US-Egypt Cooperation: A Workshop on Material Cycling Along the Egyptian Coastline

这是由卡罗莱纳海岸大学研究学者Richard Peterson博士提议在2009年11月17日至20日在埃及亚历山大市举行的第三届国际水产资源会议(ICAR？09)期间举办的一次研讨会。研讨会的共同组织者包括埃及开罗国家海洋学和渔业研究所所长Mohamed Atteia Shreadah博士和埃及亚历山大海岸研究所海洋学系Ayman A.El-Gamal博士。研讨会将集中讨论五个主题：泥沙预算、水预算、营养和污染物预算、初级生产和渔业管理以及未来的影响。研讨会将在会议的最后一天举行，将把美国和埃及的科学家聚集在一起，努力建立未来在沿海海洋学主题上的合作努力。参加研讨会的埃及人将提供有关先前研究和当前问题的背景知识，同时将与美国参与者一起，根据他们的技术专长确定这一领域的研究重点。埃及海岸线是一个高度活跃的地区，有多种物质来源流入地中海。尼罗河是最大的贡献者，向地中海输入了大量的水、沉积物、营养物质和污染物。此外，苏伊士运河在红海和地中海沿岸之间提供了点源连接。输入埃及沿海水域的非点源物质包括地下水渗漏和大气沉积。迄今为止，人们对这些材料预算及其对诸如三角洲侵蚀/沉积、海平面上升、初级生产力、可持续渔业等主题的影响知之甚少。未来的土地使用和气候变化情景将对这些材料预算产生未知的影响。本次研讨会的预期成果包括：(1)美国和埃及研究人员之间专业关系的发展，这将导致未来的合作研究；以及(2)在研讨会主题内确定未来研究应重点开展的研究优先事项。讲习班成果将以电子(网站)和印刷(期刊)两种形式公布，以便更多地传播给其他感兴趣的研究人员。高级和初级研究人员以及学生和代表性不足的群体将参加讲习班。

This is a proposal by Dr. Richard Peterson, Research Scholar at Coastal Carolina University, to host a workshop in conjunction with the 3rd International Conference on Aquatic Resources (ICAR ?09) to be held in Alexandria, Egypt from 17-20 November 2009. Co-organizers of the workshop include Dr. Mohamed Atteia Shreadah, President, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries in Cairo, Egypt and Dr. Ayman A. El-Gamal, Department of Oceanography at the Coastal Research Institute in Alexandria, Egypt. The workshop will focus on five topics: sediment budgeting, water budgeting, nutrient and contaminant budgeting, primary production and fisheries management, and future implications. The workshop will take place on the last day of the conference and will bring US and Egyptian scientists together in an effort to establish future collaborative efforts on the topic of coastal oceanography. The Egyptian participants at the workshop will provide background knowledge on prior studies and current problems, while together with the US participants, will identify research priorities for this area based on their technical expertise.The Egyptian coastline is a highly dynamic region with varied sources of material fluxes to the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile River is the largest contributor, inputting vast quantities of water, sediment, nutrients, and contaminants into the Mediterranean. In addition, the Suez Canal provides a point-source link between the Red Sea and the coastal Mediterranean Sea. Non-point sources of material input to the coastal waters of Egypt include groundwater seepage and atmospheric deposition. To date, little is understood about these material budgets and how they impact subjects such as delta erosion/accretion, sea level rise, primary productivity, sustainable fisheries. Future land use and climate change scenarios will influence these material budgets to unknown extents.Expected outcomes of this workshop include: (1) the development of professional relationships between US and Egyptian researchers that will lead to future collaborative studies; and (2) the identification of research priorities within the workshop theme that future studies should focus on undertaking. Workshop results will be published in both electronic (website) and print (journal) forms for greater dissemination to other interested researchers. Senior and junior researchers will participate in the workshop, as well as students and underrepresented groups.