NFWF announces 2013 grants
World Fishing | 02 May 2013
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced the latest grant awards from its Fisheries Innovation Fund.
 Atlantic Ocean | Economy | Fisheries

Maritime NZ bears brunt of Rena costs
New Zealand Herald | 25 Apr 2013
The Rena disaster cost our small maritime authority $36.8 million, according to new figures - a sum one MP says is far too much for taxpayers to have to stomach.
 Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Economy

FORMER CANADA PRIME MINISTER AT SUSTAINABLE OCEAN SUMMIT'S FORUM ON GLOBAL OCEAN COMMISSION
oceancouncil.org | 11 Apr 2013
The World Ocean Council?s SOS 2013 special plenary session for industry input to the Global Ocean Commission will now also include a third Commissioner: The Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Canada. This „Global Ocean Commission - Ocean Industry Forum? session at SOS 2013, to be held on 24 April, will provide a key opportunity for the ocean business community to provide industry input directly to three of the Global Ocean Commissioners.
 Economy | Marine Management

NFFO under pressure over foreign vessels
World Fishing | 28 Mar 2013
Following the announcement of a clampdown on foreign fishing vessels profiting from UK quotas, the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO) is under pressure to reveal the amount of fishing quota held by its foreign controlled members.
 Atlantic Ocean | Economy | Fisheries

Greenpeace welcomes quota clampdown
World Fishing | 19 Mar 2013
Greenpeace has welcomed news of a UK government review of the so-called 'economic-link' requirements for vessels holding UK fishing quota, which it says could lead to more quota being allocated to reponsible local fishermen.
 Atlantic Ocean | Economy | Fisheries

David Cameron says seabed mining could be worth £40bn to Britain
Guardian Unlimited | 14 Mar 2013
David Cameron has pledged to put Britain at the forefront of a new international seabed mining industry, which he claimed could be worth £40bn to the UK economy over the next 30 years.
 Economy | Non-Living Resources | Seabed

World Bank Assesses Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Wetlands
climate-l.iisd.org | 05 Mar 2013
The World Bank has released a study titled "Sea-level rise and coastal wetlands: impacts and costs," which warns that a one-meter rise in sea levels from climate change could destroy over 60% of the developing worlds coastal wetlands currently found at one meter or less elevation. This scenario could provoke economic losses of around $630 million per year.
 Climate Change | Economy | Sea Level Rise

Greens attack oil-spill levy
New Zealand Herald | 13 Feb 2013
A proposed levy increase on the maritime industry to pay for cleaning up possible oil spills has been labelled "madness" by an MP who says the rate would still leave taxpayers with much of the bill for another Rena.
 Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Economy

Japan govt accused of propping up whaling industry
New Zealand Herald | 07 Feb 2013
The Japanese government has been accused of using tsunami relief funding to support its struggling whaling industry.The International Fund for Animal Welfare's (IFAW) report - The Economics of Japanese Whaling - was published today, following a year of research into the industry.
 Economy | Marine Mammals

Greater protection of UK's seas could deliver economic benefits, report finds
Guardian Unlimited | 22 Jan 2013
Greater protection of the UK's seas could deliver economic returns from activities ranging from commercial and recreational fishing to nature watching, according to a report by Plymouth University.
 Atlantic Ocean | Conservation | Economy