Any plan to dam or extract water from some of Australia’s last wild rivers must carefully consider the consequences. Prawn, mud crab and barramundi fisheries could suffer in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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Nigeria’s new marine and blue economy ministry has promise but it must be well run.
We cannot afford to ignore kelp – these vibrant underwater forests have sustained people and ecosystems for centuries, and continue to do so today.
Ocean equity will be the key for achieving blue economies in Canada and the world
Sharks grow slowly and produce few young compared to bony fishes. In many cases, this means that their populations are fished out faster than can be replenished if not well managed.
Cool-water kelp forests are being eaten by tropical species moving south on warming waters.
The open oceans are the world’s “wild west”, falling outside any nation’s jurisdiction. UN negotiations are aiming to draft new laws for the high seas.
Mining the deep oceans for minerals may soon become a reality, but the risks involved are many. So who is able to regulate this emerging industry?
As the world’s land-based economies struggle with around 2% GDP growth, the global marine economy – often talked about as “the blue economy” – is a bright light on the horizon.
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PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong
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Chair professor, University of Wollongong
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Research fellow, UNSW
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PhD Candidate in Oceans Law and Policy, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Marine Economics, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Marine Botany, The University of Western Australia
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Professor in marine ecology, UNSW
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Director of SIMS and Co-director of CMB, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor - Australian Rivers Institute, and Dean - Research Infrastructure, Griffith University
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Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
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