Chinese Census of Marine Life (CoML-China)
National Implementation Committee
December 20, 2005
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
Minutes
I.
ATTENDEES
Committee Members
Song SUN (Chair)
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ruiyu LIU (J. Y. Liu) Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lizhe CAI
Xiamen University
Bangqin HUANG Xiamen University
Kedong YIN
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences
Guangxing LIU
Ocean University of China
Zhinan ZHANG
Ocean University of China
Xiuren NING
Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration
Xianyong ZHAO Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of
Fisheries Sciences
Xiaoxia SUN
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guests
Jianguo REN
Yong WANG
Kunshan GAO
Youshao WANG
Sciences
Hui HUANG
Sciences
Mao LIN
Ruixiang LI
Zongling WANG
Tian XIAO
Junbin ZHANG
Sciences
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration
Shantou University
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of
Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration
First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration
First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of
Others
Researchers from Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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II.
INTRODUCTION
A. Welcome
The meeting was convened at 9 AM in Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy
of Sciences. More than 30 participants attended the meeting, and the 2005 CoML
highlight report was distributed on the meeting. The meeting in the morning was
presided by Academician J. Y. Liu. Dr. Jianguo REN from National Natural
Science Foudation of China (NSFC) gave a speech first. He introduced the origin
and development of CoML in China, and the supporting policies and priorities of
NSFC in the field of marine ecology.
B. Chairman’s report
Chairman SUN gave a detailed introduction on the progress of the international
CoML program. The presentation mainly focused on the current projects of
CoML, the new methods and technology developed by CoML, the latest progress
of CoML research and the plan for CoML in the second phase. He also
introduced the progress of CoML China in the past one year and put forward the
plan that CoML China will do in the near future.
III.
PRESENTATIONS
Five presentations were given in the morning. The first one titled by
‘Biodiversity of the benthos along the lattitude gradients’ was given by Prof.
Zhinan ZHANG from Ocean University of China. Prof. Bangqin HUANG
introduced the biodiversity of pico-plankton in Chinese typical sea area. Prof.
Hui HUANG introduced the status, distribution and biodiversity of coral reefs in
Chinese sea. Prof. Lizhe CAI from Xiamen University introduced the status of
research on the distribution and ecological habits of Nassarius. Prof. Xiuren
NING gave a presentation titled Some Considerations on China CoML.
IV.
DISCUSSION
The discussion in the afternoon was presided by Chairman SUN. The topics were
focused on:
A. The work of China CoML that is being done and will be done
(1) The work of China CoML secretariat
(2) The construction and development of China-CoML website
(3) The exchange of database
(4) Training plan (the establishment of Chinese Marine Biodiversity Sorting
Center)
(5) Strategies on pushing taxonomy research
(6) Establishment of new subjects
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B. How to push China-CoML ?
(1) Infrastructure construction, including establishment of database, expert
database, hardware, scientific methods, training courses, etc.
(2) Building of Chinese Marine Biodiversity Sorting Center
(3) Equipment and utilization of new observing facilities
(4) Set-up of long-term observing transects
(5) Regional research plan
C. Scientific significance
(1) The sustainable utilization of marine biodiversity resource
(2) The fluctuation of marine ecosystems under the global environmental
changes
(3) Impact of human activities on marine ecosystems; the change of functional
groups
(4) Invasion of species
(5) Conservation of marine biodiversity
(6) Technical support from other related national programs
D. Current status---Scientific problems and infrastructure
(1) Biodiversity, abundant, distribution of marine species in Chinese sea----OBIS,
and how to use the information?
(2) Characteristics of biodiversity in Chinese sea, the relativity between
biodiversity and quantity fluctuation
(3) The hotspot areas of Chinese biodiversity research, and how to determine?
What is the effect on ecology and resource?
(4) How to insure the reliability of marine biodiversity research? i.e. the
technical guarantee for Chinese marine biodiversity research, including
methods, facilities and standardization.
(5) The present and future of marine biodiversity research
(6) The organization of taxonomy experts committee
E. Regional Plan
The participants have interests on:
Marine algae (macroalgae, phytoplankton)
Microbes
Zooplankton-hotspot area, Barcoding
Benthos
Nektons (fish, cephalopod)
Coral reefs
Establishment of molecular method, standardization,
establishment of database
Share on database
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quality
control,
V.
NEXT STEPS
The organizers for each topic were nominated at the meeting. They were
committed to the development of a scientific plan or strategy for the regional
research plan within the next 2-3 months. In order to structure the plan, an
outline should first be developed. The first draft of each plan will be circulated to
the members of the committee and discussed and approved at the next meeting.
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