healthy oceans

The importance of stakeholder management in ocean observation systems

Dr Bev Mackenzie, IMarEST Technical Director with inputs from IMarEST expert members issued a white paper, focusing on the importance of stakeholder management in creating societal value from coastal and ocean observations.

According to the study, to get an insight into the societal and economic advantages of ocean observation, an integrated ocean observing system is needed. The ‘Integrated ocean observing system’ is about a network of observation platforms and sensors that acquire a huge...

https://safety4sea.com/the-importance-of-stakeholder-management-in-ocean-observation-systems/

Norway presents updated Ocean Strategy

Norway’s Government released an updated Ocean Strategy, highlighting that the nation’s blue economy is a priority for years now. As Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, noted during her speech at the launch of the UN Global Compact report ‘Ocean Opportunities’, ‘The key objective of Norway’s ocean strategy is to promote sustainable economic growth through responsible management.‘

The Norwegian ocean areas contain rich oil and gas resources, which have played a key role in the development of our welfare...

https://safety4sea.com/norway-presents-updated-ocean-strategy/

Shipping must urgently pursue decarbonisation, says Norway’s Prime Minister

Norway’s Prime Minister, Erna Solberg made the opening speech at Nor-Shipping 2019, during which she called the shipping industry to urgently pursue decarbonisation. She also warned that regulators are going to get far more strict on the sector soon.

As Ms. Solberg said the times that we currently live in are uncertain times, as the world faces numerous challenges; from hunger and poverty to climate change.

She believes however that there is a solution to these problems, which in fact can be...

https://safety4sea.com/shipping-must-urgently-pursue-decarbonisation-says-norways-prime-minister/

WWF, scientific whale project to increase awareness on plastic pollution in the Arctic

WWF Norway collaborated with the scientific whale project ‘Arctic Whale’, aiming to share knowledge on plastic pollution in the Arctic with the public. Arctic Whale will conduct an Arctic roundtrip from May to July 2019, with WWF contributing with their expertise on plastic pollution and the Arctic area.

Using the Barba sailboat as platform for research institutions, photographers and storytellers of Arctic Whale will carry out an Arctic roundtrip from May to July 2019. Whales and other sea...

https://safety4sea.com/wwf-scientific-whale-project-to-increase-awareness-on-plastic-pollution-in-the-arctic/

UN to analyze future ocean strategies at Nor-Shipping 2019

The UN Global Compact (UNGC) will hold a High Level Meeting on Ocean as part of Nor-Shipping 2019, gathering politicians, maritime and ocean industry executives, UN representatives, NGOs and other key stakeholders in Oslo.

Co-hosted by the Norwegian Government and UNGC, the meeting will occur on 3 June, and it will be followed by another group meeting on 4 June to discuss progress with the UNGC Action Platform on Sustainable Ocean Business.

The objective, according to Erik Giercksky, Head,...

https://safety4sea.com/un-to-analyze-future-ocean-strategies-at-nor-shipping-2019/

WOC partners with Seabed 2030 for a global ocean mapping

The World Ocean Council (WOC) announced its collaboration with the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and the Global Blue Economy Business Organization to improve the mapping of the world’s ocean floor. WOC will support the Seabed 2030 vision and the ways in which organizations in the maritime community can collect and contribute bathymetric data to Seabed 2030.

Specifically, the agreement was signed in Copenhagen on May 14 by Dr Graham Allen, Acting Director of Seabed 2030, and Paul...

https://safety4sea.com/woc-and-seabed-2030-launch-partnership-for-global-ocean-bathymetric-mapping/

Large-scale bathymetry operation took place in North Atlantic Ocean

Fugro informed that it contributed over 110,000 square kilometres of high-resolution bathymetry data in the North Atlantic Ocean, in order to help improve the quality and coverage of seabed mapping in the region.

The dataset was delivered to two additional programs: the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance (AORA) and The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project (Seabed 2030).

As is common across the world’s oceans, much of the Atlantic lacks the modern bathymetry data needed to properly understand...

https://safety4sea.com/large-scale-bathymetry-operation-took-place-in-north-atlantic-ocean/

Wartsila announces 36th seabin donation

Wärtsilä announced its 36th donation, in favour of Project Seabin, which was launched in Marina Gdansk in Poland. Now there are altogether approximately 450 Seabins worldwide collecting floating rubbish in boat marinas, docks, and harbours.

Generally, the Seabin project commenced in 2016, when enterprising Australians decided to further address the huge global environmental challenge that plastic and other waste is causing to the oceans of the world.

Wärtsilä signed in the project was in 2017,...

https://safety4sea.com/wartsila-announces-36th-seabin-donation/

ADB launches healthy oceans action plan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region.

The action plan, launched at the 52nd Annual Meeting of ADB’s Board of Governors in Fiji’s third largest city of Nadi, will expand financing and technical assistance for ocean health and marine economy projects to 5 billion U.S. dollars from 2019 to 2024, including cofinancing from partners.

The action plan will focus on four areas: creating inclusive...

https://container-news.com/adb-launches-healthy-oceans-action-plan/

Canada, Indigenous communities to use maritime information system

The Government of Canada stated that it supports a new maritime information system pilot project in partnership with the Tuktoyaktuk Hunters and Trappers Committee. Via the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is collaborating with Indigenous people, local stakeholders and coastal communities to protect Canada’s unique marine environment from coast-to-coast-to-coast.

On May 2, Michael McLeod Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories on behalf of the Honourable Marc Garneau,...

https://safety4sea.com/canada-indigenous-communities-to-use-maritime-information-system/

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