Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/31

The High Seas Treaty, Explained – Changing Tides

“The first international agreement to protect the world’s oceans aims to create “international parks” in the high seas.

The treaty, whose text was finalised on March 4, lays the groundwork for marine protections over previously unregulated waters. Known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction treaty (BBNJ), its primary aim is to protect biodiversity by establishing large-scale marine protected areas and regulating marine research for scientific and commercial development.”

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Fonte: Reuters, 30 de março de 2023.

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/31

Whale shark reproductive ultrasound study published

“A new study has been published detailing the successful blood-sampling and ultrasound scanning of wild, free-swimming Galápagos whale sharks in order to observe their reproductive status, the first time such techniques have been applied in the wild.

The paper, ‘Underwater ultrasonography and blood sampling provide the first observations of reproductive biology in free-swimming whale sharks’ is the collective effort of a global team of scientists from the Okinawa Churashima Foundation, Atlanta’s Georgia Aquarium, the Galápagos Whale Shark Project, Galápagos National Park and Marine Megafauna Foundation.”

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Fonte: DIVE Magazine, 28 de março de 2023.

“The small size and isolation of the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have led to high levels of inbreeding. This inbreeding has contributed to their decline, which has continued as surrounding killer whale populations expand, according to research published in Nature Ecology and Evolution.”

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Fonte: NOAA Fisheries, 20 de março de 2023.

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/30

Antarctic ocean currents heading for collapse- report

“The deep-water flows which drive ocean currents could decline by 40% by 2050, a team of Australian scientists says.

The currents carry vital heat, oxygen, carbon and nutrients around the globe.

Previous research suggests a slowdown in the North Atlantic current could cause Europe to become colder.

The study, published in the journal Nature, also warns the slowdown could reduce ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.”

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Fonte: BBC, 30 de março de 2023.

“A Assembleia da República debate na manhã de sexta-feira, dia 31 de março (4.º ponto da Ordem do Dia), um projeto de resolução do Partido Socialista (PS) cuja aprovação poderá ser determinante para o futuro da cogestão das pescas em Portugal.

A proposta surge no seguimento do apelo de Organizações Não-Governamentais de Ambiente, cientistas, associações de pescadores e organizações de produtores para a urgente dotação financeira para a concretização da criação e financiamento do futuro Comité de Cogestão da Pesca do Polvo do Algarve.”

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Fonte: Barlavento, 29 de março de 2023.

“A UN resolution was adopted on Wednesday that should make it easier to hold polluting countries legally accountable for failing to tackle the climate emergency, in a vote which was hailed as a historic victory for climate justice.

The UN general assembly adopted by consensus the resolution spearheaded by Vanuatu, a tiny Pacific island nation vulnerable to extreme climate effects, and youth activists to secure a legal opinion from the international court of justice (ICJ) to clarify states’ obligations to tackle the climate crisis – and specify any consequences countries should face for inaction.”

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Fonte: The Guardian, 29 de março de 2023.

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/29

Alto-mar: longe da vista… mas mais perto da regulação?

“Março ficou marcado por um momento histórico para o oceano: 193 países chegaram a acordo sobre o Tratado sobre a Biodiversidade para além da jurisdição nacional, mais conhecido como o Tratado do Alto-Mar ou BBNJ na sigla inglesa, após mais de dez anos de negociações. O mundo está perante uma verdadeira emergência do oceano e é crucial agir de imediato para travar o seu declínio e preservar também todos os serviços ecossistémicos que concede.”

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Fonte: Público, 29 de março de 2023.

“As empresas portuguesas contam com um novo fundo para dinamizar a economia azul. O Fundo Crescimento Azul, assinado nesta segunda-feira, é o primeiro fundo ao abrigo do novo instrumento InvestEU para a economia azul dedicado ao Sul da Europa.

O fundo será financiado com 28 milhões de euros provenientes de recursos públicos nacionais através do Fundo Azul e de recursos do Fundo Europeu de Investimento (FEI) apoiados pelo instrumento InvestEU para a economia azul.”

