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Corporate Ocean Responsibility: Industry Leadership and Collaboration for Sustainable Development and the Blue Economy

Click here to access the full article for the Aquaculture Magazine. Aquaculture is increasingly important for feeding the world and the aquaculture industry depends on healthy marine ecosystems, clean marine […]

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Sustainable Development and the Blue Economy – Ocean Industries and the Next 50 Years

Click here to access the full article for Maritime Reporter. “Sustainable development” has gone from buzz word to business imperative in the 2 decades since the initial Earth Summit in […]

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Offshore Renewable Energy and the Need for Ocean Business Community Leadership and Collaboration

Click here to access the full article. The development of marine renewable energy policies and regional cooperation needs to be based on a clear understanding of the status and trends […]

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Achieving Good Governance for Sustainable Marine Development: The Role of the World Ocean Council

Click here to access the full article. In talking about “Good Governance for Sustainable Marine Development” it is critical to have a clear understanding of the status and trends in […]

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World Ocean Council Business Forum On Ocean Policy & Planning

Click here to access the full report. The World Ocean Council (WOC) convened the Business Forum on Ocean Policy and Planning (BF 2014) in New York City, NY USA, 28-30 […]

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Emerging Arctic Opportunities

Click here to access the full article. In 2004, some 6,000 vessels (approximately 60 percent of which were bulk carriers, and container or general cargo ships) transited Arctic waters either […]

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