oceans

EU commits another €540 million to clean and safe oceans

The European Union will announce 22 new commitments for better governance of the oceans, on the sidelines of the 2019 Our Ocean conference,which will take place in Oslo, Norway on 23-24 October 2019. The EU is also launching ‘The Ocean Tracker’, an interactive map to follow the over 10 billion euros commitments already made by governments, businesses and NGOs.

Ocean sustainability is a global challenge that needs crosscutting and international action. It is time to take ocean governance to the...

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Clean oceans initiative makes remarkable progress in its first year

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the KfW Group on behalf of the German Federal Government highlighted the development achieved concerning the Clean Oceans Initiative during the IMF/World Bank Group meetings. The partners also welcomed the Spanish Promotional Bank ICO and its commitment to join the initiative.

Dr. Werner Hoyer, EIB President stated that “we will not solve the global climate and environment crisis without protecting and cleaning...

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US Court urges Carnival to address ocean pollution problems quicker

A federal judge urged Carnival to work faster, in order to mitigate ocean pollution problems, that the company has caused. Namely, during a hearing in Miami, US District Judge Patricia Seitz noted that more concrete actions and less promises are needed from Carnival.

Currently, Carnival has been sentenced in a five-year probation, regarding a 2016 criminal pollution conviction. The company is halfway through the sentence.

For the company’s side, the Chairman and the CEO said that the company has...

https://safety4sea.com/us-court-urges-carnival-to-address-ocean-pollution-problems-quicker/

Today’s choices crucial for the future of the ocean

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency to prioritize timely, ambitious and coordinated action to address unprecedented and enduring changes in the ocean and cryosphere. The report also reveals the benefits of ambitious and effective adaptation for sustainable development and the increasing costs and risks of delayed action.

The IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, approved on 24 September 2019 by the 195...

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Issues arising from ocean warming

ocean temperature warming

With the ocean absorbing vast quantities of heat, increased concentrations of GHG are reported in the atmosphere, mainly from fossil fuel consumption. In fact, the Fifth Assessment Report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2013 indicated that the ocean had absorbed over 93% of the excess heat from greenhouse gas emissions since the 1970s. This is leading ocean temperatures to increase.

According to data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

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Hearing on America’s waterfronts held

The Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation held a hearingTuesday on America’s waterfronts.

The hearing, titled “America’s Waterfronts: Addressing Economic, Recreational, and Environmental Challenges,”  focused on the current state of U.S. waterfronts, how to balance stakeholder needs, and maximize the benefits from the nation’s water and coastal resources.

“The economic and environmental well being of all our nations...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/hearing-on-americas-waterfronts-held/

New initiative aspires to make ocean data available globally

One of the biggest challenges that the global marine research is currently facing is the lack of knowledge. In comparison to the innovation and research that takes place on land, data-driven marine research is far behind. The fact is that there are several smaller data initiatives and platforms in the world today, but not an all-encompassing platform combining it all. The Ocean Data Platform is an initiative aiming to change this.

From the local to the global scale, from marine biology to vessel...

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Project doubles are of mapped ocean floor

The data available to conclude to the definitive map of the world’s ocean floor has more than doubled, two years after the start of an international effort to produce a complete map by 2030. Namely, after the efforts of the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, coverage of the world’s ocean floor has grew from 6% to 15%.

This is equal to about 32,000,000 square kilometres of new bathymetric data.

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The project’s attempts to map the ocean floor received a...

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UK leads water protection with additional 41 marine conservation zones

The UK Government created 41 new marine conservation zones (MCZs) one week ahead of World Oceans Day. The new zones will be added to the existent ones, reaching the overall 91 zones, and covering roughly 32,000 square kilometres.

The new marine conservation zones, bring the UK to the top of Oceana’s leaderboard concerning marine protection in Europe, as the 40% of its waters is now protected.

Pascale Moehrle, executive director for Oceana in Europe noted

We hope that all 91 zones will be properly...

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