THE BLACK SEA MONITORING

ANNUAL REPORT

2013

GEORGIA

24th PMA AG Meeting, Istanbul, 2 October,2014

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY

Number of Stations

(sampling points)

In 2013 marine expeditions were organized

in May-June. The samples were taken on

the following five stations:

Gonio;

Qobuleti;

Batumi;

Poti;

Supsa.

SAMPLING STATIONS

Coordinates and Sampling Depths

Station

Coordinates Sampling

depths, m Longitude Latitude

Gonio 41°33'29.34"N 41°33'23.40"E

0; 20

Batumi 41°39'23.09"N 41°39'43.13"E

0; 20

Qobuleti 41°50'17.72"N 41°46'4.21"E

0; 20

Supsa 42° 0'32.17"N 41°44'25.57"E

0; 20

Poti 42° 8'39.65"N 41°38'23.16"E

0; 20

Monitored Parameters

Parameter Unit

Temperature ˚C

Conductivity μsm/cm

pH

Dissolved oxygen %, μmol/l

Salinity ‰

NO2 μmol/l N

NO3 μmol/l N

NH4 μmol/l N

SiO3 μmol/l Si

PO4 μmol/l P

Suspended solids mg/l

Chlorophyll a mg/l

National Institutions

(laboratories) involved

Black Sea monitoring was conducted

by the Black Sea Monitoring Division

of the National Environmental Agency

of the Ministry of Environment and

Natural Resources Protection of

Georgia.

Monitoring Station – Poti

• Sampling was conducted in June.

According the results of analyzes

nitrate concentration was 0.90 µmol/l

on surface and 0.53 µmol/l on 20m

depth; nitrite concentration – 0.52-0.54

µmol/l; ammonium concentration was

not detected as on surface as well as

on 20m depth; phosphate

concentration – 0.56-0.55 µmol/l;

silicate concentration – 1.88-1.64

µmol/l.

Monitoring Station – Poti

0m

20m0

0,2

0,4

0,6

0,8

1

1,2

1,4

1,6

1,8

2

NO3NO2

PO4

SiO4

0m

20m

Monitoring Station – Poti

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

PO4

NO2

NO3

NH4

Monitoring Station – Supsa • Sampling was conducted in June.

According the results of analyzes

nitrate concentrations was 3.95 µmol/l

on surface and 0.98 µmol/l on 20m

depth; nitrite concentration – 0.64-0,54

µmol/l; ammonium concentration was

not detected as on surface as well as

on 20m depth; phosphate

concentration – 0.55-0.57 µmol/l;

silicate concentration – 2.82-1.93

µmol/l.

Monitoring Station – Supsa (2)

0m

20m0

0,5

1

1,5

2

2,5

3

3,5

4

NO3NO2

PO4

SiO4

0m

20m

Monitoring Station – Supsa (3)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

2010 2011 2012 2013

PO4

NO2

NO3

NH4

Batumi

0,00

5,00

10,00

15,00

20,00

25,00

25,07 2,08 8,08 16,08 20,08 30,08

PO4

NH4

NO2

NO3

Concentrations of PO4, NO2, NO3, NH4

(μmol/l)

Mtsvane Kontskhi

0,00

0,50

1,00

1,50

2,00

2,50

3,00

3,50

4,00

4,50

5,00

25,07 2,08 8,08 16,08 20,08 30,08

NO3

NO2

NH4

PO4

Concentrations of PO4, NO2, NO3, NH4

(μmol/l)

Gonio

0,00

0,50

1,00

1,50

2,00

2,50

3,00

3,50

4,00

25,07 2,08 8,08 16,08 20,08 30,08

PO4

NH4

NO2

NO3

Concentrations of PO4, NO2, NO3, NH4

(μmol/l)

Biological Quality Elements Number of cruises performed for biodiversity

assessment – 2

Number of stations (sampling points) – 3

List of monitored parameters (biological

quality elements

Phytoplankton – Abundance, mln.cells/m3

Zooplankton - Abundance, ind/m3, Biomass, mg/m3

Makrozoobenthos – Abundance, ind/m2

Biomass, mg/m2

Conservation status of species

ZOOPLANKTON

FLAGELLATA 3%

CILIATA 8%

CTENOPHORA 8%

ROTATORIA 6%

CRUSTACEA 46%

CHAETOGNATHA 3%

APPENDICULARIA 3%

others (larvae forms) 23%

Zooplankton biodiversity in the Georgian Black Sea

coast, 2010-2013 17

ZOOBENTHOS Coelenterata

3%

Polychaeta

41%

Mollusca

30%

Crustacea

21%

Bryozoa

4% Ophiuroidea

1%

Zoobenthos biodiversity of the Georgian Black Sea

coastline in 2013

Zoobenthos spring autumn

Total Abundance (ind/m2) 863 677

Total Biomass (mg/m2 ) 300,68 83,8 18

PHYTOPLANKTON

Percentage ratio of Phyto-plankton groups at Georgian Black

Sea coastal line according to seasons in 2013.

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

Gonio Batumi Kobuleti Gonio Batumi Kobuleti

spring autumn

Cyanophyta Chlorophyta Dinophyta Diatoms

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Conclusions

All monitored parameters were below the

Maximum Allowable Concentrations;

The concentration of oxygen was high in all

areas and varies in ranges 297.18-346.25

µmol/l;

Meaning of the pH varies in the ranges 8.4-8.6

and water salinity – 11.20‰ -17.79 ‰.

THANK YOU FOR

ATTENTION!