MEDCOAST 11
THE TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON THE MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENT

25-29 October 2011, Rhodes, Greece

WELCOME

The tenth bi-annual MEDCOAST conference in Rhodes marks the 20^th year of efforts by a group of devoted people attached to the MEDCOAST ideals towards protection and better management of the coastal and marine areas in general and those of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in particular.  Since the first conference in 1993 (Antalya, Turkey),  the MEDCOAST conference series on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment has moved around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, visiting Taragona (Spain), Qawra (Malta), Antalya (Turkey), Ravenna (Italy), Kuşadası (Turkey), Alexandria (Egypt), Sochi (Russia) and Rhodes (Greece).  The conference has been organized in every odd numbered year, regularly in the months of either October or November.  With the 2-volume proceedings from the Rhodes conference, the total number of volumes of this very important source of information for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea coastal and marine issues increased to twenty-five (more than 16 000 pages in all).

Since the Antalya conference in 1993, ten events of the MEDCOAST’s “Mediterranean Coastal Environment” conference series have made this series a major international scientific and environmental meeting, focusing on the management of the coastal and sea areas and particularly those of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.  The last two conferences in Sochi and Rhodes were organised by the Mediterranean Coastal Foundation - an independent scientific NGO - that was created in September 2007 for pursuing all types of MEDCOAST activities. The bi-annual MEDCOAST conferences, together with four thematic workshops, one special conference and thirteen international training programs organised up to date, have contributed to the steady growth of a functional and effective ICM network for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. 

The Rhodes conference coincides with important developments and initiatives that will certainly have significant impacts on further development of integrated coastal management experiences and practices in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea countries.  One of these is the ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean, the seventh protocol under the Barcelona Convention that entered into force in March 2011. The Action Plan to be pursued for implementation of the ICZM Protocol by the riparian states of the Mediterranean will be the subject of a special session organised within the conference program in collaboration with UNEP MAP PAP RAC. Another special session organised in collaboration with the Project Management Unit will discuss the goals and the interim results of a major GEF project for the Mediterranean – Med Partnership Project (UNEP/MAP GEF Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean LME).  The third important initiative in progress is the ICZM project for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (People for Ecosystem Based Governance in Assessing Sustainable Development of Ocean and Coast), already well known by the coastal community through its acronym PEGASO.  This EU funded project brings together twenty-five specialized partners including the Mediterranean Coastal Foundation (MEDCOAST).  The interim results of PEGASO project will be presented by the partner institutions in two successive plenary sessions.

We are confident to have another successful and enjoyable conference!

LOCATION

All activities of MEDCOAST 11 Conference will take place at the premises of the Aldemar Paradise Mare Hotel, Rhodes, Greece.

CONFERENCE CHAIR

Erdal Özhan,       Founder and President,

                            Mediterranean Coastal Foundation

EXECUTIVE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Prof.  E. Özhan (Chair), Mediterranean Coastal Foundation

Dr. S. Abdalla, ECMWF, Reading, UK

Prof.  L. Balas, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey

Dr. V. Barale, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy

Prof.  F. Breton, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Prof.  L. Chicharo, University of Algarve, Portugal

Prof.  R. Kos’yan, RAS SIO SB, Gelendzhik, Russia

Mr. M. Prem, PAP RAC, UNEP MAP, Split, Croatia

Mr. I. Trumbic, LME Project, UNEP MAP, Athens, Greece

Prof.  A.T. Williams, Swansea Metropolitan Univ. Wales, UK

SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

Governorate of the South Aegean Region (Dodecanese)

Municipality of Rhodes

UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan, the Coordinating Unit

PROGRAM SUMMARY

TECHNICAL PROGRAM

24 October 2011 Monday

16:30-18:30         Registration (Aldemar Paradise Mare Hotel, Rhodes)

25 October 2011 Tuesday

09:00       Registration

10:30       Opening addresses

11:00       Keynote session (Chair: Allan T. Williams)

11:00      The Coastal Dimension of Maritime Spatial Planning,

                V. Barale

11:30      Setting up the Medposidonia Programme in the Mediterranean Region,

                G. Pergent Y. Aktan, S. Belbacha, A. Djellouli, R. Dupuy de la Grandrive, E.M.A. Elagil, S. El Asmi, A.C. Gücü, H. Langar, S. Laouar,

                C. Pergent-Martini, C. Rais, R. Semroud and M. Sherif

12:00      Operational Modelling Applications for Coastal Engineering: New Developments,

