Rio+20 Ocean Commitments in a Nutshell

The Rio+20 Sustainable Development conference made some significant commitments to protecting the oceans which will be used to hold world leaders to account. For a full summary of these ocean commitments please see below.

EU Commission Makes History with Proposal to Phase Out Bottom Trawling for Deep-Sea Species

Proposal to relegate destructive deep-sea bottom trawl nets to history positions Commissioner Damanaki as a global defender of vulnerable ocean life.

DSCC Hails Landmark Proposal to Phase Out Deep-Sea Bottom Trawling in NE Atlantic

The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) today welcomed the proposal by the European Commission to phase out destructive deep-sea bottom trawling and bottom gillnetting by EU fishing fleets in the Northeast Atlantic.

'Sea Urchins' Magazine Goes Digital

Sea Urchins is the all new sea life magazine for kids that is fun, exciting and educational. Dive into the wonders of the ocean with amazing images, interesting facts, games, cartoons and lots of fish! The new ocean magazine for kids is now available as an App.

Find it on Itunes and Pocketmags. The App and pilot issue is FREE and issue one is available for only £2.99.

Photo courtesy of Sea Urchins

"The Future We Want," The Ocean We Need

Following Rio+20, the High Seas Alliance and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition have issued a Blueprint for Urgent Action on Oceans.

Read the report.  Photo courtesy of Leopard House Design