CIGESMED was a SeasEra project (E.U. FP7 ERA-NET) Towards Integrated Marine Research Strategy and Programmes, supported by the E.C. under Seasera’s theme 3: Development of indicators and science support and management tools for the determination of Good Environmental Status in the Mediterranean Sea.
CIGESMED was funded for 3 years (2013-2016) by ANR (France), GSTR (Greece) and TÜBITAK (Turkey). It involved 5 partners and 10 laboratories from these countries, as well as a SME, marine parks and stakeholders. A Board of External Advisors (BEA), consisting in independent scientists, stakeholders and policy-makers met at an annual basis, and aims at providing advices on all aspects of the execution of the project.
CIGESMED was coordinated by the IMBE (Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d’Ecologie marine et continentale), a unit of research of Aix-Marseille University, CNRS-INEE, IRD and University of Avignon [PI: Jean-Pierre Féral]
Funding agencies
A flyer has been published in English, French, Greek and Turkish (click on the language you need to get the PDF)
An important Cigesmed’s output was dedicated to citizen science
51st European Marine Biology Symposium 2016 – Rhodes
Link to the MARSnetwork website: program and group photo Contributions: David (R.), Féral (J.-P.), Archambeau (A.-S.), .Bailly (N.), Blanpain (C.), Delavaud (A.), Dias (A.), Lecubin (J.), Mougenot (I.), Romier (G.), Surace (C.), Tatoni... READ MORE
CIGESMED final meeting 2016 – Marseille
A three full days meeting will be held in Marseille on the 27-29 June 2016.It is then recommended to plan the travels on the 26th and on the 30th June. Final report //... READ MORE
Working Groups 2015
Two working groups are dedicated to: 1/ assess the situation for the 12 proposed articles – WG1 2/ think tank for the ways for a more integrative and competitive development (*) of CIGESMED, possible gains... READ MORE
2nd Committee of external advisers 2015 (CEA2) – Lesbos
Participants : Members of the CEA : Angel BORJA (SP), Denis COUVET (FR), Paula MOSCHELLA (MC) by e-mail, Anna OCCHIPINTI (IT), Apologies : Enric BALLESTEROS (SP), Joaquim GARRABOU (SP), Samuel ROBERT (FR), Xavier LE... READ MORE
General Assembly 2015 (GA2) – Lesbos
CIGESMED general assembly (GA) 2015 has been held in Mytilini, Lesbos Island (Greece) from 19th to 22nd May.A meeting of the Committee of External Advisers (CEA) has taken place on the 19th May.The... READ MORE
2nd Mediterranean symposium on the conservation of coralligenous and other calcareous bio-concretions
Portorož, Slovenia, 29-30 October 2014 Contributions (published in 2015): Çinar(M.E.), Féral (J.-P.), Arvanitidis (C.), David (R.), Taşkın (E.), Dailianis (T.), Doğan (A.), Gerovasileiou (V.), Dağlı (E.), Aysel (V.), Bakır (K.), Salomidi (M.), Sini... READ MORE