International Hydrographic Organization Uniting the World through Hydrography ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MARITIME TRANSPORT POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE

International Hydrographic OrganizationInternational Hydrographic OrganizationUniting the World through HydrographyUniting the World through Hydrography

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MARITIME TRANSPORT POLLUTION MARITIME TRANSPORT POLLUTION

CONTROL IN THE GULF OF HONDURASCONTROL IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MARITIME TRANSPORT POLLUTION MARITIME TRANSPORT POLLUTION

CONTROL IN THE GULF OF HONDURASCONTROL IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS

GULF OF HONDURAS GULF OF HONDURAS

PROJECTPROJECT

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GULF OF HONDURAS GULF OF HONDURAS

PROJECTPROJECT

RS-X1009RS-X1009

International Hydrographic OrganizationInternational Hydrographic OrganizationUniting the World through Hydrography Uniting the World through Hydrography


Project Objetive:

• The long-term goal of the project is to reverse the degradation of the coastal and marine ecosystems by enhancing the control and prevention of maritime transport-related pollution in the major ports and navigation lanes, improving navigational safety to improving navigational safety to avoid groundings and spillsavoid groundings and spills, and reducing land-based inputs to the adjacent coastal and marine areas within the Gulf of Honduras.

Project Objetive:

• The long-term goal of the project is to reverse the degradation of the coastal and marine ecosystems by enhancing the control and prevention of maritime transport-related pollution in the major ports and navigation lanes, improving navigational safety to improving navigational safety to avoid groundings and spillsavoid groundings and spills, and reducing land-based inputs to the adjacent coastal and marine areas within the Gulf of Honduras.

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Project Components :

• COMPONENT 1: Building regional capacity for maritime and land-based

pollution control in the Gulf of Honduras

• COMPONENT 2: Creating, analyzing and distributing marine environmental

information and contributing to demonstration of new technologies to address

a strategic action programme for the Gulf of Honduras

• COMPONENT 3: ENHANCING NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY IN COMPONENT 3: ENHANCING NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY IN

SHIPPING LANES SHIPPING LANES HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYSHYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS

• COMPONENT 4: Improving environmental management and hazard

reduction measures in the regional network of five ports within the Gulf of

Honduras

Project Components :

• COMPONENT 1: Building regional capacity for maritime and land-based

pollution control in the Gulf of Honduras

• COMPONENT 2: Creating, analyzing and distributing marine environmental

information and contributing to demonstration of new technologies to address

a strategic action programme for the Gulf of Honduras

• COMPONENT 3: ENHANCING NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY IN COMPONENT 3: ENHANCING NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY IN

SHIPPING LANES SHIPPING LANES HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYSHYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS

• COMPONENT 4: Improving environmental management and hazard

reduction measures in the regional network of five ports within the Gulf of

Honduras


Why HydrographyWhy Hydrography……

The first geospatial layerThe first geospatial layer

The cornerstone of mapping The cornerstone of mapping the bottom and the bottom and

understanding ocean understanding ocean structure and dynamics ….structure and dynamics ….


Why Hydrography?Why Hydrography?• Efficient and Safe Maritime transit

• Coastal Zone Management

• Utilization of Marine resources

• Environmental Protection and Management

• National Data Bases

• Maritime Boundary delimitation

• National Defense

• Tourism and recreation

• Mitigating coastal hazards

• Efficient and Safe Maritime transit

• Coastal Zone Management

• Utilization of Marine resources

• Environmental Protection and Management

• National Data Bases

• Maritime Boundary delimitation

• National Defense

• Tourism and recreation

• Mitigating coastal hazards


Efficiency and Economy of Efficiency and Economy of NavigationNavigation

• Excluding Mexico and Canada, 95% of U.S overseas trade by tonnage is transported by sea.

• Maritime commerce is the basic element for a nation's economy

• UKC and shorter transits underscore the value hydrographers’ passages

• Charting must be brought up to world-class standards

• Excluding Mexico and Canada, 95% of U.S overseas trade by tonnage is transported by sea.

