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Overview of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and Marine Environmental Management

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The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) focuses on various scientific domains, including the study of vertebrates, invertebrates, and paleontology. This multidisciplinary institute is involved in managing marine ecosystems through projects like MUMM and contributes to advance operational oceanographic services with tools such as OPTOS and SUMO. The institute monitors the quality of the marine environment, conducts ecological modeling, and ensures the effective management of marine resources and sediment transport, as well as studying the impact of climatic changes and pollution on marine life.

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Overview of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and Marine Environmental Management

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  1. MUMM- UGMM - BMM Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

  2. Introduction • Federal Science Policy: 10 scientific institutes • KMI – Tervuren – BIRA – RBINS - … • Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences • Vertebrates • Invertebrates • Entomology • Education and nature • Paleontology • Management of Marine Ecosystem (MUMM) • Belgian Geological Service

  3. 9 teams • OPTOS • SUMO • REMSEM • Belgica • MARCHEM • BMDC • SURV • MONIT • MARIMA • CAMME

  4. Modelling • OPTOS /SUMO/ REMSEM • Operational forecast • Sediment transport model • Ecological modelling • Oil pollution at sea • The different models are coupled.

  5. OPTOS – Operational Oceanographic Tools and Services • Various mathematical models to forecast and hindcast the state of the sea; Belgian Coastal Zone. • Five days ahead are made twice a day. • Sea surface elevation • Currents • Waves • Sea water temperature • Salinity • Sediment transport

  6. Sea surface elevation is used to assess flooding risk for storm events. SEA SURFACE ELEVATION 2009/03/03 14:00 UTC

  7. CURRENTS Current predictions can be used to forecast transports of fish larvae or suspended particulate matter, to determine the most appropriate diving window.

  8. WATER TEMPERATURE T° and salinity can modify water density, induce changes in the currents or exert stress on fauna and flora.

  9. SUMO – Sediment Modelling • Various mathematical models to forecast the transport of sediment. • Erosion, suspension, deposition • Bank van Heist

  10. Pollutant model Simulation of oil pollution of 500 m3 fuel out of the wreck Tricolor.

  11. Monitoring SURV: Aerial surveillance Belgica REMSEM: Teledetection from satellites MONIT: RIB Tuimelaar

  12. Belgica programme • Monitoring of quality of the marine environment • Ecosystems • Geology-sedimentology studies • Fisheries

  13. Monitoring quality: Samples Beam trawler Van Veen Niskin bottle Multibeam

  14. Monitoring Quality: Marine chemistry (MARCHEM) Biota Sediment Water colomn • Fysico-chemistry • Org. contamin. • ... • Org. contamin. • Nutrients • N-NH4, N-NO2, N-NO3, • P-PO4, Si-SiO4, Total N • Total P Fysico-chemistry • Salinity, Temperature, • Chlorophyl, O2 • Org. contamin • KWS, PAH’s, Organotins, PCBs, Flame retardants Laboratory Oostende

  15. Aerial surveillance (SURV)

  16. 2012 pollution .

  17. Management: Sand and gravel extraction (MARIMA)

  18. Marine mammals: (MONIT)

  19. Harbour porpoise

  20. Wind farms at sea

  21. Belgian Marine Data Center • Marine Environmental Data : • Near-Real Time Data (ODAS) :

  22. www.mumm.ac.be info@mumm.ac.be

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