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Fonte: Jornal de Negócios, 28 de março de 2023.

“The MSC Foundation’s support will enable the completion of the comprehensive global assessment of the world’s coral species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. The Global Coral Biodiversity Assessment project aims to deliver concrete, actionable restoration plans for coral reefs, as well as the threatened species populating them.
The project will include identifying the most threatened species of coral and areas of reef; prioritising conservation and restoration actions based on the threats they face; and reporting the contribution that conserving these ecosystems makes to achieving the targets in the UN Global Biodiversity Framework.”

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Fonte: IUCN, 28 de março de 2023

“The debate over collecting minerals from the bottom of the deep sea in international waters has gained new urgency ahead of a pending rulemaking deadline.
As all manner of stakeholders gather in Kingston, Jamaica, to try to reach a consensus over regulation, a fierce debate is growing between supporters who say we need the rules urgently as demand for the minerals at the bottom of the deep sea grows, while opponents argue the rush to open the seafloor in international waters could be a damaging decision that’s impossible to reverse.”

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Fonte: CNBC, 27 de março de 2023

“Earth’s ocean temperatures have risen so fast in recent weeks that one indicator shows surface waters have already reached their highest temperatures on record — a worrisome sign ahead of a predicted El Niño climate pattern that could further accelerate planetary warming.
Around mid-March, ocean-temperature monitoring data shows that average surface water temperatures surpassed 21 degrees Celsius (about 70 degrees Fahrenheit) around the globe, excluding polar waters, for the first time since at least 1981, when the data set originated. That is warmer than what scientists observed at this time of year in 2016, when a strong El Niño drove the planet to record warmth.”

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Fonte: The Washington Post, 21 de março de 2023

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/27

Circular economy approach to counter marine pollution

“Did you know that 79 per cent of global plastic waste ever produced continues to be in landfills and other parts of our environment? They will all eventually find their way to the ocean, the final sink, and if things keep going this way, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050!
Marine pollution is a global environmental issue, and Indian cities are also a part of the problem. With a coastline of over 8,000 km, and ample freshwater resources, India is the second largest fish producing country and also the second largest aquaculture nation in the world. Also, more than 20 million livelihoods in India depend on the marine ecosystem through fishing, aquaculture, and tourism. Yet, India’s growing population and economic development have led to a tidal wave of marine pollution, which ultimately proves devastating to not just our economy, but our health as well.”

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Fonte: Firstpost, 26 de março de 2023

“Illegal fishing, a multibillion-dollar industry closely linked to organized crime, is set to pose a greater threat to global security as climate change warms the world’s oceans, according to a report by the Royal United Services Institute, a research organization based in London, in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trust.

Illegal, unreported and unregulated, or IUU, fishing is worth up to $36.4 billion annually, according to the report, representing up to a third of the total global catch.”

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Fonte: Voice of America, 14 de março de 2023.

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/24

Deep Sea Mining Just Lost Its Biggest Corporate Backer

“A growing number of countries are calling to delay plans to strip-mine the seabed for metals to make electric car batteries as US defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp., the biggest corporate player in deep sea mining, exits the nascent industry. Last week’s sale of Lockheed’s UK Seabed Resources subsidiary to Norwegian startup Loke Marine Minerals was announced just as the United Nations-affiliated organization tasked with regulating deep sea mining kicked off a conference in Jamaica. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is meeting to hit a July deadline for approving regulations that would allow unique deep ocean ecosystems to be mined as soon as 2024.”

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Fonte: Bloomberg, 22 de março de 2023.

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/24

In Graphic Detail: Sharks in Parks

“Some marine reserves are unintentionally helping coastal sharks thrive. New Zealand has 44 marine reserves in its territorial waters. All are no-take zones: no fishing of any kind and no resource extraction. Though intended to protect overfished species—snapper, blue cod, spiny lobster, for instance—the reserves likely provide cover for a range of other species, including sharks. For decades, coastal shark numbers have been declining and some species face extinction. The number of tope sharks around the world, for example, has dropped by 80 percent in the past three generations—due to commercial fishing.”

