Illegal Fishing in EU Waters: NGO Alliance Formed
that works to improve global ocean health by controlling overfishing and establishing marine reserves. At a time when ocean conservation is more important than ever, Oceans 5 collaborates with NGOs and their partners to protect oceans worldwide and recently attended the launch event for the Global Ocean Commission report in Brussels, which contains practical proposals for restoring ocean health. With the coordination of the Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and World Wildlife Fund, along with additional support by the Angell Family Foundation, this coalition will
ICS Supports GOC Environmental Objectives
Proposals to protect the world’s oceans have been welcomed by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), principal trade association for merchant shipowners. ICS advises that the Global Ocean Commission’s (GOC) ideas should be taken seriously. The GOC seeks a greater level of environmental protection, primarily in areas that involve economic activity, other than shipping, that may currently lack adequate regulation. Issues addressed in its inquiry report include: preserving global fishing stocks, preventing ongoing damage to ecosystems caused by land based industry and agricultur
The High Seas Are Like a Failed State: Ocean Rescue Commission
The health of the global ocean is in decline and an integrated rescue package needs to be applied over the next five years, according to The Global Ocean Commission, made up of former Heads of State, Government, ministers and prominent business leaders. The Commission has spent 18 months investigating the decline of the global ocean and developed a rescue package of eight proposals to restore and protect its natural capital and services. "Unless we turn the tide on ocean decline within five years, the international community should consider turning the high seas into an off-limits regeneration
Sustainable Ocean Summit Final Program Available
map out critical pathways for responsible industry success during the half-century ahead ■ An opening “Ocean Executive Forum” – a plenary panel of industry CEOs and VPs from a range of sectors ■ A keynote address by Admiral White, Oceanographer of the U.S. Navy ■ The “Global Ocean Commission – Industry Forum” – the only business-led input directly to the former Presidents and Cabinet members chairing this new international ocean policy body The cross-cutting challenges affecting future ocean use will be the focus of sessions on: ■ Smart Ocean/Smart Industries:
February 2025
