The objective of this tender is to examine the current data collection, observation and data assembly programmes in the Meditterranean Sea, identify gaps and to evaluate how they can be optimised.

The objective of this tender is to examine the current data collection, observation and data assembly programmes in the Meditterranean Sea, identify gaps and to evaluate how they can be optimised.

Specification of the desirable and recommended product attributes for generating spatial layers of sea-level trend (units: mm/year) from tide gauges over periods of 50 years (1963-2012) and 100 years (1913-2012), to characterize and assess average annual sea-level rise at the coast.

Shape file with the layers containing the information as in Product CH2-1 and depth/biological zones. Fisheries Restricted Areas with specifics on the prohibitions and the type of closure.

Annual time series of Water Discharge (Qw) [m3/s] from in situ and model data

Specification of the desirable and recommended products attributes for generating spatial layers of sea surface temperature for the last 10, 50 and 100 years for the Mediterranean basin and for each NUTS3 region along the coast.

Specification of the desirable and recommended products attributes for generating spatial layers of sea mid-water and sea-bottom temperature for the last 10, 50 and 100 years for the Mediterranean basin and for each NUTS3 region along the coast.

to deliver maps showing the extent of the trawling fishing grounds for identifying the changes in level of disturbance over the past ten years and identifying the gaps of fishing vessels’ tracking systems in the Mediterranean Sea

to deliver maps showing the extent of the trawling fishing grounds for identifying the areas which are most disturbed by bottom trawling over the past ten years and identifying the gaps of fishing vessels’ tracking systems in the Mediterranean Sea

to deliver maps showing the extent of the trawling fishing grounds for identifying the changes in level of disturbance over the past ten years and identifying the gaps of fishing vessels’ tracking systems in the Mediterranean Sea