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Fonte: Hakai Magazine, 17 de março de 2022

“The EU last night confirmed the world’s first green shipping fuels law. Ships will be required to increasingly switch to sustainable fuels and at least 2% of the bloc’s shipping fuels will need to come from e-fuels derived from renewable electricity by 2034, at the latest. With negotiations ongoing at the global shipping regulator, the International Maritime Organization, Transport & Environment (T&E) says this marks the beginning of the end for dirty shipping fuels and should provide inspiration for other countries around the world.
The EU’s FuelEU Maritime law, agreed upon last night by all the EU bodies and member states, sends a strong signal to potential investors and fuel suppliers to start producing these green fuels for shipping, says T&E. E-fuels are one of the only options shipping has to decarbonise, where direct electrification for many vessels is not possible.”

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Fonte: Transporte & Environment, 23 de março de 2022

“Climate change is set to have a significant impact on Australia’s fisheries yields, with the industry putting plans in place to battle the expected drop.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most recent report shows fisheries yields in Australia will fall by between 3 and 10 per cent if average global temperatures increase by 0.9 to 2.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
The report warned that if the warming of the planet continued uncontrolled and average temperatures rose by between 2.4C and 5.2C, yields could fall by up to 30 per cent.”

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Fonte: ABC, 22 de março de 2022

“Michael Lodge, a British lawyer and the head of the UN-affiliated body responsible for governing mining in the high seas, has been criticised by diplomats who claim he has been pushing them to accelerate the start of deep-sea mining.
A German diplomat said Lodge – the secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) – has a duty of neutrality and has overstepped his role in resisting measures put forward by some council members that could slow down approval of the first mining proposals, according to the New York Times.”

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Fonte: The Guardian, 21 de março de 2022

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/21

Pescas: UE e Noruega assinam três acordos bilaterais

“Na sexta-feira passada, a UE e a Noruega assinaram três acordos bilaterais, incluindo a fixação de quotas no Skagerrak e no Kattegat, a troca de quotas entre as duas partes e o acesso recíproco dos pescadores às águas.
A UE e a Noruega tomaram decisões importantes no sentido de limitar significativamente as capturas de arenque no Skagerrak e no Mar do Norte, a fim de proteger a unidade populacional de arenque do Báltico Ocidental. No entanto, as quotas das partes permanecem inalteradas. O acesso recíproco para as unidades populacionais geridas conjuntamente no Mar do Norte diminuirá ligeiramente.”

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Fonte: Comissão Europeia, 20 de março de 2022

“Leading representatives of Scotland’s fishing industry have called on the Scottish Government to have a “radical rethink” on its plans to introduce new conservation zones at sea.
The newly-proposed Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs), which are currently under consultation, would close at least 10% of the seas around Scotland.
It means commercial and recreational fishing would be banned in those zones.”

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Fonte: The Scotsman, 20 de março de 2022

“In what is the first-of-its-kind assessment of the marine world, scientists have discovered that heat waves are hammering the bottoms of the oceans. Extreme events have not only been noticed on the surface of the planet but are now found to also be damaging the marine world.
In the study published in the journal Nature Communications, the team tried to understand the fundamental characteristics of warm ocean temperature extremes — known as marine heatwaves. The study revealed that the intensity and duration of the bottom marine heatwaves vary strongly, with the bottom depth ranging from 0.5 degrees Celsius to 3 degrees Celsius.”

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Fonte: India Today, 20 de março de 2022

“O Aquário Vasco da Gama vai oferecer durante este mês de Março entradas a visitantes que têm no primeiro nome a palavra “mar”, no âmbito das comemorações do seu 125.º aniversário, anunciou esta segunda-feira a Marinha Portuguesa.”

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Fonte: Público, 13 de março de 2023

“An ocean-drilling research programme that has been the most successful and productive global geosciences collaboration for decades will come to a stark end next year.