                A. Giardino, C. Briére, M. Deserti, V.M. Malmonado, P. Reggiani, M. van Ormondt, A. Valentini and J. van der Werf

12:30       Lunch Break

Session 1A: Coastal Ecosystems, Coastal Conservation (Chair: Christine Pergent-Martini)

14:00      Variability of the North-East Black Sea Ecosystem,

                V.S. Arkhipkin , A.V. Polyakova and T.V. Polyakova

14:20      Cetacean-Human Interactions in the Northern Black Sea,

                E.B Gol’din  

14:40      Cartography of Main Coastal Ecosystems in a NATURA 2000 Site,

                M. Bonacorsi N. Bréand, P. Clabaut, B. Daniel, M. Marengo, G. Pergent, C. Pergent-Martini and M. Verlaque

15:00      Integrated Management Principles for Coastal Cultural Landscape Areas of Turkey,

                N. Naycı and N. Şahin Güçhan

15:20      Socially Sustainable MPAs and Marine Impact Trade,

                K. Koutsis P. Christofilogiannis and D. Markato

15:40      Discussion     

Session 1B: Remote Sensing, Risk Management (Chair: Martin Gade)

14:00      Satellite Observations of Eddies in Coastal Zones,

                S. Karimova           

14:20      SAR Data Help Improving the Monitoring of Intertidal Flats on the German North Sea Coast,

                M. Gade, K. Stelzer and J. Kohlus          

14:40      Monitoring Surface Pollutants Using WERA HF Radar,

                Z. Kokkini, V. Zervakis and S. Kyriakides

15:00      Flood Risk Management: The Dutch Approach,

                J. van der Weide

15:20      Discussion    

15:50       Break

Session 2A: ICZM Strategies and Tools, Beach Management (Chair: Jentje van der Weide)

16:20      Integrated Management Strategies for Sustainable Development of Productive Activities in Sacca di Goro,

                R.B. Brusá, A. Bonometto, A. Feola, F. Oselladore, M. Gabellini, C.R. Ferrari and L. Palumbo  

16:40      Joint Investigations of the Coastal Zone of Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea,

                V. Eremeev , R. Kosyan, M. Krylenko, S. Dotsenko, I. Timchenko, E. Godin and A. Khaliulin   

17:00      A Marine Information System for Environmental Monitoring,

                M. Cocco , S. Colantonio, M. D’Acunto, M. Martinelli, D. Moroni, G. Pieri, O. Salvetti and M. Tampucci     

17:20      Determination of the Shore Edge Line at Kundu (Antalya/Turkey),

                C. Gökçeoğlu , H.A. Nefeslioğlu, A. Akgün, D. Türer and M. Temimhan

17:40      An Evaluation of Beach User Group Priorities, Swansea Bay, South Wales, UK,

                M.R. Phillips, A.T. Williams and F. Ashby

18:00      Discussion

Session 2B: Fisheries, Marine Pollution Coastal Vulnerability (Chair: Gérard Pergent)

16:20      Non-indigenous Species in Mediterranean Fish Assemblages,

                S. Kalogirou , H. Wennhage, A. Sioulas and L. Pihl

16:40      The Hellenic Approach to Coastal Aquaculture Development,

                D.S. Klaoudatos , A.I. Conides, K. Kapiris, A. Anastasopoul and S. Glykokokkalos

17:00      Global Evaluation of Mediterranean Trace-Metal Contamination Based on Bio- Accumulator Study,

                C. Pergent-Martini, M. Salivas-Decaux, M. Bonacorsi and G. Pergent

17:20      Mytilus galloprovincialis as an Indicator of Environmental Pollution along NE Coast of Adriatic,

                A. Osterc, T. Kanduč, Z. Šlejkovec, V. Stibilj and A. Ramšak         

17:40      Coastal Vulnerability Index along the Southern Coast of the Gulf of Corinth (Greece),

                G. Chalkias , E. Grigoropoulou, G. Manthos, E. Karymbalis, M. Ferentinou and C. Chalkia

18:00      Discussion    

26 October 2011 Wednesday

Special session 3: UNEP MAP ICZM Protocol Implementation (Chair: Ivica Trumbic)

09:00      Action Plan for the Implementation of the ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean,

                M. Prem                 

09:20      CAMP Levante de Almeria: An Experience on ICZM,

                A.C. Peña              

09:40      The Effect of Participation on the ICZM Effectiveness: The Egyptian Experience,

