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SOS: The World’s Oceans Facing Emergency Singapore Summit Set To Worsen The Crisis

9 November, 2015

Civil society organisations from across the globe are highly critical of an international oceans conference being held in Singapore this week. Mis-named the Sustainable Ocean Summit, the conference is touted as providing a platform to advance industry-driven solutions to ocean sustainability challenges.

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Tribunal throws lifeline to coastal states facing foreign vessel threats to fisheries

2 April, 2015

Source: WWF

Countries facing depletion of their fisheries by foreign vessels have been thrown a lifeline, with an international tribunal ruling that countries can be held liable for not taking necessary measures to prevent illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing operations by their vessels in the waters of other countries.

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