China Dialogue Ocean
Critical Year Ahead for IMO as Carbon Negotiations Advance
[By Ned Molloy] Giant oil tankers are slow to change course. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the UN agency that...
Study Sheds New Light on How Reflagging Helps Hide Illegal Fishing
[By David Adam] Originally a way for fighting ships to communicate, maritime flags have evolved into a complex international la...
Stemming the Flow of Indonesia's Plastic Pollution
A curved boom, known as Interceptor 001, traps rubbish floating along a drainage canal in North Jakarta. Discarded plastic bott...
Interview: Enric Sala on the Critical Role of Marine Protected Areas
[By Jessica Aldred and Jack Lo Lau] Enric Sala is both a leading ocean explorer and a visionary. Originally an academic, he gre...
China is Putting New Energy and Investment Into Tidal Power
[By Han Qin] The ebb and flow of the tide powers a turbine while the sun shines on solar panels. In May 2022, China’...
West African Fishermen Turn to the Law to Fight Fishmeal Factories
[By Mustapha Manneh] Senegal has seen a rapid and unchecked expansion in fishmeal factory operations in the past decade. B...
Study: Oil Slicks Cover an Ocean Area Twice the Size of Turkey
[By Niu Yuhan] Images of seabirds covered in crude oil might bring home the impact of spills on ocean ecosystems, but...
The Other Endangered Frontier of Subsea Mining: Brazil's Blue Amazon
[By Kevin Damasio] You might not have heard of the Blue Amazon, but it’s the part of the ocean owned by Brazil. Otherwise...
In Latin America, Resistance to Deep-Sea Mining is Growing
[By Jack Lo Lau] Almost a year ago, Sandor Mulsow told China Dialogue Ocean that the body charged with both prot...
Who Will Finance the Green Transition in Shipping?
[By Isabelle Gerretsen] The shipping industry must invest in new vessels, fuels and infrastructure to achieve its 2050 climate...