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2008

Ocean and the Law of the Sea, 17-21 Nov, the UN

Sustainable Fisheries, 10-14 Nov, the UN

NEAFC Annual Meeting, 10-14 Nov

London (Dumping) Convention, Nov, London, UK

2009

ICES symposium, 27-30 Apr, Azores, Portugal


Agreement on deep-sea protection in North East Atlantic: too little too late
17 November 2008 The annual meeting of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) in London 10-14 November failed to take necessary steps to protect deep-sea ecosystems on the high seas and missed the deadline for protection measures set by the UN General Assembly. More
DSCC Update - November 2008
13 November 2008 A compilation sent to UNGA delegates of the latest news from recent RFMO meetings and their progress towards implementation of UNGA Resolution 61/105 paragraphs 83-86 on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems from high seas bottom fishing.  More
CCAMLR TOUGHENS UP
11 November 2008 The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) held their 27th annual Meeting in Hobart, Australia, between 27th October and 7th November 2008. After extensive discussion, the Meeting adopted a new Conservation Measure - CM22-07 (2008) related to controlling the impacts of permissible demersal fishing (use of longlines, trotlines and pots). More
South Pacific States Move Closer to a Regional Fisheries Agreement
20 October 2008 A meeting to discuss the establishment of a South Pacific RFMO was held from 6 - 10 October, 2008 in Canberra, Australia More
A deep look into our oceans
23 May 2006 "High seas bottom trawling is just not acceptable. Governments need to feel the pressure. They’re wiping out 8,000 year old coral reefs for the sake of a few fish destined for the rich country markets. It’s just not acceptable." Listen to the DSCC podcast (Quicktime) More
High time other countries found Palau's political backbone
13 April 2006 "If all nations that purport to support urgent action to protect the biodiversity of the international waters of the world's oceans from bottom trawl fishing, were as consistent and persistent as the Republic of Palau, the deep sea habitats of the high seas would undoubtedly already be safe from high seas bottom trawling," said Deep Sea Conservation Coalition political advisor, Matthew Gianni. More

December 2007
Performance Report 2007: Implementation of UN GA 61/105 with respect to High Seas Bottom Fisheries
Summary report. Full web version
(pdf)
English


TED Online Talk: David Gallo: Underwater astonishments
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a shape-shifting cuttlefish, a pair of fighting squid, and a mesmerizing gallery of bioluminescent fish that light up the blackest depths of the ocean. Full Video



Exhibiton 'Abysses' Opens in Paris
From 21 November 2007 - 8 May 2008, the Paris Museum of Natural History is hosting an exhibition featuring the magnificent life of the deep seas, based on a book called The Deep
by Claire Nouvian.


Here be vulnerable ecosystems!

Can you find the treasures of the high seas?
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"One fifteen minute trawl can lay a deep seabed habitat to waste, destroying cold water corals which have taken millennia to grow. We may end up driving species as yet undiscovered by science to extinction." - Coalition coordinator, Kelly Rigg.

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