Top CoML Documents
The following collection of documents and links gives a good sense of the entire Census of Marine Life from the early beginnings through the development, progression, and final synthesis of the program.
Concept and Beginnings
January 2007 - The Census of the Fishes: Initial Thoughts
By Jesse Ausubel, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
January 1998 – Monterey Feasibility Workshop to Assess the Global Distribution and Abundance of Marine Organisms
Workshop Report and associated documents
April 1998 – Southampton Conceptual Workshop on the Census of Fishes
June 2000 – Census of Marine Life: Remarks to the Executive Council of the International Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
By Jesse Ausubel, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Fall 2000 – Vol. 13, No. 3 Oceanography Special Issue on the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
September 2002 – Oceanologica Acta Special Issue
Includes Strategic overview and early project concept papers. (NOTE: All abstracts are available but Full article text only available through purchase.)
Program Development and Growth
October 2003 – The Unknown Ocean: Baseline Report of COML
By Ron O’Dor, CoML Senior Scientist with the SSC and Project Leaders
January 2005 – CoML Research Plan
By the CoML International Secretariat
November 2007 – The Green Ocean: observations of marine biodiversity
By D. Jim Baker, David Farmer, and Kristen Yarincik
CoML chapter included in “The Full Picture” a publication for the GEO Ministerial Summit, ‘Earth Observation for Sustainable Growth and Development’ in Cape Town
October 2008 –Revised CoML Research Plan for 2008-2010
By the CoML International Secretariat
Synthesis and Conclusions
November 2009 – Ian Poiner, CoML SSC chair Interview on CNN about CoML
July 2010 – Marine Biodiversity and Biogeography: Regional Comparisons of Global Issues, an Introduction
By Ron O’Dor, Patricia Miloslavich, and Kristen Yarincik
The introductory article for an entire collection of articles published in the Public Library of Science, an online open-access journal. The full regional comparisons collection comprising of 19 individual articles and reviews representing all of the CoML National and Regional Committees.
September 2010 – On Abundance and Diversity of Oceanic Life: The 2010 CoML
By J. Frederick Grassle, Initial CoML SSC chair for the Ocean Yearbook 24
October 2010 – News conference Video http://www.coml.org/video-gallery
October 2010 – Highlights of a Decade of Discovery
Edited by Jesse Ausubel, Darlene Trew Crist, and Paul E. Waggoner
October 2010 – Census of Marine Life and the Arts
A press release on links between CoML, artists, musicians, and filmmakers
January 2011 – The Census of Marine Life: evolution of worldwide marine biodiversity research
By Vera Alexander, Patricia Miloslavich, and Kristen Yarincik
March 2011 – Scientific Results to Support the Sustainable Use and Conservation of Marine Life
A summary of the CoML for decision makers
June 2011 – The Census of Marine Life: review of lessons learned
By David Penman, Andrew Pearce, and Missy Morton
