Category: Rubric
As Norway plans to grant licenses for deep-sea mining exploration as early as 2025, major fishing industry players in the European Union, under the umbrella of the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC), have voiced their deep concerns. They are calling for a moratorium on such extractive activities, emphasizing the potential threats to marine ecosystems and […]
The 3rd meeting of the Project Technical Committee (PTC) for “Conserving Aquatic Biodiversity in Africa’s Blue Economy” took place from 7 to 8 October in Mombasa, Kenya, bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders to review project achievements and plan for future interventions. Led by the AU-IBAR, the project aims to safeguard aquatic biodiversity and […]
One week before Ocean Week from September 30 to October 5 in Brussels, and a few months ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice (June 2025), a group of globally recognized experts today publishes the results of an unprecedented scientific effort. They redefine the concept of “sustainable fishing” and propose eleven “golden rules” […]