Activities
In 2011, the MAREANO multibeam-mapping will cover the Nordland VI area and the new Norwegian areas in the Barents Sea. The biological and geological mapping will take place on the banks off the coast of Finnmark/Troms and within Nordland VI. In the years to come it is planned to continue the mapping in the Barents Sea and also areas in the Norwegian Sea. The MAREANO executive conference will take place at November 2 in Tromsø. In 2010, multibeam echo-sounding and bio-geo-sampling were undertaken within a north-going corridor just off Nordkapp ("the Nordkapp-transect"), Finnmark County, and also at Troms III and parts of the Nordland VI-area. Thus the planned mapping off the coast of Troms County is fulfilled. A map including vulnerable biotopes was produced for the Eggakanten, Troms III, Troms II and Nordland VII. The results from pollution analyses (heavy metals, hydrocarbons) on samples taken in 2009 were enclosed to the MAREANO web-site. Geological sea floor maps and preliminary biotope maps based on results from the 2009-sampling was as well enclosed to the MAREANO-site together with a bottom landscape-map that includes the 2005–2009-data from Tromsøflaket, Troms II, Eggakanten and Nordland VII. In addition to reporting to the "Faglig forum", which – among other data – delivered MAREANO-results to the Barents Sea management-plan revision committee, the MAREANO book – containing results from 2005–2009 field sampling – was officially presented to the Government during the MAREANO executive conference in May. In 2009, multibeam mapping was completed within the prioritized areas of Eggakanten shelf break and Troms III. The bio-geo sampling was completed at Eggakanten, Troms III and Nordland VII. The following maps were published at www.mareano.no:
Results were reported to the Monitoring group and ”Faglig Forum” for further delivery to the Barents Sea management-plan committee. In 2008, multibeam mapping and bio-geo-sampling continued at Troms II and Nordland VII. Habitat/biotope maps of the sampled areas at Tromsøflaket were produced, and new data was made available in WMS-format (e.g. maps of coral distribution, bottom fauna biomass, pollutants, biodiversity and dominating bottom fauna/biotops). Results were reported to the Monitoring group and ”Faglig Forum” for further delivery to the Management plan of the Barents Sea revision committee. In 2007, mapping with multibeam echo-sounder and bio-geo-sampling of bottom fauna, sediment and video-observations were continued in the Tromsøflaket area. Such sampling was as well started in the Troms II- and Nordland VII-fields in accordance with the MAREANO program's priorities. 2006 was the first year when MAREANO was fully operational. Based on the multibeam mapping carried out in 2006 biological and geological (bio-geo-including pollution) mapping/sampling was conducted in the Tromsøflaket area. The MAREANO-programme was launched in 2005 by multibeam echo-sounder mapping of a 984 km2 area at Tromsøflaket. Mapped areasMultibeam-mapped areas:
Bio-geo-mapped areas inclusive of pollution:
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