Ocean Governance

Deep-sea sponge communities like this one are particularly vulnerable to trawl fisheries

Deep-sea sponge communities like this one are particularly vulnerable to trawl fisheries

Photo: Deep Atlantic Stepping Stones Science Team_IFE_URI_NOAA

Gatokai Island, Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands
Environmental Policy | Oceans

Marine miracles at Convention on Biological Diversity

The move to create a network of marine protected areas that spans the entire globe took a huge step forward at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which ended last week in Bonn. …  

03 Jun 2008 | News - News story

seaweed
Oceans

Too little motion on the ocean at CBD, says IUCN

Bonn, Germany, May 27, 2008 (IUCN) – The need for action and better management of the world’s oceans has never been more pressing, says IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).    …  

27 May 2008 | News - News story

Bigeye tuna (thunnus obesus).
Fisheries | Oceans

IUCN, NGOs, fishery managers and tuna industry groups plot way forward for sustainable tuna

The report from the Tuna Roundtable co-hosted by IUCN in Brussels in April 2008 calls for greater collaboration between different interest groups and industry players to move towards adoption of legally-binding measures to fish tuna sustainably, a common set of standard to assess industry performance and harmonised certification programmes for marine capture fisheries. …  

20 May 2008 | News - News story

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