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International Cooperation

OceanCare consciously invests in working through formal intergovernmental processes. Our research, conservation and education activities around the world are designed to provide information to governmental and intergovernmental processes that support the delivery of international commitments.

OceanCare is (among others) active in the following international fora

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High Seas Treaty (UNCLOS BBNJ)

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BBNJ International Cooperation Plastic Pollution
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International Maritime Organisation (IMO)

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Collisions International Cooperation Underwater Noise Pollution
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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (FAO/GFCM)

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Fish International Cooperation
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International Whaling Commission (IWC)

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International Cooperation IWC Whales
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International Seabed Authority (ISA)

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Deep-Sea Mining International Cooperation

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Tiefsee-Qualle Atlantik

NO green light for deep-sea mining! Ocean champion countries stand firm.

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly closed its meeting on Friday, 28 July, marking the end of intense deep-sea mining negotiations in Kingston, Jamaica over the past three weeks. With mounting pressure from governments, scientists, the business community, and civil society to halt deep-sea mining, the respective meetings of the...
August 1, 2023
Tiefsee-Koralle

Governments meet at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to decide fate of the deep-sea

Since Monday, the 10th of July, countries have continued their deliberations at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston, Jamaica, on the potential approval of the controversial practice of deep-sea mining. The meeting of the Council, which is made up of 36 States, concludes on July 21st. Subsequently, the Assembly,...
July 17, 2023
Unterwasserlärm Kampagnenbild Wal mit Kopfhörer

Three industrial sectors have the tools to quieten the ocean

The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), an environmental treaty of the United Nations, publishes a technical report to avoid, reduce and mitigate underwater noise pollution prepared by an OceanCare underwater noise expert.
June 8, 2023
Meeresschildkröte mit Plastiknetz

With only half of the week spent on substantive discussion, treaty negotiations end with lackluster outcomes

The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) for a global agreement to end plastic pollution concluded today at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris with civil society organizations appealing to governments not to allow the use of dilatory tactics and procedural questions to set back progress and lower the...
June 2, 2023

Relevance of the BBNJ Agreement for Plastic Pollution

Briefing for INC Delegates on the relevance of the BBNJ agreement for the future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (ILBI).
June 1, 2023
Meeresschildkröte mit Plastiknetz

Untangled: Plastics Treaty Critical Role in Tackling Fishing Gear

Joint Breakfast Briefing for the Second Round of Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC2) by Cook Islands, Norway, EIA, SPREP, University of Wollongong and OceanCare.
May 25, 2023
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Publications

Report: Noise Mitigation (BAT/BEP), CMS/OceanCare, 2023

56 pages, PDF

OceanCare Statement: UNCLOS ICP23, 2023

2 pages, PDF

Briefing: BBNJ Agreement and Plastic Pollution, 2023

6 pages, PDF

Briefing: Untangled – Plastic Treaty & Fishing Gear, 2023

10 pages, PDF

Briefing: International Whaling Commission and Plastic Pollution, 2022

6 pages, PDF

Under Pressure: The need to protect whales and dolphins in European waters

146 pages, PDF
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