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How oceans can clean themselves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IjaZ2g-21E The Ocean Cleanup develops technologies to extract, prevent, and intercept plastic pollution. The Ocean Cleanup’s goal is to fuel the world’s fight against oceanic plastic pollution, by initiating the largest cleanup in history. After having worked with a team of 100 volunteering scientists and engineers, a 2014 study confirmed the passive system is indeed likely a feasible and cost-effective method to remove half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 years’ time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpDxE8BhPSM On June 3rd 2014, Boyan Slat gave the long-awaited sequel to his 2012 TEDx Talk, in New York City, USA. After researching for a year with a team of about 100 people, 19-year-old Boyan Slat finally spoke out, and presented the results.In the start, I was explicit with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

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Ship routeing measures to protect Australia’s Coral Sea agreed

New ships routeing measures aimed at protecting sensitive areas in the south-west Coral Sea, off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, have been agreed by the IMO Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), meeting for its 2nd session. (9-13 March). The recommendatory area to be avoided and two-way shipping routes aim to reduce the risk of ship collisions and groundings by separating opposing traffic streams, whilst ensuring ships keep clear of reefs, shoals and islets in the sensitive marine environment in Australia's Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve.   Location of the proposed two-way routes and Area To Be Avoided in the Coral Sea (Map courtesy AMSA) Australia submitted the proposals as “Associated Protective Measures”, linked to a proposal to extend the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) eastwards, to parts of the Coral Sea. The PSSA extension proposal will be submitted by Australia to IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in May 2015 for consideration.  The ships routeing measures are an “area to be avoided” and two new five nautical mile wide two-way routes, on either side of the area to be avoided.   The proposed ships routeing measures will be submitted to IMO’s ...

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A sea change for ocean resource management

  Ocean ecosystems around the world are threatened by overfishing, extensive shipping routes, energy exploration, pollution and other consequences of ocean-based industry. Data exist that could help protect these vulnerable ecosystems, but current management strategies often can't react quickly enough to new information, said San Diego State University biologist Rebecca Lewison. She and colleagues from several other academic, governmental and non-governmental organizations endorse a new approach called "dynamic ocean management" in a paper published today in the journal BioScience. "Dynamic ocean management is an exciting coming-together of science and management," said Lewison, one of the project's lead scientists. "It captures the best available science and directs it to meet the needs of resource managers and industry. What's exciting about this research is that it puts science to work, fundamentally changing the way we manage oceans." Traditional ocean management strategies tend to be static, Lewison explained, with fixed boundaries in space and time. Unfortunately, there's often a sizable lag time between what scientists and ocean users know and when that knowledge is applied to management policies. For example, consider California's leatherback sea turtles. Research on this endangered species is critical, said Sara Maxwell, an ecologist at Old Dominion University and another ...

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The Coral Sea particularly sensitive sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvEx6FDllJU The Coral Sea is considered one of the most distinctive and undisturbed natural systems in the world. It is home to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park which was made a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) for shipping by the International Maritime Organization in 1990. In order to protect this vulnerable region the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has taken a proposal to the International Maritime Organization to extend the existing PSSA into the Coral Sea. The new area will cover approximately 564,000 square kilometers of the Coral Sea and includes a number of shipping hazards not covered by the current arrangements. The extension provides a means of protecting the unique physical, ecological and heritage values of the Coral Sea while having a minimal impact on international shipping.In the starting, I was explicit with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

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Marine environment treaties implementation in East Asia

  Dr. Jose Matheickal, Head ITCP Implementation and Major Projects from IMO’s Marine Environment Division and Ms. Josephine Uranza, IMO’s Regional Coordinator for East Asia, participated in the first high-level regional meeting covering the IMO project to Assist East Asian Countries in Ratifying and Implementing IMO Instruments for the Protection of the Marine Environment (10-11 March). The regional meeting, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was attended by the heads of maritime administrations, national focal points and national experts of the participating countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam). The meeting concludes the planning phase of the project, which is being sponsored by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) through the IMO/NORAD Cooperation Programme. Through this project, each participating country is given support in order to assist the country in acceding to and effectively implementing key IMO marine environment protection conventions.   Source and Imaeg Credit: IMOIn the origin, I was straightforward with you propecia before and after has changed my subsistence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is fabulous to sit.

