Our Atlantic Ocean

21-22 November 2018

for Growthand

Well- BeingMindelo, Cabo Verde

Research and Innovation

PROGRAMME

In recent years, the

Republic of Cabo Verde

has developed into an

important location for

international marine

research. On and off the

islands, European and

international partners

operate observatories for

ocean and atmospheric

research.

Against this background, and with a view to make the most out of the many ongoing activities that have emerged in Cabo Verde through EU funded projects and bilateral initiatives with EU Mem-ber States, a high-level event Our Atlantic Ocean for Growth and Well-Being will take place on 21-22 November 2018 in Mindelo on the Island of São Vicente, Cabo Verde. The event will be hosted at the Ocean Science Centre Mind-elo in partnership with the GEO-MAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany and the National Institute for Fisheries Development INDP, Cabo Verde.

On the invitation of H.E. Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, H.E. Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Re-search, Science and Innovation will visit Cabo Verde and co-sign a Cooperation Arrangement on Marine Research and Innova-tion Cooperation on behalf of the European Commission with

H.E. Olavo Correia, Deputy Prime Minister of Cabo Verde on behalf of the Government of Cabo Verde. This new framework recognises and stimulates marine research as a top priority for our interna-tional cooperation.

Throughout the course of the event, participants will enjoy a series of plenary sessions, panel discussions, projects and national initiatives, including an inspi-rational address from H.E. Lisa Emelia Svennson, Ambassador for Oceans, Sea and Freshwater, Director & Coordinator Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Branch, United Nations Environment Programme.

The Government of Cabo Verde is organising the Cabo Verde Ocean Week from 19 - 23 No-vember; an international series of events with key stakehold-ers dedicated to promoting Blue Growth to coincide with the Commissioner´s visit.

Our Atlantic Ocean for Growth and Well-BeingLAUNCHING THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION – CABO VERDE

Marine Research and Innovation Cooperation Arrangement

08:00 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 - 09:15 Welcoming remarks

ALBERTINO MARTINS, Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento das Pescas, CV

SIGI GRUBER, European Commission

ARNE KÖRTZINGER, GEOMAR, DE

09:15 – 10:30 Climate variability and ecosystem approachesP r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d i n s i g h t s p r o v i d e d b y :

PERICLES SILVA, INDP, CV | Vertical habitat use and diving behaviour of yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, in Cabo Verde

MARINA CUNHA, CESAM, PT | The impact of HERMES and HERMIONE, EU funded projects

JOHANNES KARSTENSEN, GEOMAR, DE | Variability in the Oxycline and its impacts on the Ecosystem (VOICE)

ARNE KÖRTZINGER, GEOMAR, DE | Oxygen minimum zones near Cabo Verde and the Kiel Declaration

ANA RAMOS, IEO, ES, and FRANCISCO RAMIL, UVigo, ES | The EkoAfrik Project

GEORGIA BAYLISS-BROWN, AquaTT, IE | ATLAS, a Horizon 2020 funded project

Q u e s t i o n a n d A n s w e r s

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:00 Food security, fisheries management, aquaculture and biodiversityP r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d i n s i g h t s p r o v i d e d b y :

MARY FRANCES DAVIDSON, UNU-FTP, IS | Building Capacity for Fisheries Science and management for Blue Growth in Cabo Verde

IVANICE MONTEIRO, INDP, CV | Yellowfin tuna catch opportunities in Cabo Verde – coping with uncertainties of local CPUEs

ANIBAL MEDINA, PRAO-CV, CV | West African Regional Fisheries Program - A regional approach to sustainable national and local use of the oceans as a source of fisheries resources - the case of Cabo Verde

EVANDRO LOPES, UniCV, CV | Biodiversity Cataloging Project for the Cabo Verde archipelago

ODDUR M. GUNNARSSON, MATIS, IS | FarFish, a Horizon 2020 funded project

DONATELLA CASTELLI, CNR, IT | BLUEBridge, a Horizon 2020 funded project

RITA CASTILHO, CCMAR, Universidade do Algarve, PT | Biodiversity assessment: new tools for a better future

Q u e s t i o n a n d A n s w e r s

DAY 1Marine Science meets Policy Projects, Initiatives and Ideas meeting PlaceWEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2018

OCEAN SCIENCE CENTRE MINDELO

12:00 – 13:00 Networking Lunch Break

13:00 – 14:15 Ocean technology and observations (including seabed mapping),

forecasting and monitoring processes and systems part I

Video: The Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA)

P r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d i n s i g h t s p r o v i d e d b y :

THOR HANSTEEN, GEOMAR, DE, and VERA ISABEL BARROS ALFAMA, UniCV, CV | Volcanism around Cabo Verde and Seafloor Mapping

BRUNO FARIA , INMG, CV | Recent (2018) signs of submarine volcanic unrest in Cabo Verde Islands

JOSÉ MOUTINHO, AIR Centre, PT | Atlantic International Research Centre

JOAQUIN BRITO, PLOCAN, ES | Working towards a framework for observations in Macaronesia

FLORIAN SCHÜTTE, GEOMAR, DE | An interdisciplinary view on mesoscale eddies in the eastern Tropical North Atlantic

Q u e s t i o n a n d A n s w e r s

14:15 – 15:00 Marine Litter, Emergent Marine Toxins and Ocean

Engaged Citizens

P r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d i n s i g h t s p r o v i d e d b y :

ANA NORONHA, Ciência Viva, PT | SeaChange, a Horizon 2020 funded project and MARA DE CASTRO ABU-RAYA, UniCV, CV | Casa das Ciências

