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Global Ocean Commission- media coverage (15 Oct.-15 Nov.) Articles by, or mentioning, Global Ocean Commissioners: The high cost of ocean decline – Andrés Velasco in Business World Online (and others) via Project Syndicate, 15 Oct (Page 3) 海洋退化的沉重代价 (as above in Chinese) – Caijing.com, 18 Oct – NB this article was also published in other major languages La urgencia de proteger el Océano, una creciente demanda social. Cristina Narbona in El Huffington Post, 22 Oct. The Urgency of Protecting the Ocean: A Social Demand. Cristina Narbona in The Huffington Post Green, 22 Oct. (Page 3) Survey Reveals Support for Single Global Governance of Oceans. The Fish Site, 22 Oct. (Page 6) G20 must deal with climate change says former Canadian PM. Paul Martin in ABC, 29 Oct. (Page 8) Environmental concerns discussed with Global Ocean Commission – Foua Toloa in Samoa News, 05 Nov (Page 10) ［論点］海の恵みを次世代に 公海ガバナンス強化を…川口順子氏 – Yoriko Kawaguchi in Yomiuri Shimbun, 08 Nov IMPAC3 stories: Comienza el III Congreso sobre Areas Marinas Protegidas. ABC Natural, 21 Oct. Bold Plan for 50 Ocean Hope Spots Announced at IMPAC 3, National Geographic, 22 Oct. (Page 12) Aires marines : la gestion de la haute mer en question au congrès international Impac 3 à Marseille. Le Marin, 23 Oct. Marine Protected Areas: Pitcairn’s Bounty. The Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. (Page 14) A Ajaccio, une vingtaine de pays appellent à préserver d'urgence la biodiversité marine. Le Monde, 27 Oct. Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep declared new ‘hope spot’ The Economic Times (India Times), 28 Oct. (Page 15) Other articles mentioning the Global Ocean Commission, or related to its work: Des chercheurs appellent à la fin des subventions sur les chalutiers. Libération, 15 Oct. Climate change will affect almost every corner of ocean, study says. Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. (Page 15) Supporters in new push for scaled back Antarctic reserve. BBC News, 16 Oct. (Page 16) Business urged to do more on ocean – Reuters, 16 Oct (Page 18) The ocean is broken. The Herald, 18 Oct. (Page 20) 1 Maritime waste: Our oceans are threatened by a toxic tide. The Telegraph (Callum Roberts), 21 Oct. (Page 24) Nations discuss fresh bid to create world's largest marine park. ABC, 22 Oct. (Page 26) Facing Vote on European Subsidies, Fishermen Cling to Way of Life, NY Times, 23 Oct. (Page 27) L'Europe ne veut pas subventionner de nouveaux bateaux de pêche. Le Monde, 23 Oct. Europa rechaza la reintroducción de ayudas a la construcción de nuevos barcos. EFE, 23 Oct. Whales bombarded by constant shipping noise. The Vancouver Sun, 23 Oct. (Page 31) European Parliament Rejects New Subsidies for Fishing Fleets. NY Times, 24 Oct. (Page 33) Researchers find coral spawns cloud to ward off global warming . The Australian, 24 Oct. (Page 35) Acidification of oceans threatens to change entire marine ecosystem. The Vancouver Sun, 25 Oct. (Page 37) Operation aims to chase the last drift nets out of the North Pacific. The Globe and Mail, 26 Oct. (Page 39) India makes its claim for sulphide mining from the Indian Ocean. Times of India. 28 Oct. (Page 42) Australie : la Grande Barrière de corail menacée par les intérêts de l'industrie minière Le Monde, 30 Oct. Ocean generated energy could be capable of supplying the entire world's energy requirements – Balkans.com, 31 Oct (Page 43) The devolution of the Seas – the Consequences of Oceanic Destruction – Alan Sielen in Foreign Affairs, Nov/Dec edition (Page 45) Antarctic fishery first to require ID numbers for all fishing vessels – Pew Charitable Trusts, 01 Nov (Page 50) Atlantic deep sea fishing: MEPs call for bottom trawling ban in vulnerable areas – European Parliament news service, 04 Nov (Page 51) La piraterie en Somalie, un chiffre d'affaires de 300 millions en sept ans – Le Marin, 04 Nov New UN-backed initiative to drive advances in high seas management – UN News Centre, 05 Nov (Page 52) Interpol alerta del peligro de la práctica del “aleteo” de tiburones – EFE Verde, 06 Nov Costa Rica uses INTERPOL ‘Purple Notice’ to warn about shark-finning – INTERPOL, 06 Nov (Page 54) Emissions of CO2 driving rapid oceans ‘acid trip’ – BBC News, 14 Nov (Page 56) 2 The high cost of ocean decline SANTIAGO -- The world’s oceans are in trouble. In late September, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that the oceans are warming, seawater is acidifying, and oxygen concentrations are dropping. Last week, another initiative, the International Program on the State of the Ocean, outlined the toll that these and other factors, such as destructive fishing and pollution, are having on marine life. *Free preview. Pay to view The Urgency of Protecting the Ocean: A Social Demand By Christina Narbona Posted: 10/22/2013 1:13 am "The global ocean will continue to warm during the 21st century. Heat will penetrate from the surface to the deep ocean and affect ocean circulation" - IPCC 2013 The last report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasised