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Michael Vardon Expert in Environmental Accounting
Australian National University’s Michael Vardon argues that the country’s government should hike the marine park’s minimal entry fee to fund conservation of a priceless ecosystem.
Oceans Deeply talks with experts about seabed mining: how it could impact rare ecosystems, how much scientists know about the deep sea and the challenges of regulating industrial activity on the ocean floor.
Marine researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, mapped out the potential of the open ocean to support farmed fish and came to some surprising conclusions.
Nishan Degnarain Member of the Government, Mauritius’s National Ocean Taskforce
Steve Adler Chief Data Strategist, IBM Watson
Scientists, governments and businesses are amassing unprecedented amounts of ocean data. But if marine ecosystems are to survive, we need to figure out how to get a lot more, say Nishan Degnarain and Steve Adler.
A movement to transform marine plastic pollution into athletic shoes, skateboards and other products is gaining traction, but there is a debate about how much impact ‘upcycling’ can have.
Abandoned fishing gear kills millions of marine animals every year. The Fishing for Energy program generates electricity from gear that’s been retrieved from the ocean.
Elisabeth Holland Directs The Pacific Center for Environment and Sustainable Development, University of the South Pacific
Fiji climate scientist Elisabeth Holland says the proceeds of tax on fossil fuel emissions could be used to help vulnerable island states adapt to climate change and restore coastal ecosystems.
The United States’ major aquariums pledge to go plastic-free by 2020, showing one way to eliminate plastic from the industrial supply chain before it reaches the ocean.
The key to mobilizing youth is to give them the autonomy to follow their own path to protect the ocean, says Daniela Fernandez, founder of the Sustainable Oceans Alliance.
Former Under Secretary of State Catherine Novelli says the U.S. has much to gain as global momentum grows to protect the seas from overfishing, pollution and climate change.
Fish stocks are bouncing back thanks to an innovative program that establishes coastal marine reserves, managed by local residents, in the Philippines, Belize and elsewhere.
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