WCPA High Seas Publications
High Seas Gems: Hidden Treasures of Our Blue Earth
The largest, least-protected places on our blue planet are found in the high seas - the open ocean and deep seabed that lie seaward of individual nations’ jurisdictions. Extending from the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica to most of the Indian, Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea, these areas cover 45% of the Earth’s surface. Hidden beneath the surface of the high seas are extraordinary places that are in urgent need of our protection. Belonging to no single nation,
they have been, for too long, neglected by all. …
24 Oct 2008 | Downloads - Publication
Science Behind the Guidelines
A Scientific Guide to the FAO Draft International Guidelines (December 2007) for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas …
15 Mar 2008 | Downloads - Publication
The International Legal Regime of the High Seas, CBD Technical Series No 19
The International Legal Regime of the High Seas -CBD Technical Series No 19 …
03 Nov 2005 | Downloads - Publication
Ten-year high seas marine protected area strategy:
Ten-year high seas marine protected area strategy: a ten-year strategy to promote the development of a global representative system of high seas marine protected area networks. New Summary Version for CBD COP7 …
17 Sep 2003 | Downloads - Publication