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on 6 March that it would retire its flagship JOIDES Resolution drilling vessel rather than extend operations until 2028, as many researchers had hoped. It blamed the US$72 million annual expense of running the 44-year-old vessel.”

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Fonte: Nature, 07 de março de 2023.

“Off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica sits a deep-sea chimera of an ecosystem. Jacó Scar is a methane seep, where the gas escapes from sediment into the seawater, but the seep isn’t cold like the others found before it. Instead, geochemical activity gives the Scar lukewarm water that enables organisms from both traditionally colder seeps and scalding hot hydrothermal vents to call it home.

One resident of the Scar is a newly identified species of small, purplish fish called an eelpout, described for the first time on January 19 in Zootaxa. This fish is the first vertebrate species found at the Scar and could help scientists understand how the unique ecosystem developed.”

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Fonte: Science News, 15 de março de 2023.

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/16

Can The Oceans Survive An Unprecedented Influx Of Plastics?

“Plastics are very appealing to people around the world. They’re important due to their daily use and functionality because they are the most versatile materials of contemporary times. They’re inexpensive, lightweight, corrosion-resistant, elastic, and have a durable composition. However, the influx of plastics entering the world’s oceans, without immediate action to reverse the current trend, is expected to increase roughly 2.5 times from 2016 to 2040.

The effects of plastic pollution are devastating.

It’s time to hold manufacturers accountable for their roles in the influx of plastics in marine ecosystems. Manufacturers should not be allowed to reap profits while their toxic products and packaging harm marine health.”

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Fonte: CleanTechnica, 15 de março de 2023.

“A push by EU fishing nations including France and Spain to weaken how fish catches are reported could see massive overfishing of endangered species and even “call into question” the whole point of setting quotas, according to confidential EU documents seen by the Guardian.

Europe’s most commonly fished species – which include mackerel, tuna, Atlantic herring and sprat – could be threatened under the latest proposal, which would apply to all vessels in EU waters.”

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Fonte: The Guardian, 16 de março de 2023.

“The local waste company in Odder, Denmark, has found an innovative way to reduce the amount of garden waste that has to be transported and processed into compost: they work with local schools to turn it into brush fences for the community.

Not only has this saved the municipality an estimated €27,000 in transport costs in the first year, but by saving the fuel normally needed to transport the waste, they could eliminate up to 133 tonnes of carbon emissions.

The idea has become so popular that six other municipalities across the country have decided to follow suit.”

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Fonte: Euronews, 15 de março de 2023.

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/15

Citizens should help determine the future of our oceans

“Despite increased efforts to curb human activities that harm the world’s oceans – such as overfishing, marine litter, pollution, microplastics, ocean acidity, and climate change – there is still an urgent need to fundamentally change the human-ocean relationship for both ecological and human benefits.

Marine citizenship is a term currently used by scientists to refer to people actively involved in ocean protective measures. However, until recently, research has mainly focused on individuals changing their personal behaviors as an expression of responsibility towards the world’s oceans, including awareness raising, environmental attitudes research, or environmental education.”

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Fonte: Earth.com, 14 de março de 2023.

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/15

Morocco, Spain to Cooperate on New Fisheries Agreement

“Rabat – In an upcoming meeting scheduled for March 20, the European and Moroccan Council of Ministers will discuss the termination of the current fishery agreement which expires on July 17 of this year.

The new agreement is set to act on the conservation of fishing resources, Europa Press reported. However, the updated agreement has received criticism from EU members including Spain.”

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Fonte: Morocco World News, 14 de março de 2023.

“Illegal fishing, a multibillion-dollar industry closely linked to organized crime, is set to pose a greater threat to global security as climate change warms the world’s oceans, according to a report by the Royal United Services Institute, a research organization based in London, in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trust.

Illegal, unreported and unregulated, or IUU, fishing is worth up to $36.4 billion annually, according to the report, representing up to a third of the total global catch.”

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Fonte: VOA, 14 de março de 2023.

