Tag: ocean

On January 22, Palau's Permanent Representative submitted to the United Nations, Palau's instrument of ratification for the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).

On 24th May, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a video, in which he claims that a Russian surveillance ship had been attacked by Ukrainian drone boats in the Black Sea, about 90 miles northeast of Turkey's Bosphorus Strait.

Sally-Ann Hart, Member of Parliament (MP) speaking at the recent UK Centre of Seabed Mapping (UK CSM) showcase event in London, said that seabed mapping will play a crucial role in helping protect the UK’s climate, oceans and coastal communities.

Captura, a carbon removal company founded at Caltech, and AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles announced their partnership that will further advance ocean-climate solutions.

Twenty three shipping companies participated in Protecting Blue Whales & Blue Skies vessel speed reduction program in 2022, contributing to cleaner air, safer whales, and a quieter ocean. 

Three G7 countries – the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom – confirmed their multi-year commitment to building ocean resilience through the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) amounting to USD$22 million.

Canada's Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, alongside Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and Member of Parliament for Cape Breton-Canso, announced over $384 million in funding to strengthen marine safety as part of the next phase of Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan.

ECSA recently welcomed European Commission's latest approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU, which highlights the important role of all the sectors related to oceans.

About 100 companies are responsible for the majority of profits from the world’s seas, according to new research. The paper called the companies to save the oceans.