CCAMLR Talks End Without Consensus on Krill Fishing
of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC). “Key proponents refused to compromise on science, stood united in defense of marine life, and sent a clear signal that CCAMLR’s founding purpose of conservation must come first.”A strong show of unity from Chile, Argentina, the European Union and its member states, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, and other members, successfully resisted attempts to expand krill fishing in predator-rich areas without safeguards for penguins, seals, and whales.At the heart of the meeting were two intertwined issues: the proposed marine protected
I-SEAMORE Project Concludes with a Tested Maritime Surveillance Platform
The I-SEAMORE project, co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under the Grant Agreement 101073911, officially concluded, having successfully delivered an integrated platform for maritime surveillance. Developed over two and a half years, the platform leverages AI, Big Data fusion, and multi-asset orchestration (UxVs) to provide European Maritime Authorities with enhanced situational awareness and operational readiness.The project marked its conclusion with the I-SEAMORE Final Demonstration on September 16th in Tróia, Portugal, and the I-SEAMORE
India and EU Launch Ideathon on Marine Plastic Litter
The India-EU Ideathon on “Combating Marine Plastic Litter” has been formally launched.The initiative is being organized by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to India, with the support of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council Working Group 2 on Green and Clean Energy Technologies.Mentors from India and the European Union have outlined three challenges:• identifying and tracking marine plastics to develop innovative approaches for detecting and monitoring their movement across
Reach Subsea Orders Two More USVs from Kongsberg Maritime
Alendal, CEO of Reach Subsea.In parallel with the ongoing growth initiatives, Reach Subsea has secured debt financing for Reach Remote 3 and 4 through DNB, Sparebank 1 Sør-Norge and EKSFIN.Also, in 2024, Reach Subsea announced the award of a $16.9 million (€14.3 million) grant from the European Union through the Emission Trading System Innovation Fund. A large part of this grant is dedicated towards co-funding of the investment in Reach Remote 3 and 4.The total investment from Reach Subsea in Reach Remote 3 and 4, ready for commercial operations and after EU funding, is approximately $62
High Seas Treaty to Enter into Force
in June 2023, after nearly two decades of discussion and negotiations, the Treaty opened for signature on 20 September 2023. Palau became the first country to ratify on January 22, 2024, and since then States from every region have joined. In addition to the 60 ratifications, 142 countries plus the European Union have signed, signaling their intent to ratify.Under the Treaty, the first Conference of the Parties (CoP) must convene within a year of entry into force, likely toward the end of 2026. Governments and stakeholders are laying the groundwork for developing High Seas MPA proposals to protect
Plastic Pollution Talks Run Overtime
pollution.Late Thursday night, countries had been awaiting a new text that could be the basis for further negotiations after delegations who want an ambitious plastics treaty threw out the one proposed on Wednesday.States pushing for a comprehensive treaty, including Panama, Kenya, Britain and the European Union, shared frustration that key articles on the full life cycle of plastic pollution - from the production of polymers to the disposal of waste - as well as the harm to health had been removed entirely from the text.Oil-producing nations are against curbs on the production of virgin plastics derived
Europe Moves On as US Lets Science Slide
data the United States historically made freely available to the world, and are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes, according to Reuters interviews.The effort - which has not been previously reported - marks the most concrete response from the European Union and other European governments so far to the U.S. government's retreat from scientific research under President Donald Trump's administration.Since his return to the White House, Trump has initiated sweeping budget cuts to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the National
Oceans Protection Treaty Could Take effect from January
, the treaty will enter into force after 120 days, setting the stage for the first-ever legally binding global framework to protect marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, according to the highseasalliance.org, which tracks the number of signatures.At the end of May, after the European Union and six EU member states deposited their ratification at the UN, the number stood at 28.At the opening of UNOC3 in Nice on Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders to ratify the treaty.Guterres cautioned that illegal fishing, plastic pollution and rising sea temperatures
Sea.AI Technology Supports European Initiative to Protect Whales
In the continuing effort to protect whales from deadly ship strikes, Sea.AI is collaborating with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) to support efforts under the European Union’s ATLANTIC WHALE DEAL project.Whales face increasing threats from ship collisions in busy maritime routes. The ATLANTIC WHALE DEAL brings together scientists, conservationists and technology experts from across Europe to tackle the problem.Sea.AI will provide its AI-powered machine vision technology which detects and classifies objects on the water’s surface. This technology
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