Bulgarian Black Sea Monitoring Programme 2015

Long time series of marine observations are required for many scientific and technical studies, especially for monitoring the sea water parameters, management of living and non-living marine resources, models verification and forecasts improvement. Bulgarian Black Sea Monitoring Programme was established to provide accurate description of the present state of the Western part of the Black Sea, provides analysis and forecasts of the sea state, and sets the basis for climate and environmental predictions. The programme started in 1991 with sampling a net of stations planed to cover both coastal zone and open sea and to review key marine physical, chemical and biological parameters. Main goal of the monitoring programme is to collect reliable data and to provide relevant information to the governmental agencies for taking decisions for protection and recovery activities and related to the sustainable development of the coastal zone and Bulgarian part of the Black Sea. As an element of the Global Ocean Observing System, Bulgarian Black Sea Monitoring Programme is a permanent system for observations of marine and ocean variables to support ocean analysis and operational modelling services.