From 1-3 December 2011, the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC) jointly organized an international seminar on the “Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction”.
Continue reading Summary Report on BfN-IUCN Seminar on Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
Source: The Economist
JAMES CAMERON knows how to make a splash. Literally. On March 25th the director of “The Terminator”, “Titanic” and “Avatar” plunged into the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench, 500km (300 miles) from Guam. When he reached the bottom, he sent a self-congratulatory tweet, and then tootled about for a couple of hours before taking Deepsea Challenger, his lime-green one-man submarine, back up the 11km to the surface.
Continue reading The age of Aquarius – Inner space is almost as hard to explore as outer space
Source: The Guardian
Author: Press Association
Deep sea corals appear to have been seriously harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to scientists.
Continue reading BP oil spill seriously harmed deep-sea corals, scientists warn
Source: Reuters
Author: Nina Chestney
LONDON, March 21 – The cost of damage to the world’s oceans from climate change could reach $2 trillion a year by 2100 if measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions are not stepped up, a study by marine experts said on Wednesday.
Continue reading Damage to world’s oceans ‘to reach $2 trillion a year’
Source: The Extremo Files
Author: Jeffrey Marlow
The race to the deepest point in the ocean – the Challenger Deep, 10,902* meters beneath the surface – is heating up. National Geographic recently went public with its flashy website tracking James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge effort (some reports characterize his attempt as imminent); Virgin Oceanic is working on its effort to tag the deepest points in all five oceans; and DOER marine is perfecting its blueprints, hoping to build a submersible that remains attractive to scientists long after the benthic silt settles on this renewed “race to the bottom”.
Continue reading What James Cameron Can Expect at the Bottom of the Ocean
author: Karen Sack, International Ocean Conservation Director, Pew Environment Group
The deep sea is an extreme and unforgiving environment, so it may be surprising to learn that it is home to an estimated 10 million distinct species, rivaling the biodiversity of some of the world’s richest tropical rainforests.
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Delegates and Observers,
Thank you for once again providing Seas At Risk with the opportunity to observe and address this meeting. I also deliver this statement on behalf of WWF and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.
Continue reading DSCC Opening Statement – 28th Annual Meeting of NEAFC
“For too long, the world acted as if the oceans were somehow a realm apart – as areas owned by noone, free for all, with little need for care or management… This common heritage of all humankind continues to face profound pressures.
