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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