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Marine Ecological Restoration (MER) Workshop
Ecological restoration of marine ecosystems: A crucial
management tool in a human-dominated world
Workshop Program
Workshop period: Sunday-Thursday; June, 22-26
Location: The InterUniversity Institute for Marine Science, Eilat (Red Sea)
Daily plan
8:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-12:00
12:00-2:00
2:00-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:30-6:30
7:30-
Session 1: Presentations
Coffee break
Session 2: Presentations
Lunch + “ex-curricular activities”
Session 3: Round-table discussions (MER Working Group)
Coffee break
Session 4: Round-table discussions (MER Working Group)
Dinner
Presentation Sessions:
Sunday, June 22
 Session I - Introduction: “Global Ocean Issues” special session (Chair: S. Netanyahu)
- The ocean’s solution for human food needs (Steve Gaines)
- Global marine monitoring: World’s largest marine park survey (Graham Edgar)
- Brief introduction to Ocean Health Index (Ben Halpern – Video clip)
 Session II - Introduction: The marine environment of Israel (Chair:
- The Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba): A unique sea of bleach-less coral reefs (Amatzia Genin)
- The National Monitoring Program: Eilat marine ecosystems (Yoni Shaked)
- Marine ecosystems of the Israeli Mediterranean Sea: Present state, MPAs and future plans
(Ruth Yahel)
- Compliance and national monitoring in Israel's Marine environment - anthropogenic effects
and mitigation (Dror Zurel)
Monday, June 23
 Session III - Marine Restoration: Theory, vision and future directions
- Scaling challenges in restoration of marine ecosystems: Drawing analogies from fisheries
restoration (Steve Gaines)
- Restoration in terrestrial vs. marine ecosystems: What can be learned (Shaid Naeem Video)
- How can we improve Ocean Health Index: Implementation of ecological restoration
concepts into OHI (Ben Halpern – Video)
- Restoration or protection: Could ecosystem restoration ever be a better investment than
protection? (Avigdor Abelson)
 Session IV - Marine Restoration: Ecological aspects
- Targets and indicators of effective ecological restoration projects (Daniel reed)
- Evaluation of restoration practices (Graham Edgar)
- Fishery restoration and fish stock enhancement (Peter Nelson)
- Using ecological principles to inform restoration initiatives based on artificial reefs (Yoni
Belmaker)
Tuesday, June 24
 Session V - Marine Restoration: Socio-economic aspects
- Philosophical and social issues in environmental restoration (Robert France)
- Transdisciplinary research project on Mangroves with emphasis on socio-economic aspects
(Gesche Krause)
- Economic value of ecosystem services: Drawing restoration incentives from the gap
between healthy and degraded ecosystems (Moti Shechter)
- Expanding restoration’s socioeconomic goods and services (Robert France)
 Session VI - Coral reef restoration
- Coral Reef Restoration: Introduction (Avigdor Abelson)
- Rebuilding coral reefs: does active reef restoration lead to sustainable reefs? (Buki
Rinkevich)
- Artificial reefs as a coral reef restoration tool (Nadav Shashar)
Wednesday, June 25
 Session VII - Seagrass and benthic algae Restoration
- Seagrass meadows restoration – Introduction (Robert Orth/Gary Kendrick)
- Restoration in the marine realm: Global concerns drive local restoration efforts – seagrass
case study (Robert Orth)
- The role of connectivity and sex in restoration and recovery of seagrass following
disturbance (Gary Kendrick)
- Kelp forest restoration (Daniel Reed)
- Canopy forming algae restoration (Laura Airoldi)
 Session VIII – Ecological engineering as a restoration tool (Peter Nelson)
- Green vs. grey engineering for coastal protection (Michael Beck)
- Integration of man-made structures into conservation and restoration projects (Laura
Airoldi)
- Living Breakwaters - Restoring shallow water habitats using ecologically sensitive
technologies (Shimrit Perkol-Finkel)
- Blue is the new Green - Applying principles of Reconciliation Ecology in urban waterfronts
(Ido Sella)
Thursday, June 26
 Session IX - Marine and aquatic ecosystem Restoration: Brief reviews
- Mangrove forest restoration (Michael Beck)
- Oyster reef restoration (Michael Beck)
- Salt march restoration (Laura Airoldi)
- River and lake management - case studies (Yael Ben-Tzvi)
- Water quality: Monitoring parameters and how can we influence them (Yael Ben-Tzvi)
 Session IX – Panel and discussion: How can we promote marine ecological
restoration?
Working Group sessions: proposed topics
General topics
 Marine Ecological Restoration: Vision and approaches for the future (advantages,
drawbacks and major gaps)
 Directions and concepts for implementation of ‘science-based ecological restoration’ as an
effective management tool
 Are there socio-economic incentives that can promote restoration projects?
 What should be the spatial and temporal extent of restoration?
 Placement and reclamation of destroyed ecosystems
 Should management of MPAs include restoration component?
 When and where should restoration practices/interventions be applied?
 How to transfer ecological restoration tools and approaches to decision-makers and endusers
 Restoration approaches and tools prior to and after tipping points – Can we identify pretipping point states?
 Ecological restoration across ecosystems: Can we learn from the common and odd?
 Costs and efforts of post-shift versus pre-shift restoration practices
Technical topics:
1. Exploration of restoration approaches and methods that can be applied in large scales
2. Development of rules and tools for siting, planning and managing degraded-ecosystem
MPAs
3. Exploration of existing and potential ecosystem-specific restoration tools
4. Protocols for 'pre-launch assessment': How to measure/evaluate a site prior to
implementation of restoration projects
5. Review and analysis of past and ongoing restoration projects, their effects and costs-benefits