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How MPA contribute to oceans health

Less than 3% of the world’s oceans are protected, and the vast majority of existing marine parks and reserves are either poorly managed, or not looked after at all. And yet, from maintaining sources of food to helping protect shorelines, and from protecting biodiversity to providing income and jobs, marine protected areas can achieve so much.  WWF has mapped these areas in the world that are of the highest priority in terms of food security and livelihoods, and the threats they face. Also, WWF has created the following infographic to illustrate the benefits of MPAs     Benefits of MPAs Maintaining biodiversity and providing refuges for endangered and commercial species  Protecting critical habitats from damage by destructive fishing practices and other human activities and allowing them to recover  Providing areas where fish are able to reproduce, spawn and grow to their adult size  Increasing fish catches (both size and quantity) in surrounding fishing grounds  Building resilience to protect against damaging external impacts, such as climate change  Helping to maintain local cultures, economies, and livelihoods which are intricately linked to the marine environmen   Source & Images credit: WWFIn the origin, I was frank with you propecia before and after has changed ...

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Philippines receives compensation from US for reef damage

On 20 January 2015, the Philippine Government received from the US government the full requested amount of Php 87,033, 570.71 as compensation for the damage caused to Tubbataha Reef by the grounding of the USS Guardian.  All Posts The compensation will be utilized for the protection and rehabilitation of Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Portions of the fund will also be used to further enhance capability to monitor the area and prevent similar incidents in the future.  In addition to the compensation received, the US government is also providing additional assistance to the Philippine Coast Guard to upgrade the PCG Substation in Tubbataha. Source: Philippine GovernmentIn the onset, I was explicit with you propecia before and after has changed my essence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is improbable to sit.

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CSIRO, BHP Billiton join forces in new Ningaloo Reef research

The World Heritage Listed Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia will be the focus of a new marine research partnership between CSIRO and BHP Billiton Petroleum. Ningaloo Reef is the largest fringing reef in the world, extending for 300 kilometres along the northwest coast of Australia. The five-year, jointly-funded $5 million research program will include both deep and shallow reef research, turtle and shark tagging, a PhD scholarship scheme and opportunities to engage the local community, including BHP Billiton Petroleum employees, in Exmouth, WA. Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane, joined CSIRO Executive Director Environment, Dr Andrew Johnson, and BHP Billiton Petroleum General Manager, Doug Handyside to launch the partnership in Perth. Mr Handyside said the investment in marine science would help the oil and gas industry to better understand the reef and help target conservation efforts. "We are dedicated to ensuring the knowledge on which we base our operational decisions is entrenched in science," Mr Handyside said. "The partnership between CSIRO and BHP Billiton supports this valuable scientific research to provide baseline data on the condition of the ecological values of the reef, which will allow assessments over time to determine any changes. "This enables us to uphold our ...

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Arctic report advocates immediate cleanup of fuels

A new report by the International Council on Clean Transportation finds that emissions from Arctic shipping traffic could rise 150-600 percent by 2025. As global warming intensifies and Arctic sea ice melts, marine vessel traffic is expected to increase and amplify the levels of harmful pollution emitted into the atmosphere. These pollutants include carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and particulate matter, including black carbon. The ICCT report outlines a number of options to mitigate harm from shipping emissions in the U.S. Arctic. Such possibilities include vessel speed limits and more stringent fuel requirements, which would end the use of heavy fuel oil -- the bottom-of-the-barrel fuel still used by many ships. Ships would, instead, switch to using higher quality, lower sulfur distillate fuels that would not only reduce adverse impacts in the event of an accident and fuel spill, but also dramatically decrease the amount of deleterious air emissions produced. John Kaltenstein, marine policy analyst at Friends of the Earth, issued the following response: Unrestricted and weakly regulated shipping in the Arctic paints a grim outlook for fragile polar environments and for efforts to combat climate-forcing emissions such as black carbon. In just two months, the U.S. will assume the ...

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European marine modelled data now accessible through new portal

An innovative online portal has been launched to provide easy access to modelled marine data.  This will help inform the development of future marine policies and management strategies by illustrating the state of the marine environment in four European regional seas over the last 20 years. The Operational Ecology (OPEC) project, funded by the European Commission and led by PML, created this novel portal for use by marine management authorities, government departments, coastal managers, NGOs and marine industries, to support their quest to understand, forecast and balance the multiple pressures facing important marine ecosystems. The Marine OPEC Data Portal consolidates a range of data streams into a simple user interface and contains data from 1990 to 2014 for the NE Atlantic, Baltic Sea, Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The portal was developed following the EU’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) descriptors of good ecological status to ensure relevance and usefulness to the target users. Users are able to access the data associated with these regions and produce tailored maps and graphs for each area, covering a range ecosystem indicators such as temperature, salinity, nutrients and biomass. This information can then be used to estimate potential impacts to the relevant ecosystem ...

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