Designating networks of chemosynthetic ecosystem reserves in the deep sea

Cindy L. van Dover (1) , Craig R. Smith (2) , Jeff Ardron (3) , Daniel Dunn (1) , K. Gjerde (4) , Lisa Levin (5) , Samantha Smith (6) , Sophie Arnaud-Haond (7) , Yannick Beaudoin (8) , Juan Bezaury (9) , Greg Boland (10) , David Billet (11) , Mark Carr (12) , Gregor Cherkashov (13) , Adam Cook (14) , Fabio Deleo (2) , Craig Fisher (15) , Laurent Godet (16) , P. Halplin (1) , M. Lodge (14) , Lenaik Menot (17) , K. Miller (18) , Lieven Naudts (19) , C. Nugent (20) , Linwood Linwood H. Pendleton (1) , Sophie Plouviez (1) , A. Rowden (21) , Ricardo Santos (22) , T. Shank (23) , C. Tao (24) , A. Tawake (25) , M. Thurnherr Andreas (26) , Tina Treude (27)

1 Division of Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment
2 Department of Oceanography [Honolulu]
3 Marine Conservation Biology Institute
4 IUCN, Global Marine Programme
5 Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
6 Nautilus Minerals
7 COP - Centre Océanologique du Pacifique
8 UNEP-GRID
9 The Nature Conservancy
10 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
11 National Oceanography Center
12 University of California
13 VNIIOkeangeologia
14 International Seabed Authority
15 Penn State - Pennsylvania State University
16 LETG - Nantes - Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique
17 Institut Océanographique
18 Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies
19 RBINS - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
20 The Kaplan Fund
21 NIWA - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research [Wellington]
22 University of the Azores
23 WHOI - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
24 China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association
25 Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission
26 LDEO - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
27 IFM-GEOMAR - Leibniz Institute of Marine Science at the University of Kiel

From the moment of their discovery, chemosynthetic ecosystems in the deep sea have held intrinsic scientific value. At the same time that the scientific community is studying chemosynthetic ecosystems other sectors are either engaged in, or planning for activities that may adversely impact these ecosystems. There is a need and opportunity now to develop conservation strategies for networks of chemosynthetic ecosystem reserves in national and international waters through collaboration among concerned stakeholders.

Mots clés: Deep-sea conservation; Dinard Guidelines; International Seabed Authority; Marine Protected Area Networks; Seeps; Vents

Domaines: Biodiversité

Cindy L. van Dover, Craig R. Smith, Jeff Ardron, Daniel Dunn, K. Gjerde, et al.. Designating networks of chemosynthetic ecosystem reserves in the deep sea. Marine Policy, 2012, 36, pp.378-381. ⟨10.1016/j.marpol.2011.07.002⟩. ⟨hal-00667443⟩