REPORT OF THEICES-IOC-SCOR WORKING GROUP ON GEOHAB IMPLEMENTATION IN THE BALTIC (WGGIB)

The  ICES‐IOC‐SCOR  Working  Group  on  GEOHAB  Implementation  in  the  Baltic  (WGGIB) met in Gothenburg, Sweden, 26‐28 February 2008 to: a) review progress in implementation of the GEOHAB-BALTIC cooperative research plan;b) define processes and plan experiments that are needed for better parameterization of dynamical HAB models;c) review the progress of incorporating the Baltic HAB list into the IOC Taxonomic Reference List of Toxic Plankton Algae;d) discuss and report on the need of a Baltic HAB researcher network, in the light of the WGHABD comments on WGGIB performance.