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Critical Year Ahead for IMO as Carbon Negotiations Advance

Published Mar 7, 2023 6:20 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

Posted in: Government

[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

Published Mar 5, 2023 6:07 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

Posted in: Environment

[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

Published Feb 19, 2023 11:57 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

Posted in: Environment

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

Published Feb 12, 2023 10:09 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

Posted in: Environment

[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

Published Feb 5, 2023 6:22 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

Posted in: Environment

[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

Published Dec 23, 2022 4:49 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

Posted in: Government

[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

Published Dec 18, 2022 3:00 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

Posted in: Environment

[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

Published Nov 27, 2022 2:03 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

Posted in: Government

[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

Published Nov 6, 2022 6:47 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

Posted in: Shipping

[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?

Published Nov 2, 2022 8:05 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

Posted in: Government

[By Isabelle Gerretsen] The shipping industry must invest in new vessels, fuels and infrastructure to achieve its 2050 climate...

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