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Indicators of Ocean and Human Health WorkshopNovember 16-19, 1999
International Center for Ocean and Human Health Bermuda Biological Station for Research Sponsors: National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Objectives:
- Reviewed the current state-of-the-art science on the use of indicators to link environmental changes, their effects on marine organisms, and, ultimately, their effects on human health. Indicators at molecular,
organismal, and population levels were discussed.
- Identified research gaps in the use of indicators of ocean and human health. Both industrial and non-industrial regions, and tropical and temperate environments were reviewed.
- Using knowledge gained from well-studied areas, e.g., New Bedford Harbor and the Arctic, designed a monitoring network for appropriate indicators in contaminant "hot spot" areas and less contaminated areas.
- Established collaborations between national and international governmental and private sector groups such as NIEHS, WHO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, as well as representatives of the
international research community.
Rationale:
- The central question of the conference was: Are there indicators for both temperate and tropical environments that have been/can be developed for ecosystem stress leading to human health effects?
- The conference focused on indicators of ocean and human health that transcend all environments and populations and identified research gaps in various regions. The conference incorporated geographic diversity in the
sites that were studied.
Organizing Committee:
Anthony Knap |
BBSR |
Eric Dewailly |
Laval University/BBSR |
Timothy Ford |
Harvard School of Public Health |
Sylvaine Cordier |
INSERM, France |
Michael Depledge |
Plymouth Environmental Research Centre |
Michael Bolger |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Robert Bowen |
University of Massachusetts-Boston |
Beth Anderson |
NIEHS |
Lawrence Mee |
Plymouth Environmental Research Centre |
William Suk |
NIEHS |
Umit Unluata |
IOC/UNESCO |
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