TATIANA CABRAL, Fazenda de Camarão, CV, and JÖRN SCHMIDT, CAU, DE | The establishment of a science-driven Local Ocean Solutions Hub

SUSANA MOREIRA, CIIMAR, PT | EMERTOX, a Horizon 2020 funded project

Q u e s t i o n a n d A n s w e r s

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:50 Ocean technology and observations (including seabed mapping),

forecasting and monitoring processes and systems - part II

Video: Copernicus – Marine Environment Monitoring Service

P r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d i n s i g h t s p r o v i d e d b y :

CARLOS VENTURA SOARES, Hydrographic Institute, PT | Portuguese Hydrographic Institute cooperative activities in Cabo Verde

ARNE KÖRTZINGER, GEOMAR, DE | Cabo Verde Ocean Observatory

MARTIN HEIMANN, MPI-BGC, DE | Cabo Verde Atmosphere Observatory (GAW Station)

WADINGA FOMBA, TROPOS, DE | MARSU, a Horizon 2020 funded project

MARTIN VISBECK, GEOMAR, DE | AtlantOs, a Horizon 2020 funded project

Q u e s t i o n a n d A n s w e r s

16:50 – 17:20 Supporting an All Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance

Video: Unlocking the Potential of the Atlantic Ocean

P r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d i n s i g h t s p r o v i d e d b y :

PETER HEFFERNAN, Marine Institute, IE | AORA-CSA, a Horizon 2020 funded project

SOFIA CORDEIRO, FCT, PT | AANCHoR, a Horizon 2020 funded project

Q u e s t i o n a n d A n s w e r s

17:20 – 18:50 Showcasing and Round Table Discussion

– Capacity building and Training

MODERATORS:

SIGI GRUBER, European Commission

MARTIN VISBECK, GEOMAR

PEDRO LOPES, Deputy Minister for Innovation, Cabo Verde

AMADEU CRUZ, Deputy Minister for Education, Cabo Verde

LUIS TITO DE MORAIS, LEMAR, IRD, FR | PADDLE, a Horizon 2020 funded project

GEORGIA BAYLISS-BROWN, AquaTT, IE | COLUMBUS, a Horizon 2020 funded project

WERNER EKAU, ZMT, DE, and CORRINE ALMEIDA, UniCV, CV | Capacity Development, AANCHoR, a Horizon 2020 funded project

MOUMINI SAVADOGO, WASCAL, GH, and DIRK SCHORIES, PTJ, DE | WASCAL Programme and related activities from the DAAD in Africa

Q u e s t i o n a n d A n s w e r s

18:50 – 19:00 Closing remarks

19:00 Networking Cocktail

10:00 – 10:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee

10:30 – 11:00 Showing of the BBC Blue Planet II Documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, exploring the planet’s oceans

11:00 – 11:10 Welcome Messages OSVALDINA SILVA, President, Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento das Pescas, Cabo Verde

MARTIN VISBECK, Vice Director, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

11:10 – 12:00 Opening of the High Level Meeting

“Our Atlantic Ocean for Growth and Well-Being” – Celebrating

Marine Research and Innovation Cooperation JOSÉ DA SILVA GONÇALVES, Minister for Maritime Economy, Transport and Tourism, Cabo Verde

CARLOS MOEDAS, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation

OLAVO CORREIA, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Cabo Verde

MANUEL HEITOR, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal

VIDEO MESSAGE FROM PEDRO DUQUE, Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Spain

VOLKER RIEKE, Director General, Directorate-General for European and International Cooperation, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany

PETER HEFFERNAN, Chief Executive Officer, Marine Institute, Ireland

ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS TO BE CONFIRMED

12:30 – 12:50 Keynote AddressLISA EMELIA SVENNSON, Ambassador for Oceans, Sea and Freshwater, Director & Coordinator Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Branch, United Nations Environment Programme

12:50 – 13:30 Signing Ceremony of the Cooperation Arrangement on Marine

Research and Innovation

OLAVO CORREIA, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Cabo Verde

CARLOS MOEDAS, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation

13:30 – 15:00 Networking Lunch

High-Level Ministerial Event and Signing CeremonyTHURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2018

Ocean Science Centre Mindelo & Laginha Beach

DAY 2

15:00 – 15:30 T r a n s f e r t o L a g i n h a B e a c h

15:30 – 16:00 Cultural events at Laginha Beach

16:00 – 18:00 CVNext Initiative at Laginha Beach

16:00 – 17:00 Round Table Discussion on Innovation in the Blue Economy MODERATOR: MARTIN VISBECK, Vice Director, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

PAULO VEIGA, Deputy Minister for Maritime Economy, Cabo Verde

JOHN BELL, Director of Bioeconomy, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

BENVINDO D’OLIVEIRA FONSECA, Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento das Pescas, Cabo Verde

TIAGO PITTA E CUNHA, Chief Executive Officer, Oceano Azul Foundation, Portugal

KATARIINA RANTANEN, Chief Executive Officer, CosmEthics, Finland

ANTÓNIO SÉRGIO FERREIRA, EUMarineRobots, Portugal

17:00 – 18:00 Prime Minister´s Speakers Series

MODERATOR: MARCOS FERREIRA, CEO, Doutvisions

ULISSES CORREIA E SILVA, Prime Minister, Cabo Verde

CARLOS MOEDAS, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation

High-Level Ministerial Event and Signing CeremonyTHURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2018

Ocean Science Centre Mindelo & Laginha Beach

Our Atlantic Ocean

21-22 November 2018

for Growthand

Well- BeingMindelo, Cabo Verde

printed on 13 November 2018