“Most of us are familiar with air and water pollution, but not underwater noise pollution. Can you explain what it is?

To put it simply, a pollutant is something that is introduced into the environment in greater concentrations than what is found naturally — and causes harm. While we often associate pollution with chemical compounds, human-made noise, while not a chemical, is something that is introduced in the marine environment and has negative consequences.
In an acute form, excessively loud noises can damage animal hearing, Constant and pervasive noise acts like a thick smog, that settles over the natural soundscape and interferes with how marine life sense and use sound for survival.”

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Fonte: WWF Canada, 13 de março de 2023

“The international seabed is the common heritage of humankind, yet the potential profits from deep-sea mining are set to flow to some of the world’s largest economies, and to the shareholders and investors of a handful of private-sector mining companies. Meanwhile, developing states and vulnerable groups will bear the burden of the harm of deep-sea mining, according to a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
Deep-sea mining has significant implications for environmental justice, and poses an unprecedented threat to fragile deep-sea ecosystems, says the NGO. The report highlights how deep-sea mining would irreparably damage unique, biodiverse ecosystems that have evolved over millennia.”

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Fonte: Environmental Justice Fund, 7 de março de 2022

“The world’s oceans are polluted by a “plastic smog” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigh around 2.3 million tons, according to a new study.
A team of international scientists analyzed global data collected between 1979 and 2019 from nearly 12,000 sampling points in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans and the Mediterranean Sea.
They found a “rapid and unprecedented” increase in ocean plastic pollution since 2005, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE.”

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Fonte: CNN, 8 de março de 2022

“Quatro associações ambientalistas portuguesas analisaram a proposta preliminar das áreas espacializadas para instalação das eólicas offshore em Portugal, em consulta pública até hoje, e defendem a exclusão de três das nove zonas propostas, nomeadamente as localizadas ao largo de Matosinhos, Sintra-Cascais e Sines, por se sobreporem a áreas classificadas, ou em vias de classificação, pela Rede Natura.
Tal exclusão, dizem, não teria grande impacto na potência instalada prevista de 10GW, uma vez que seria reduzida, no conjunto, para 8,8 GW.”

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Fonte: Jornal de Negócios, 10 de março de 2023

“Marine renewable-energy devices, such as wind turbines and wave or tidal energy systems, have proliferated in the last ten years. However, their installation produces loud noises and vibration which can cause environmental disruption. Whilst these sounds have been shown to impact fish and marine mammals1, there has been little investigation into their effects on invertebrates living on, or near, the seabed.”

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Fonte: European Comission, 8 de março 2023

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/09

Demand for ocean space to grow five-fold by 2050

“The amount of ocean space occupied by installations will grow five-fold by 2050, according to DNV’s Spatial Competition Forecast. This will be driven by offshore wind, which will account for 80% of stationary infrastructure at sea by the midcentury, followed by aquaculture with 13% and oil and gas accounting for 5%.

The class society highlighted the North Sea as the area in Europe which will see the greatest competition due to a large number of shipping lanes and ports, as well as the intense presence of the fishing, aquaculture, oil and gas and wind industries. Installations for offshore energy and food production will cover 23% of the area between 2-50 km from shore in water depths less than 50 m, based on DNV’s Spatial Competition Index.”

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Fonte: Splash247, 9 de março de 2023.

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/09

Ocean’s ability to soak up emissions has a tipping point

“For a new study, the researchers analyzed a climate simulation configured to a worst-case emissions scenario and found that the oceans’ ability to soak up carbon dioxide would peak by 2100, becoming only half as efficient at absorbing the greenhouse gas by 2300.

The decline happens because of the emergence of a surface layer of low-alkalinity water that hinders the ability of the oceans to absorb CO2. Alkalinity is a chemical property that affects how much CO2 can dissolve in seawater.”

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Fonte: Futurist, 8 de março de 2023.

“Os plásticos que entram nos oceanos do mundo aumentaram numa quantidade “sem precedentes” desde 2005 e poderão quase triplicar até 2040 se não forem tomadas mais medidas, de acordo com a investigação publicada esta quarta-feira.

