What is BluePorts 2019?

BluePorts 2019 is an INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP for Port Stakeholders, Researchers, Managers, Teachers, Students and Citizens concerned about a subject of hot topicality: Biologically Safe Ports. It is organized by the Marine Observatory of Asturias, Spain, The Gijon Port Authority and the University of Oviedo Foundation and is coordinated by Prof. Yaisel J. Borrell (University of Oviedo) and Prof. Eduardo Dopico (University of Oviedo) under the Scientific Direction of Prof. Eva Garcia-Vazquez (University of Oviedo). Key experts in the field have confirmed their participation.

Where?

The City of Gijón is a reference in Asturias, Spain, for citizen awareness in policy and actions of environmental regeneration. BluePorts 2019 is an opportunity to reinforce that role and make the city a new space of academic and citizen debate relevant for sustainable management actions in defense of ecosystems.

The event is organized in two different spaces of the Gijon City.

• The scientific workshop sessions, restricted to the participants, include presentations, colloquium and debate. They will be held in the amazing facilities of the Theater of the El Musel port of Gijón.
  
• The poster sessions will be open to the public downtown at the Culture Center Old Institute Jovellanos, near the City Hall. Gijon citizens are invited to come, see the posters, have a chat with the scientists, and participate in children’s games organized around the poster exhibition.

Scientific Program

December 5^th, 2019

08:45: Bus Travel from Faculty of Biology (UNIOV) to Downtown of the City of Gijon (Gota de leche (https://goo.gl/maps/qriTZ9dZwZyXNot77)).

09:15: Bus Stop at Downtown of the City of Gijon (Gota de leche (https://goo.gl/maps/qriTZ9dZwZyXNot77)) and travel to the Port of  Gijón.

9:30-9:45: Presentation of Blueports 2019 by Authorities (Port of Gijon).

9:45-10:30: Plenary speaker. Bella Galil: The Suez Canal and the devastation of the Mediterranean Sea biota.

Communications

10:30-12:00: Case studies of biosecurity problems associated with ports (Port of Gijon) (10 minutes).

1. Large-scale assessment of non-indigenous fouling species in Mediterranean ports and recreational boat hulls. A. Marchini et al.
2. DNA mtCOI barcodes for biosecurity analysis. A proof of concept in French Polynesia ports. A. Ardura et al.
3. Environmental assessments including species invasiveness in industrial ports using metabarcoding: The Port of Gijon, Bay of Biscay, as a case study. A. Ibabe et al.
4. Monitoring Marine Exotic Species in the Ria de Vigo.E. E. Cacabelos et al.
5. Nuisance species in Lake Constance Ports revealed through eDNA. G. Machado & Clusa L.
6. Risk analysis for biological contamination by ballast water and biofouling in the Port of El Musel (Gijón). M. Bartolomé et al.

12:00-12:20: The coffee break. (Port of Gijon).

12:20-14:30: Scientific and Educational Approaches to face environmental problems in port areas (Port of Gijon) (10 minutes).

1. Plastic and textile marine litter as reservoirs for secondary species dispersal from ports. A. Ibabe et al.
2. Establishing informative monitoring baselines in Ports to deal with the problem of biological invasions. L. Miralles, Borrell Y.J. et al. 
3. The need for a tool to analyse the data and determine the risk of invasive species. V. Soto-López et al.
4. Tool to determine the biological contamination by ballast water and fouling in the Port of Gijón. D. Menéndez-Teleña, Montes H. et al.
5. A fuzzy model to assess marinas at high-risk of bioinvasion in the Mediterranean Sea. J. Ferrario et al.
6. Social perception and public understanding of science in adults enrolled in Blueports project scientific outreach. E. Arboleya & Dopico E.
7. Development and validation of eDNA markers for the detection of Crepidula fornicata in environmental samples. L. Miralles, Parrondo M. et al.
8. Maritime ports as sources of macro and microplastic pollution in sandy beaches. A case study in central Bay of Biscay. P. Masia et al.

14:30: Bus travel from Port of Gijon to Downtown of the City of Gijon (Plaza del Carmen (https://goo.gl/maps/5sVtsqprrH6SB74aA)).

15:00-16:30: The lunch (Downtown of the City of Gijon- Casa Gloria- Esther and Nacho Manzano (https://goo.gl/maps/HQ2ppucwTUuViFQ68)).

Posters

17:00-19:00: Open Posters Session (Culture Center Old Institute Jovellanos, Downtown of City of Gijon).

Open to general public with Children’s games and activities about invasive species and biological topics.

1. Implication of ports and marine traffic in the concentration of microplastics in ocean waters. S. Acle et al.
2. Introductions of non-indigenous mollusc species associated to ports. Insights from the archaeological remains of Castillo de Gauzón (North Iberia). P. Turrero et al.
3. Risk algae in ballast water facing international conventions. Longitudinal and transversal analysis in European ships employing DNA Metabarcoding. A. Ardura et al.
4. Connectivity of the big blue octopus (Octopus cyanea, Gray 1849) between the eastern and western coast of Madagascar.N.  N. van Caster et al.
5. Risk of introduction of invasive species in Baleares’ port. M.I. Gómez et al. 
6. Monitoring non-indigenous species in port habitats: application of a protocol of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in the Gulf of La Spezia (Italy). M. Tamburini et al.
7. Fish in ports: Mislabelling at landings. M.C. Blanco & Machado G.
8. Biology and teacher students’ perceptions on alien species and seaport role in their introduction. A. Torralba-Burrial et al.
9. Analysis of maritime transport influence on alien species introduction in the Gulf of Gdansk, Baltic Sea, Poland. I. Budzynska
10. Blueports: Scientific and educational strategies for a sustainable port activity facing biological invasions (MINECO CGL2016-79209-R). E. Dopico.

The registration in the workshop entails:

• Conference bag
• Wireless Internet Connection
• Participation Certificate
• Certificate of presentation of communication/poster
• Publication of communications and posters accepted
• Coffee break and lunch
• Gala dinner in Asturian restaurant

Venue & accommodation

The City Council of Gijón, collaborator in the workshop, offers a wide range of leisure, accommodation and restaurants that participants can consult on their official website

http://congresos.gijon.es/ (en español)

http://en.congresos.gijon.es/ (in English)

Participants can submit oral communications and posters not previously published to the workshop around the expected topics

Communications:

The communications will be presented in Abstract format to be evaluated

Your abstract must use Normal style and should be no longer than 300 words.

Accepted communications may be extended up to 2,500 words (5 pages) for inclusion in the Ebook, with DOI and ISBN, which will be published on the sessions of the Workshop

It is recommended that the extended communication format contain the following sections:
– Introduction
– Objectives and / or hypothesis
– Methodology / method
– Results and Discussion
– Conclusions and Proposals
– Bibliography

Posters:

The participants will be able to present posters on the topics of the Workshop in A1 format (59,4cm × 84,1 cm)