• Maritime commerce is the basic element for a nation's economy

• UKC and shorter transits underscore the value hydrographers’ passages

• Charting must be brought up to world-class standards


Safety of NavigationSafety of Navigation• Chapter V Regulation 9 of SOLAS Convention

– Hydrographic Services must provide:• Hydrographic surveying adequate for local navigation

requirements

• Issue nautical charts and other pertinent documents which satisfy the need for safe navigation

• Promulgate Notice to Mariners (NTM)

• Data management to provide for these services

• Standardized charting

• Coordination to ensure the dissemination of data and information on a world wide basis

• Chapter V Regulation 9 of SOLAS Convention– Hydrographic Services must provide:

• Hydrographic surveying adequate for local navigation requirements

• Issue nautical charts and other pertinent documents which satisfy the need for safe navigation

• Promulgate Notice to Mariners (NTM)

• Data management to provide for these services

• Standardized charting

• Coordination to ensure the dissemination of data and information on a world wide basis


Coastal Zone Coastal Zone ManagementManagement

• New Port Construction

• Maintenance and development of existing port facilities

• Dredging operations for depth maintenance

• Monitoring and improving channels

• Dumping grounds for waste

• Utilization of mineral deposits

• Aquaculture

• Public works activities

• Marine Protected Areas

• New Port Construction

• Maintenance and development of existing port facilities

• Dredging operations for depth maintenance

• Monitoring and improving channels

• Dumping grounds for waste

• Utilization of mineral deposits

• Aquaculture

• Public works activities

• Marine Protected Areas


Utilization of Marine Utilization of Marine ResourcesResources

• Hydrocarbon exploration depends on bathymetry data

• Fishing industry depends on depth information for safe deployment of equipment and detection of fishing banks

• Charts can help determine patterns in geomorphology and unknown resources

• Hydrocarbon exploration depends on bathymetry data

• Fishing industry depends on depth information for safe deployment of equipment and detection of fishing banks

• Charts can help determine patterns in geomorphology and unknown resources


Environmental Protection Environmental Protection and Managementand Management

• Pollution Control

• Hazardous spill control

• Scientific research such as Global Tidal

and circulation models which require

quality Bathymetric data for validity

• Monitoring programs using in

situ instrumentation

• Pollution Control

• Hazardous spill control

• Scientific research such as Global Tidal

and circulation models which require

quality Bathymetric data for validity

• Monitoring programs using in

situ instrumentation


National Data BasesNational Data Bases

• Well managed geospatial data are essential for commercial, economic development, and environmental protection

• Bathymetry is an important part of a national data base infrastructure which includes topography, geodesy, geophysics, and meteorology

• Well managed geospatial data are essential for commercial, economic development, and environmental protection

• Bathymetry is an important part of a national data base infrastructure which includes topography, geodesy, geophysics, and meteorology


Maritime Boundary Maritime Boundary DelimitationDelimitation

• UNCLOS - Signatory nations can submit claims for boundary extensions beyond 200 NM based on bathy (2500 meter), change in shelf slope and geology. There is only one way to determine the slope.

• Nautical charts provide the only accurate and officially recognized source of this information

• UNCLOS - Signatory nations can submit claims for boundary extensions beyond 200 NM based on bathy (2500 meter), change in shelf slope and geology. There is only one way to determine the slope.

• Nautical charts provide the only accurate and officially recognized source of this information


National Maritime National Maritime DefenseDefense

• Navies and Coast Guards are major users of charting products.

• Transportation of conventional and nuclear munitions make safe navigation essential.

• Surface, sub-surface, mining, anti submarine, air-sea operations depend on nautical charts and products

• Military Operations,

counter-narcotics and Global

War on Terrorism Operations, etc.

• Navies and Coast Guards are major users of charting products.

• Transportation of conventional and nuclear munitions make safe navigation essential.

• Surface, sub-surface, mining, anti submarine, air-sea operations depend on nautical charts and products

• Military Operations,

counter-narcotics and Global

War on Terrorism Operations, etc.


Tourism and Recreational Tourism and Recreational BoatingBoating

• Cruise ships depend on safe navigation and potential growth in this area is staggering

• Digital charts will bring the

recreational boater into concert

with other navigators.

• Cruise ships depend on safe navigation and potential growth in this area is staggering

• Digital charts will bring the

recreational boater into concert

with other navigators.





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International Hydrographic Organization Uniting the World through Hydrography ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MARITIME TRANSPORT POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE