Tag: healthy oceans

How is the current landscape expected to evolve in the coming years with respect to underwater noise pollution?

During the One Ocean Summit in Brest, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and KfW acting on behalf of the German Federal Government committed to double the target of the Clean Oceans Initiative.

The government of Portugal expanded a marine protected area around the Selvagens Islands, creating the largest fully protected marine reserve in Europe at 2,677 square kilometers.

During a visit to Kenya, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced its support for a world-wide agreement to “combat ocean plastic pollution”.

The importance of ocean health is starting to be taken seriously by key players, as panellists at Lloyd’s Register’s COP26 event noted.

MOL will participate on a project that promotes effective actions to regenerate the oceans based on big data analysis of biodiversity.

Five Portuguese institutions created the OceanACT, a consortium that aims to promote the testing of innovative ocean technologies in Portugal.

The Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship (COVE), GCE Ocean Technology (GCE OT) Subsea Monitoring Network (SMN) and Ocean Innovation Norwegian Catapult Centre signed agreement in order to develop new ocean technologies.

Norwegian ferry operator Norled has received the world’s first liquid hydrogen-powered ferry, MF Hydra.

The Australian Government has launched a Ghost Nets Initiative to address the issue of ghost nets and marine debris littering northern Australian waters and beaches.