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Montevideo, June 23rd 2025 - 02:07 UTC

Tag: UN Ocean Conference 2022

  • Monday, June 9th 2025 - 09:12 UTC

    UK Government wants to end bottom trawling to protect MPAs sea beds; 12 weeks consultation

    A consultation will invite marine and fisheries stakeholders to share their views and evidence on the prohibition of destructive bottom-towed fishing gear (Pic Greenpeace)

    Bottom trawling – a fishing method that involves dragging large nets along the sea floor – could be banned across more vulnerable areas of English seas. The government is committed to protecting UK oceans and has outlined plans to ban the destructive practice in more Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The measures would help protect rare marine animals, as well as the delicate sea-beds on which they rely, from indiscriminate and potentially irreversible damage.

  • Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

    United Nations “Ocean emergency” conference opens in Lisbon

    Antonio Guterres stated there is good news with a legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

    With climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution exacting a devastating toll on the world’s ocean — critical to food security, economic growth, and the environment — the 2022 UN Ocean Conference opened in Lisbon, Portugal with a call for a new chapter of ocean action driven by science, technology and innovation.