For years, Australia and New Zealand have been united in working for sustainable fishing in the South Pacific. That just changed.
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Almost all the growth in global squid fishing has happened in unregulated waters, meaning fishing crews aren’t subject to conservation or marine management programs.
A handful of wealthy states have so far monopolised the benefits of exploring the remote ocean.
It took almost 20 years. but the world has finally agreed on the so-called High Seas Treaty to better protect marine life in unregulated waters
Understanding when, where and why fishing vessels sometimes turn off their transponders is a key step toward curbing illegal fishing and other crimes on the high seas.
The ocean moderates climate change by absorbing CO₂ emissions, hosts valuable biodiversity and provides food to millions, but all of these services are threatened by pollution and human activities.
The UN’s Ocean Decade demands collaborative action across disciplines, nations, communities, and generations, and its success relies on diverse voices that represent current and future ocean leaders.
A high seas treaty could help rebuild populations – but time is running out.
Forced labor is a widespread problem in fisheries on the high seas. Between 2012 and 2018, an estimated 100,000 people may have been victims of forced labor on thousands of different boats.
Global leaders pledged to protect 10% of the oceans by 2020. We’re nowhere close and the goal has proven particularly challenging to achieve in international waters.
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Professor, University of Wollongong
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Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University
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Assistant Professor Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Researcher in Ecosystem Dynamics, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Associate Professor of Human Ecology and Law, Rutgers University
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Southampton
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Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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PhD Candidate, University of Canterbury
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Senior Project Researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Future Ocean and Coastal Infrastructures (FOCI) Consortium, Memorial University, Canada, and Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania
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Research Associate, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam
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Programme director IMR Global Development, Institute of Marine Research, professor, University of Bergen
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Lecturer and Academic Barrister, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong, University of Wollongong
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Associate professor, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso
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Research Associate, University of Tasmania
