Forests Project)
• Voluntary carbon markets (Mikoko Pamoja)
Jeff Turner
Céline Roger
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Marine VertebratesHistorically extractive value only, if any…
1. Keith-Ellenbogen 2. Catlin Seaview Survey 3. Steven Lutz 4. NOAA5. Peter G. Allinson 6. Terry Goss 7. Steven Lutz 8. Matt Knoth
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Fish CarbonWhat role do marine life and oceanic ecosystems play in addressing the global climate challenge?
Lutz and Martin 2014 Laffoley et al. 2014
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Marine Vertebrate Carbon Services
Pathways – Pumps – Trophic Cascades
Lutz and Martin 2014
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Heithaus et al. 2014
1. Trophic Cascade Carbon
Food web dynamics help maintain the carbon storage& sequestration function of coastal blue carbon ecosystems
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2. Biomixing CarbonTurbulence & drag associated with movement mixes layers of nutrient-rich water Enhances primary production & uptake of dissolved CO2 by phytoplankton
Keith Ellenbogen, OceanaProjeto Tamar Brazil
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3. Bony Fish CarbonateExcrete metabolised carbon as calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
• Enhance oceanic alkalinity
• Potential buffer against ocean acidification
Wilson et al. 2009
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4. Whale PumpNutrients from whales stimulate primary production by phytoplankton, thus uptake of dissolved CO2
• Faeces• Urine• Dead skin• Placenta
Tony Wu
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5. Twilight Zone CarbonMesopelagic fish feed in the upper ocean, transport consumed organic carbon to deeper waters (200-800 m)
Swedish Museum of Natural History
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6. Biomass CarbonCarbon stored in biomass
Larger individuals store proportionally greater amounts over prolonged lifespans
Denis Hawkins
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7. Deadfall Carbon
© 2007 MBARI
Carcasses export carbon to the ocean floor where it enters benthic food webs & sediments
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8. Marine Vertebrate Mediated Carbon
Organic carbon transferred through marine food webs is transported to deep water & sediment via rapidly sinking faecal material
Catlin Seaview Survey
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Key Questions
• Coordinate research into the role of marine vertebrates in the carbon cycle
• Identify knowledge gaps• Model oceanic biological
pump
What is the total significance of Fish Carbon?
NOAA
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Management ImplicationsEEZs:•Precautionary principle•Fisheries management•Marine protected areas
International:•High seas conservation
1. Projeto Tamar Brazil 2. Alessio Viora3. Wikimedia
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National Policy and Management Plans
International Carbon Commitments
International Conservation Agreements
Other Mechanisms (Carbon Finance, PES)
Goals Pathways
Mitigating & Adapting to Climate Change
Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation
Sustainable Management of Marine Resources
Sustainable Development of Blue Economy
Cross-Cutting Application
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Opportunities for Collaboration• Demonstrations • Socio-economic & cultural analysis• Oceanic carbon mechanisms• High seas conservation
Egon Philipp Steven LutzRichard Akhtar
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www.bluecsolutions.org@BlueCSolutions #BlueCarbon #FishCarbon
www.grida.no/publications/fish-carbon/
Thank you!
Questions?
NECWA