My suggestion is to set up a project as to seedthe clouds with "desert origin dust" as to initiate the algae bloom over the Black Sea or Caspian Sea. The idea based on the original idea of John H. Martin where he suggested to seed the oceans with iron as to enhance the algae growth This sort of experiments have been tested many times and proven to be successful. Following our June 2002 publication at GRL now we have to seed the clouds and raise the platform. Enhancing the algae blooms will eventually help to increase the fish stocks hence enhancing the sustainable fishing for the entire region.

The proposal is simple and it involves seeding of the clouds with "desert dust" and let the nature to take care the rest of the matter. Of course it is not as easy as its written but we have already made great

progress and all is needed now it to seek the potential research funders and natural participants located at and around the Black and Caspian seas. The positive outcome of the project, for sure, will have a global implications.

Reference: “Deserts: Can they be the potential suppliers of bioavailable iron?,” A. C. Saydam1 and H. Z. Senyuva2, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 29, No. 11, 10.1029/2001GL013562, 2002.

Best Regards

Prof.Dr.A. Cemal Saydam

Associate Director

The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey

Ankara ,Turkey

Head of Hacettepe University, Environmental Engineering Department

Ankara, Turkey