Tag: marine environment

The Dutch foundation "Ocean CleanUp" was given The Heyerdahl Award 2017, at Nor-Shipping Conference, for its combination of technological innovation, and raising awareness on the global problem of marine litter.

Responding to advice on Baltic fish stocks released by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), campaign group "Our Fish" called on Baltic Sea Fisheries Ministers to take urgent action, to prevent the collapse of the region’s cod fisheries.

A new WWF-Canada guide, aiming to help mariners in the Hudson Strait to identify and avoid marine mammals, is being unveiled at a Canadian Coast Guard and Transport Canada meeting in Montreal. The Hudson Strait Mariner’s Guide is made up of two large posters to be hung on the ship’s bridge: a chart that will help mariners identify mammals and maps of marine mammal habitat in both summer and winter.

The EU Commission Decision on Good Environmental Status of marine waters, adopted on 17 May 2017, contains criteria and methodological standards for determining good environmental status, in relation to the 11 descriptors laid down in Annex I of the Marine Directive. It also contains specifications and standardised methods for monitoring and assessing marine waters.

The environmental NGO, MEDASSET has launched a new online game in an effort to work towards the protection of sea turtles and their marine and coastal habitats in the Mediterranean Sea.

Pew marine researchers issued a new paper titled “Avoiding a Crisis of Motivation for Ocean Management Under Global Environmental Change”, which points out that, even people view climate change as an overwhelming problem, they can address its impacts on the oceans, through investment in innovative strategies.

Marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins, are impacted by underwater noise. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is taking the lead in promoting quieter ships – with an innovative incentive program, Rachel Carmichael, DNV GL, explains.

Petrotrin annnounced that has established a team to investigate the cause of the leak that occurred on one of its tanks on Sunday, 2017 April 23. The team includes personnel from Petrotrin's Health Safety and Environment and Operations Departments along with a representative from the Oilfields Workers' Trade Union.

Alfa Laval issued a white paper, which calls for a marine industry review of the current bilge water regulatory environment and the need to evaluate test protocols that do not reflect actual operating conditions. Even if a traditional system with type approval is operating on board, there are still risks of violating applicable laws and damaging the marine environment.