Estima-se que 171 biliões (milhões de milhões) de partículas de plástico estejam a flutuar nos oceanos até 2019, de acordo com uma investigação revista por pares liderada pelo 5 Gyres Institute, uma organização norte-americana que faz campanhas para reduzir a poluição por plástico.”

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Fonte: Público, 8 de março de 2023.

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/08

Criado Comité Nacional para a Década do Oceano

“Foi publicado em Diário da República o despacho que cria a Comissão para a Década das Nações Unidas das Ciências do Oceano para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (2021-2030), designada de Comité Nacional para a Década do Oceano, que terá a missão de promover e coordenar a ação de Portugal para a concretização dos objetivos definidos pela ONU em matéria de conservação e sustentabilidade do Oceano.

A Década das Nações Unidas das Ciências do Oceano para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (2021-2030) foi proclamada pela Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas em 2017, encontrando-se, atualmente, na sua fase de implementação.”

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Fonte: XXIII Governo de Portugal, 8 de março de 2023.

“BISSAU — Pescadores artesanais na Guiné-Bissau denunciam o aumento da pesca ilegal nas águas territoriais do paí e relatam “enormes prejuízos”.

Entretanto, o ministro das Pescas, Orlando Mendes Viegas, relativiza a situação e garante que o Governo tem feito o que pode.

Em entrevista a VOA o Presidente da Associação Nacional dos Profissionais da Pesca Artesanal, Abulai Lenin, diz haver muitos acampamentos clandestinos fora do controlo do Estado.”

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Fonte: VOA, 27 de fevereiro de 2023.

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/07

Mar profundo: corrida aos metais preciosos faz soar alarmes

“A Autoridade Internacional dos Fundos Marinhos (ISA, na sigla em inglês) deverá aprovar, até ao final de agosto, o Código Mineiro do Mar. Regulamentos que, defende o Governo português, vão permitir regular a futura atividade de extração de metais preciosos a mais de dois mil metros de profundidade em águas internacionais e orientar as políticas na jurisdição marítima de cada país.
Diversas organizações internacionais de defesa dos oceanos pedem que Portugal abandone a posição expectante “em cima do muro” e saia, à semelhança do que tem acontecido com países como França, em defesa de uma moratória que impeça a viabilização do documento, pelo menos até que a ciência prove que a exploração pode ser feita sem colocar em causa habitats marinhos, a segurança alimentar e até mesmo a própria sobrevivência do planeta.”

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Fonte: Jornal de Notícias, 6 de março de 2022

“”O navio chegou à costa”. Foi assim que a presidente da conferência Rena Lee confirmou o consenso sobre o documento na sede das Nações Unidas, em Nova Iorque, depois de 35 horas seguidas de discussões. O anúncio foi recebido com uma ovação de pé das delegações reunidas no local.
O “Tratado do Alto Mar” é considerado essencial e tem como objetivo colocar 30% dos mares como áreas protegidas até 2030, para salvaguardar e recuperar a natureza marinha.
A adoção formal do tratado, porém, vai ter de aguardar até que um grupo de técnicos assegure a uniformidade dos termos utilizados no documento e que este seja traduzido nas seis línguas oficiais da ONU.”

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Fonte: Diário de Notícias, 5 de março de 2022

“Our oceans bear the brunt of the impacts of global warming, having absorbed around 90% of the heat generated by rising emissions to date, according to the United Nations.
These changes in temperature lead to a cascade of effects, from ice melt to ocean acidification. They not only harm marine biodiversity, but affect the lives of 680 million people living in low-lying coastal areas and the 2 billion inhabitants of coastal megacities affected by flooding, cyclones and more.”

