The 0.5% sulphur cap is just a month away from coming into force but the controversy surrounding it is far from over. Greece's shipping minister has made a high-profile appeal to governments and the IMO to consider post poning the 2020 sulphur cap implementation. But the IMO is clear that a delay is not possible.
Posted on - 2019-11-27The Nga Pu Toru say they will uphold the Marae Moana legislation.
An opposition Democratic Party MP who attended a meeting on Mitiaro, Selina Napa, said she was astonished two staff from the Ministry of Marine Resources were there to support the overturning of Marae Moana rules.
The Minstry's proposal to free up the reserve surrounding each island met with a lot of resistance.
Posted on - 2019-11-27New research from the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy concludes that the ocean could provide six times more food than it does today by embracing innovation and adopting better management practices.
A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better management and technological innovation, the ocean could provide over six times more food than it does today - more than two thirds of the animal protein that will be needed to feed the future global population, according to estimates from the FAO. The paper was published today at the FAO International Symposium on Fisheries Sustainability in Rome.
Posted on - 2019-11-26