                H.S. Ibrahim and I. Hegazy

10:00      Discussion

Session 4: Coastal Engineering I (Chair: Saleh Abdalla)

09:00      Erosion: A Human Induced Threat for the NW Coasts of Rhodes Island (SE Greece),

                C. Anagnostou, A. Sioulas, G. Hatiris, A. Karageorgis and G. Chronis

09:20      Use of Advanced Numerical Models in Beach Nourishment Projects with Application to Two Beaches of Rhodes,

                V. Karambas

09:40      Soft Shore Protection: Evaluation of an Experimental Application,

                C.L. Goudas, C.A. Kapopoulos and E.T. Psarropoulou

10:00      Morphological Monitoring of Sand Dredging in North Adriatic Seabed for Beach Nourishment,

                N. De Nigris, M. Aguzzi, S. Manoukian, G. Fabi, M. Preti and R. Tedeschi

10:20      Discussion           

10:30       Break

Special session 5: UNEP MAP Med Partnership (Chair: Marko Prem)

11:00      UNEP/MAP GEF MedPartnership: Towards Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean,

                I. Trumbic  

11:20      MedPartnership: Towards Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean,

                A. Merla                 

11:40      PAP/RAC and MedPartnership- Together for the Implementation of the ICZM Protocol,

                D.P. Škugor, B. Shipman, M. Prem and M. Marković   

12:00      Vulnerability of the Coastal Aquifers and Groundwater Quality: Ghar El Melh (Tunisia) and Bou- Areg (Morocco),

                S. Carubba, J.L. Martin-Bordes and V. Re     

12:20      Discussion

Session 6: Coastal Engineering II, Coastal Oceanography (Chair: Ruben Kos’yan)

11:00      On the Accuracy of Surface Wind and Wind-Wave Data,

                S. Abdalla , P.A.E.M. Janssen and J.-R. Bidlot       

11:20      Environmental Impact Assessment of the Offshore and Coastal Projects,

                I.G. Kantardgi          

11:40      Statistical Analysis of 50-Years Biogeochemical Model Simulations in the Aegean Sea,