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Fonte: World Economic Forum, 1 de março de 2022

“It has been almost two decades in the making but on Saturday night in New York, after days of gruelling round-the-clock talks, UN member states finally agreed on a treaty to protect the high seas.
A full day after the deadline for talks had officially passed, the conference president, Rena Lee of Singapore, took to the floor of room 2 of the UN headquarters in New York and announced the treaty had been agreed. At a later date, the delegates will meet for half a day to formally adopt the text. She made it clear the text would not be reopened.”

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Fonte: The Guardian, 5 de março de 2022

“Trinta personalidades portuguesas, entre cientistas, políticos, artistas, surfistas e defensores do ambiente, assinam uma carta aberta ao Governo português, apelando a que declare uma moratória contra a mineração em mar profundo nas águas sob jurisdição nacional. “Mas também que defenda na Autoridade Internacional dos Fundos Marinhos (ISA, na sigla em inglês) uma moratória internacional”, explicou Ana Matias, da organização não-governamental Sciaena.
“A mineração comercial em mar profundo é uma potencial nova actividade industrial que implica a extracção de minerais através da raspagem, corte, apanha ou dragagem dos depósitos minerais do fundo do mar”, explica a carta, disponibilizada online.”

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Fonte: Público, 3 de março de 2022

“Estudo «Clima-Pesca» revela a vulnerabilidade do sector das pescas às Alterações Climáticas. Resulta de uma parceria entre cientistas da Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)/ CCMAR e de pescadores de norte a sul do país, segundo explica o investigador e coordenador Francisco Leitão.
barlavento: Como tudo começou?”

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Fonte: Barlavento, 4 de março de 2022

“A mortalidade dos golfinhos nas praias atlânticas de França está a atingir recordes. Os dados avançados pelo Observatório de Mamíferos e Aves Marinhas PELAGIS relatam que, entre 1 de Dezembro e 25 de Janeiro, 370 golfinhos mortos deram à costa no Golfo da Biscaia, entre a costa norte de Espanha e costa sudoeste de França. Os activistas apontam os ferimentos provocados por materiais de pesca como a grande causa destas mortes.
Segundo o The Guardian, o Observatório PELAGIS concluiu que a principal causa de morte nos golfinhos está relacionada com ferimentos causados pelas redes de pesca, cenário que se observa “desde a década de 90”.”

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Fonte: Público, 1 de março de 2022

“O Programa Mar2030 vai contar com mais de 539 milhões de euros destinados ao investimento na fileira do pescado e na economia azul, de acordo com a apresentação, feita esta quarta-feira, em Faro, pelas ministras da Agricultura e Alimentação e da Presidência.
O Mar2030 “será um instrumento decisivo na garantia da sustentabilidade e do cumprimento de uma estratégia que promova a competitividade e a resiliência do setor das pescas, da aquicultura e da indústria transformadora, por forma a corresponder às necessidades de abastecimento e segurança alimentar”, realçou a ministra da Agricultura, Maria do Céu Antunes, citada num comunicado enviado às redações.”

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Fonte: Jornal de Negócios, 1 de março de 2022

Publicado por: pongpesca | 2023/03/01

ONU pede mais ação para conservação de ervas marinhas

“As Nações Unidas celebram pela primeira vez, neste 1 de março, o Dia Mundial das Ervas Marinhas.
Adotada pela Assembleia Geral em maio de 2022, a data destaca a necessidade urgente de aumentar a conscientização e facilitar ações para a conservação desse tipo de vegetação.
As ervas marinhas são plantas encontradas em águas rasas em muitas partes do mundo, desde os trópicos até o círculo ártico. Elas formam extensos prados subaquáticos, altamente produtivos e biologicamente ricos.”

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Fonte: UN News, 1 de março de 2022

““A mineração do mar profundo nesta região, com os alertas em uníssono da comunidade científica, é incompatível com o que desejamos e defendemos para o maior património dos Açores: o nosso mar”, disse o governante, no encerramento de um debate público sobre a mineração marinho, realizado na Horta, por iniciativa da Associação de Natureza de Portugal e da SCIAENA – Associação de Ciências Marinhas e Cooperação.”

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Fonte: Açoriano Oriental, 28 de fevereiro de 2022

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