Drawing on published scientific evidence, this DSCC briefing paper, written by Dr Lissette Victorero, profiles the severe, long-lasting ecological impacts that bottom trawling has on seamounts and other deep-sea vulnerable marine ecosystems.
The 45th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) is taking place from September 18-22, 2023 in Vigo, Spain. Read below the DSCC’s NAFO Checklist for Success
Available in English.
In anticipation of the 11th SPRFMO Scientific Committee (SC) meeting in Panama, 11-16 September 2023, the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition draws your attention to the following priorities (as identified by the DSCC) for SC analysis and as a part of our collective responsibility for the protection and preservation of deep sea ecosystems.
Available in English.
The DSCC’s Comment on Draft Cumulative Bottom Fishery Impact Assessment for Australian and New Zealand Bottom Fisheries in the SPRFMO Convention Area, 2023
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In anticipation of the the tenth Meeting of the Parties of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA MoP10) in Balaclava, Mauritius, in July 2023, the DSCC wishes to draw your attention to the following priorities for action as a part of our collective responsibility for the protection and preservation of deep sea ecosystems here.
DSCC’s Intervention (23 May 2023): on Agenda item 10a during the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement Resumed Review Conference on international fisheries trade, artisanal, subsistence fishers and women fishworkers, the environment, and food security
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DSCC’s Intervention on Agenda item 10a during the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement Resumed Review Conference | May 2023
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The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition’s (DSCC) 2022 Report informs on Fisheries, Deep Seabed Mining and Ocean Governance.
Available in English.
The 8th Meeting of the Scientific Committee (SC8) will take place from to in Tenerife, Spain.
You can find the DSCC’s priorities for the protection of seamounts and other topographical features in areas beyond national jurisdiction in the Southern Indian Ocean here.