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Wednesday 13 June 2012

Tackling climate change together
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat | 13 Jun 2012
Pacific regional organisations continue to strengthen their commitment to tackling climate change together. Members of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) recalled their statement on Collaborating to Support Effective Responses to Climate Change this week at a meeting of the CROP Executives Subcommittee on Climate Change (CES-CCC) held in Suva, Fiji.

IUCN - Launch of Marine World Heritage App will bring marine crown jewels a lot closer
IUCN | 13 Jun 2012
In celebration of World Oceans Day, the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are launching a new iPhone application. This years Oceans Day theme Youth: the Next Wave for Change inspired the development of the mobile application, which will act as a window on marine world heritage sites around the world.

Marine Protected Area

Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue Announces the Completion of Global Standards for Salmon Farming
fishupdate.com | 13 Jun 2012
Today, June 13 2012, the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue announced the completion of global standards for salmon farming.

Aquaculture | Fish Farming | Seafood Certification

EU fishing deal - not ambitious enough
fishupdate.com | 13 Jun 2012
Senior UK Liberal Democrat MEP Chris Davies, founder and secretary of the cross-party 'Fish for the Future' group in the European Parliament, described last night's deal between fisheries ministers as progress only of the most limited kind.

Fisheries | Governance | Policy

Oceana concludes second Baltic Sea expedition
fishupdate.com | 13 Jun 2012
After seven weeks at sea, Oceana's second Baltic Sea Expedition to document ecologically important areas and analyse their threats, has come to a close.

Atlantic Ocean | Conservation | Research

Greenpeace says EU fisheries ministers failed on their promises
fishupdate.com | 13 Jun 2012
EU fisheries ministers meeting in Luxembourg have backed a damaging common approach to the reform of EU fishing rules that could allow overfishing to continue for at least another decade, said Greenpeace.

Fisheries | Governance | Policy

Scientists investigate dolphin deaths on Texas coast
Reuters | 13 Jun 2012
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Scientists are trying to find out why 119 bottlenose dolphins became stranded and died along the Texas coast in recent months, looking at possibilities ranging from algae blooms to oil pollution.

Atlantic Ocean | Marine Mammals

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