Seabed Mining: Defining Serious Harm
A consortium led by Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has developed the first environmental management framework designed to protect deep sea ecosystems during mining operations.The project was commissioned by The Metals Company Australia (TMC) and brought together scientists from CSIRO, Griffith University, Museums Victoria, the University of the Sunshine Coast and Earth Sciences New Zealand.The research focused on the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific Ocean – a region being considered for potential mining of polymetallic nodules containing critical minerals such as
Australian Antarctic Program Appoints Chief Scientist
Antarctic Division, Emma Campbell, said Professor Abram will be a welcome addition to the Science branch of the Division.“Professor Abram will be playing a key role in what will be a crucial time for Antarctic and Southern Ocean science,” she said. “We are planning the first environmental management voyage to Heard Island and McDonald Islands in over 20 years, which will have a significant Southern Ocean and sub-Antarctic science component.“We are also making excellent progress in the Million Year Ice Core campaign, as we chase the longest ice core climate record in history. And
Lloyd's Register: Considered Approach to Protecting Marine Biodiversity Offers Competitive Advantage
the primary contributor to chronic ocean noise, altering the behavior and distribution of marine mammals and fish.The Shipping Biodiversity Report is the first volume in a planned series that will expand to address technological solutions, operational practices, and collaborative approaches to environmental management. The full publication is available to download from LR’s Maritime Biodiversity Research Programme
PML: How Climate Change Will Alter European Fish Distribution
for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB), Esporles, SpainWageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University and Research, IJmuiden, the NetherlandsTechnical University of Denmark, National Institute for Aquatic Resources, Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkNippon Foundation Ocean Nexus, School of Resource and Environmental Management (REM), Simon Fraser University (SFU), Burnaby, British Columbia, CanadaHellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Anavyssos, GreeceInstitute of Marine Research (Havforskningsinstituttet) (IMR), Bergen, NorwayDECOD (Ecosystem Dynamics and Sustainability), IFREMER, INRAE, Institut Agro, Brest
Navigating a Safe Future for Us and Our Marine Environment
organization, other initiatives include converting the roof of our Southampton site to Zinc, enhancing the energy efficiency of the building, using 100% recyclable materials, increasing the number of electric car charge points, improving the efficiency of our laboratories and gaining IOS14001 environmental management accreditation.Overall, we have a commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility and we are fully committed to the journey we are on to decarbonize shipping, underpinning how we operate in a way that’s safe towards the environment we aim to help preserve
Restoring Marine Habitats and Port Decarbonization
on the Principles of Marine Net Gain. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-the-principles-of-marine-net-gain/outcome/government-response5.Hooper, T., Austen, M., and Lannin, A. (2021). Developing policy and practice for marine net gain. Journal of Environmental Management, 277(111387), 0301-4797.6.Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Cai, R., Brewer, P., Fabry, V., Hilmi, K., Jung, S., et al. (2014). “The ocean,” in Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part B: Regional Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report
OPINION: Potable Water “on-the-cheap” in La Guajira, Colombia?
proposed aqueduct, according to El Cerrejón coal mining officials, is not suitable for human or animal consumption, or for irrigating crops. In fact, too much of that river water is being used is for environmental dust control measures, as established in the mining company’s Environmental Management Plan.Thus, a different, more immediate, proposal is to link the seawater of the 700 mile Caribbean coastline to inland La Guajira with desalination.The most widely used desalination processes are thermal separation-flash distillation and membrane-separation reverse osmosis. Generally speaking
The Potential of Restoring Marine Habitats
on the Principles of Marine Net Gain. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-the-principles-of-marine-net-gain/outcome/government-response5.Hooper, T., Austen, M., and Lannin, A. (2021). Developing policy and practice for marine net gain. Journal of Environmental Management, 277(111387), 0301-4797.6.Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Cai, R., Brewer, P., Fabry, V., Hilmi, K., Jung, S., et al. (2014). “The ocean,” in Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part B: Regional Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report
Marine Technology Society Awarded $3.9 Million for Ocean Enterprise Engagement
will support NOAA in defining Ocean Enterprise requirements and identifying new market opportunities to advance public-private partnerships in support of coastal and ocean climate resilience and workforce development. These partnerships provide critical services and support to many marine environmental management activities and economic sectors, including offshore energy, shipping and coastal resilience.This project expands upon the Dialogues with Industry program launched in 2022 by MTS, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)/UNESCO and NOAA. It marks the first effort within the MTS Ocean Enterprise
August 2025
