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7th June 2020 Maldives

Sketch of Caron by Michael Adams

by Caron Röhsler

British High Commissioner to Maldives

Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean: Maldives & the Nekton Mission

Innovation if GREAT

Were it not for covid, for World Oceans Day this year I’d have been writing about early reports from the Nekton Mission’s First Descent in Maldives, following their exploration of sites around Addu Atoll, the Zero Degree Channel and Gnaviyani Atoll. This ambitious expedition to “the Midnight Zone” of the Indian Ocean (the least explored […]

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8th June 2019 Science Innovation USA

David Pasquini

Consul, Government and Business Affairs - UK Government Office in San Diego

Building the Blue Economy and solving global challenges in San Diego, California

As global population grows, so does our impact on the world’s oceans. Even today, on this World Ocean Day, we continue to hear about scary things such as ocean acidification, the proliferation of plastic in the ocean, and ecosystem destabilization.  Every day brings a new report of man-made environmental disasters. But all is not lost. […]

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6th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada

World Oceans Day – WWF hosts Stephen Hall from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre

This year on World Oceans Day (June 8, 2011) WWF-Canada hosted a round table and reception with government, industry and academic participants, aimed at drawing attention to and increasing the dialogue on the conservation and economics of our oceans.  Stephen Hall from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC), in was invited to present an overview of […]

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