                A. Stips, E. Garcia-Gorriz and G. Lessin

12:00      Caspian Sea Impact on Estuaries Deformation,

                H. Khoshravan and S.M. Banihashemi

12:20      Discussion

12:30       Lunch Break

14:00       Cultural Trip to the City of Rhodes

EVENING   Free

27 October 2011 Thursday

09:00     Poster session

1.     Coastal Zone Management: Case of Sarıyer, Turkey,

        H. Eşbah, M. Tokuş and F.A.Türer Başkaya

2.     The E-URAL Project: New Opportunity for the EU and Russia Cooperation in the Field of Environment,

        L. Prokhoda-Shumskikh, A. Marcomini, A. Critto and E. Giubilato

3.     Using the Digital Terrain Model in the Integrated Spatial Planning Systems for Danube Delta Coastal Area,

        I. Nichersu, I. Nichersu, M. Mierla, E. Marin and C. Trifanov

4.     The Primary Goals of DSS in Coastal Zone Management,

        Y.I. Dreyzis, I.V. Grigoriyn and V.V. Kovalenko

5.     Effects of Tourism Planning and Investments Process on Sustainability of Coastal Regions in Turkey,

        N. Şenlier and G. Salihoğlu

6.     Importance of the İstanbul Port in Terms of Cruise Tourism,

        Ö. Sertkaya Doğan

7.     Multi Criteria Decision Making for Ecotourism,

        S. Demir, H. Eşbah and A.A. Akgün

8.     Adaptive Reuse of Mountain Settlements as Ecolodges in South Sinai Protected Areas, Egypt,

        S. Khalil

9.     Perceiving İstanbul from the Bosphorus Bridge,

        F.A.Türer Başkaya

10.   Socioeconomic Changes in the Adatepe Village, NW Turkey,

        M. Doğan

11.   Coastal Scenery at Beaches on Hong Kong Island, China,

        A.T. Williams and L. Li

12.   Water Stress Dynamics in Zante Island, Ionian Sea,

        P. Megalovasilis, A. Kalimeris and S. Plessas

13.   Water Protection: Investigation of Riparian Buffer Zones,

        B. Ergen and Z. Ergen

14.   Management of Threatened Aphanius fasciatus at Il-Maghluq, Malta,

        M. Zammit-Mangion, A. Deidun, R. Vassallo-Agius and M. Magri

15.   Fishing yields of Lagocephalus sceleratus in Cyprus,

        A. Petrou, E. Isaias, K. Chrysanthou and G. Scarcella

16.   What is the Impact of Lessepsian Species on Eastern Mediterranean Fisheries?,

        E. Lefkaditou, M. Abdelaty, M. Bariche, M. Corsini-Foka, M. Dimech, P. Economidis, A.C. Gücü, S. Kalogirou,

        K. Konnaris et. al.

17.   New Record of Alien Fish - Indo – Pacific Species- Torquigener flavimaculosus in the Syrian Sea Water,

        W. Sabour and A. Saad

18.   Comparison of Rapana venosa From Different Biotopes of the Black Sea Based on Mophological Characters,

        A.R. Kosyan and M.V. Krylenko

19.   Oocyte Cohort Analysis in Solen marginatus,

        L. Hmida, N. Ayache, Z. Haouas and M.S. Romdhane

20.   Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in the NE Adriatic,

        E. Hrustić, M. Carić and R. Garić

21.   Inter-annual Variability in the Bottom-up and Top-down Control of Bacteria in the Middle Adriatic Sea,

        M. Šolić, N. Krstulović, D. Šantić, S. Šestanović, G. Kušpilić and N. Bojanić

22.   Responses of Microbial Food Web to Eutrophication Decreasing,

        N. Krstulović, M. Šolić, D. Šantić, S. Šestanović, G. Kušpilić,         Ž.N. Gladan and N. Bojanić

23.   Polychaete Diversity in Lagoons and Estuaries of the Southern Gulf of Mexico,

        P. Hernández- Alcántara, J.D Cortés-Solano and V. Solís-Weiss

24.   Bioaccumulation of Toxic Metals in Loggerhead Turtles from Mediterranean Sea Coast, Egypt,

        M.A.M. Abdallah and M.A.M Abd-Allah

25.   Fingerprinting of Phthalate Esters in Seawater from the Golden Horn (Turkey),

        S. Ünlü, H. Özaltın Günday

26.   Vulnerability of Marmaris-Fethiye Coasts, SW Turkey,

        B. Alpar, Y. Altınok, A.C. Yalçıner and S. Ünlü

27.   Oil Spill Mapping Using Hyperspectral Methods and Techniques,

        D. Sykas, V. Karathanassi, C. Andreou and P. Kolokoussis

28.   HYDROTAM: A Coastal Engineering Model Based on Cloud Computing,

        L. Balas, K. Cebe and N. Akay

29.   Forecasting of Deformations of a Non-uniform Beach on Structure Near to Cross Constructions,

        Y.I. Dreyzis, E.V. Bondareva and I.G. Kantardgi

30.   Grain-Size Characteristics of the Sediments of the Anapskaya Bay-Bar,

        V. Krylenko, R. Kosyan, M. Krylenko and A. Kochergin

31.   Ensemble Forecasting on Wave Modelling,

        Y.-M. Fan, S. Pan, J.-M. Chen and C.C. Kao

32.   Fetch Dependencies of the Spectral Parameters of the Wind-Waves in the Eastern Black Sea,

        N. Yılmaz and E. Özhan

33.   Calculation Method of Tsunami Waves Run-up,

        G. Litvinenko and I. Bazykin

34.   Hydrometeorological Coastal Integrated Research in the North-Eastern Part of the Black Sea,

        V.S. Arkhipkin and S.S. Mukhametov

35.   Caspian Sea Bottom Scouring by Hummocky Ice Floes,

        S. Ogorodov and V. Arkhipov

36.   Sedimentation in the Sea Area of the Poreč Harbour,

        K. Škaro, D. Bogner and Z. Gržetić

37.   Coastal Radar “WERA”: A Tool for Risk Management,

        T. Helzel, M. Valentin and N. Thomas

38.   Landsat ETM Applications: Identifying Geological and Coastal Landforms, SE Red Sea Coast, Saudi Arabia,

        O.A. Alharbi, M.R. Phillips, A.T. Williams and R.A. Bantan

39.   Land Cover Changes in the Coastal Peri-Urban Zone of Corinth, Greece,

        C. Chalkias, A. Papadopoulos, A. Ouils, E. Karymbalis and V. Detsis

40.   GIS for Coastal and Marine Environment- An Integrated Tool for ICZM in Razim Sinoe Lagoon,

        A.D. Spinu, L. Alexandrov and R. Mateescu

41.   The Atmosphere’s Surface Layer Pollution: GIS-technologies Approach,

        O. Arkhipova and Y. Lychagina

12:30       Lunch break

Session 7: ICM in the Mediterranean & the Black Sea: PEGASO Project I (Chair: Vittorio Barale)