the impacts of global warming on the ocean. Scientists had previously warned us on sea level rise and explained its consequences for people - after all, most of us inhabit coastal areas. But in recent years, there has been growing evidence on other climate change processes affecting marine ecosystems: ocean acidification, biodiversity loss, and connections between the ocean and extreme weather events. Appropriate action is urgently needed. In February, at the launch of the Global Ocean Commission, I published an article in these pages entitled "Managing the ocean to ensure our future". Since then, the Commission has started work on translating scientific knowledge into concrete 3 proposals for action to reverse ocean degradation. Without a doubt, we Global Ocean Commissioners share the urgency revealed by the IPCC report. Today, the Commission is publishing findings from an opinion survey carried out in 13 countries encompassing all continents and levels of development. Seventy-four percent of respondents consider it essential that an international organisation is charged with ensuring adequate protection in high seas waters - the waters beyond national jurisdiction that comprise two-thirds of the entire ocean. Only 12% said they were against progress in this global governance challenge. Surprisingly, the same study reveals that a majority of people believe that at least 25% of the high seas is already protected by some kind of legal instrument. The real figure is actually less than 1%. This shows a general belief that conservation tools applied on land (national parks, the Natura 2000 Network, biosphere reserves...) have been successfully transposed to the international ocean. Beyond national jurisdiction, the ocean is sadly seen as a free space. This leaves it open to various kinds of damage, and in some cases, illegal activities. This occurs because it seems far and invisible to all of us. Also, there is no integrated and holistic approach to ocean concerns. The International Seabed Authority, which was established under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, designates areas of environmental interest, but only for the ocean floor. It means that the seabed is regulated separately from the water column, which does not reflect modern scientific understanding - it is as though there were no interconnection between different parts of the marine environment. Other institutions, for instance the International Maritime Organization, regulate specific activities. But they do it in a sectoral manner. Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) are expected to sustainably manage fish stocks; but their mandates are narrow and their records patchy. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity has no power to protect high seas biodiversity. UNESCO can establish World Heritage Sites in the high seas, though it has not yet done so. It is therefore not surprising that high seas biodiversity protection is a patchwork of competencies and agencies, whose mandates and priorities are sometimes contradictory. The Global Ocean Commission promotes a holistic and integrated understanding of processes affecting the ocean, and aims to develop global and effective measures to address current challenges. The ecological balance in areas where food resources abound must also be maintained. The ocean provides food to a world population heading towards nine billion. If we do not conserve fish stocks in rapid decline, we will not eradicate hunger. Citizens of today and tomorrow have the right to access food. But the abyss between those suffering from hunger and those with excess of food keeps growing. During my term as Environment Minister, I launched the process of creating El Cachucho, the first marine protected area in Spain. This was part of the European Commission's Natura 2000 Network - the European network of protected areas, which now covers 27% of our territory. El Cachucho is a large seamount located 65 km from the coast of Asturias on the Atlantic coast in Northern Spain. It rises from 5000 metres deep to peak just 425m below the sea surface. Its northern slope is one of the steepest in the world, and its 4 rocky floor allows corals and sponges to grow. It is a rich, well developed habitat in which more than 600 species have been identified, including an extraordinary giant squid. El Cachucho is also an important nursery for commercially important fish including blue whiting, white hake, and monkfish. They are attracted by the presence of food and they benefit from marine currents spreading their larvae. The protection of El Cachucho has been made possible thanks to the wide range of stakeholders involved in the process - with, in some cases, divergent interests. The Spanish Oceanographic Institute together with other national and foreign experts brought their essential scientific knowledge. Environmental organisations such as WWF/Adena and Oceana initially proposed protection for El Cachucho in 2006.
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