Source: The Namibian
Author: Shinovene Immanuel
Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta says he will conduct a hearing in the next two weeks to hear counter objections against the issuing of an environmental clearance certificate for phosphate mining.
Source: The Namibian
Author: Shinovene Immanuel
The lawyer representing the fishing organisations that are suing to stop seabed phosphate mining said he is optimistic that they will win their court case.
A global petition urging the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to discontinue deep-sea exploration permits and to initiate a moratorium on deep-sea mining has gathered over 700,000 signatures from concerned citizens around the world. The petition will be presented later this week to the International Seabed Authority during the 21st Annual Meeting of the ISA in Kingston, Jamaica.
Continue reading Petition Asks International Seabed Authority to Hold Moratorium on Deep-sea Mining
Source: University of British Columbia
Author: Sea Around Us
Researchers with UBC’s Sea Around Us project have launched a new web platform at www.seaaroundus.org that provides the first comprehensive coverage of both reported and unreported fish caught by every country in the world.
Continue reading New data on reported and unreported marine catches now available online
Source: Florida State University, via Science Daily
Florida State University researchers have spearheaded a major review of fisheries research that examines the domino effect that occurs when too many fish are harvested from one habitat.