14:00      Extending Ecosystem Accounting Methods for the Mediterranean and Black Sea Basins,

                M. Nowell , E. Ivanov, F. Morisseau, R. Haines-Young and F. Breton      

14:20      A Socio-economic Approach for Coastal Zone Assessment,

                E. Le Gentil , R. Mongruel, P. Raux, C. Jacob, R. Kalaydjian and J.F. Cadiou     

14:40      Imagine: The Systemic and Prospective Sustainability Analysis,

                J. Le Tellier , J.-P. Giraud and A. Lafitte   

15:00      Spatial Data Infrastructures as a Critical Tool for ICZM in the Mediterranean Basin,

                G.C. Malvárez , E.G. Pintado, F. Navas and A.K. Lescrauwaet

15:20      BHAM: A Modelling Tool for Bathing Water Management,

                D. Brigolin , R. Pastres, M. Tonino, M. Camuffo and S. Soriani     

15:40      Discussion

15:50       Break

Session 8: ICM in the Mediterranean & the Black Sea: PEGASO Project II (Chair: Gonzalo C. Malvarez)

16:20      Taking the Stock of and Advising the Way Forward with ICZM in the Black Sea Region,

                V. Abaza , E. Antonidze, L. Ikonomov, M. Gvilava, C. Ispas-Sava, L. Yarmak, N. Şahin Hamamcı, V. Karamushka,

                F. Breton, Ž. Škaričić, B. Shipman and E. Özhan

16:40      Coastal Pressures Assessment and Management in PEGASO Danube Delta Case,

                I. Nichersu, E. Marin, M. Mierla, C. Trifanov and I. Nichersu

17:00      Coastal Management Tools and Databases for the Sevastopol Bay (Crimea),

                S. Konovalov , V. Vladymyrov, V. Dolotov, A. Sergeeva, Y. Goryachkin, Y. Vnukov, O. Moiseenko, S. Alyemov,

                N. Orekhova and L. Zharova

17:20      Adaptive Management of Coastal Areas: Using the Open Standards Approach,

                L. Ernoul , S. Vareltzidou, C. Teofili, X.E. Gasulla and I. Tilders

17:40      Discussion

28 October 2011 Friday

Session 9: Climate Change Impacts and Responses (Chair: Igor Kantardgi)

09:00      Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Areas: Results from the SALT, TRUST, CANTICO and PEGASO Projects,

                S. Torresan , J. Rizzi, A. Zabeo , S. Pasini, V. Gallina, A. Critto and A. Marcomini   

09:20      Ecohydrology Approach to Sustain Ecological Functions of Coastal Ecosystems under Climate Change,

                L. Chicharo , M.A. Chicharo, R. Ben-Hamadou and P. Morais    

09:40      Coastal Communities Adapting to Climate Change: Capacity Building and Communication in the Solent, UK,

                A.W. Gallagher, R. Gallagher, J. Hale and K. McHugh

10:00      Discussion

10:10       Break

Session 10: Modelling and applications (Chair: Lale Balas)

10:40      A Web Tool for the Marine Environment: The Asinara Case,

                P. Cau , A. Vargiu, E. Peneva, S. Manca, C. Soru, D. Muroni, M.G. Mulas, M. Pintus and G. Erbi

11:00      Assessing Elvs/Eqss in Mediterranean Coastal Areas,

                C. Spiteri, J. van Gils and F. S. Civili        

11:20      Risk Analysis Simulation of Tuzla Kamil Abdüş Lagoon,

                B. Tansel and A. Bilgili  

11:40      Mussel Farm Layouts as Management Alternatives,

                Z.I. Konstantinou, Y. Savvidis, K. Kombiadou and Y.N. Krestenitis

12:00      Discussion 

12:30       Lunch break

15:30       MEDCOAST MEETING

16:00       Conference closing session (Chair: E. Özhan)

EVENING      CONFERENCE BANQUET & GREEK CULTURAL SHOW

29 October 2011 Saturday

            Technical field trip

30 October 2011 Sunday

            Departures, Post-conference tours