High seas protest law passed
New Zealand Herald | 16 Apr 2013
Parliament has passed a controversial law outlawing protests that interfere with or damage oil exploration vessels, leaving protesters liable for a fine of up to $100,000 for groups or $50,000 for an individual. The new law also makes it an offence for people to get closer than 500 metres to a ship that is declared to have a "non-interference zone''.
 Pacific Ocean | Activism | High Seas | Policy

David Miliband to head global fight to prevent eco-disaster in oceans
Guardian Unlimited | 09 Feb 2013
An environmental catastrophe with greater economic impact than the global financial crash is occurring on the high seas, according to David Miliband. The former foreign secretary is to lead a new, high-level international effort to end the lawlessness of the oceans, which will be unveiled this week.
 Beyond National Jurisdiction | High Seas | Marine Management

United Nations takes steps for the world's oceans
World Wide Fund For Nature | 08 Dec 2011
States meeting at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York agreed yesterday that urgent action is needed to protect biological diversity in the high seas and deep sea.
 Biodiversity | Deep Sea | High Seas | United Nations

Durban Oceans Day Discusses Marine Biodiversity Issues
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 05 Dec 2011
Participants at Oceans Day, part of the Durban Climate Change Conference, engaged in a session on "Climate change and African fisheries - ensuring food security and sustainable livelihoods," which highlighted the alarming state of fish stocks depletion, and the need to sustainably manage high seas fisheries as well as phase out perverse subsidies to fisheries.
 Biodiversity | Fisheries | High Seas

Europe seeks to protect mid-Atlantic high seas
Reuters | 24 Sep 2010
BERGEN, Norway (Reuters) - European nations agreed on Friday to set up fishing-free zones in remote parts of the Atlantic Ocean in the world's first high seas network of protected areas beyond the control of national governments.
 Atlantic Ocean | Beyond National Jurisdiction | High Seas | Marine Protected Area

Russia and Norway Reach Accord on Barents Sea - NYTimes.com
New York Times | 28 Apr 2010
The leaders of Russia and Norway on Tuesday resolved a 40-year-old dispute over dividing the Barents Sea and part of the Arctic Ocean into clear economic zones extending to the edge of Europes northern continental shelf. The agreement could herald oil and natural gas exploration in a huge and potentially lucrative region.
 Fisheries | High Seas | Offshore Resources

Bird Cam Captures Albatross, Killer Whale Rendezvous - Wired News
bing.com:80 | 07 Oct 2009
Tiny cameras attached to the backs of four Antarctic albatrosses have revealed a clever feeding strategy: Instead of randomly scanning the open ocean for prey, some birds appear to fly alongside killer whales and scavenge for scraps left by the ...
 Biodiversity | High Seas

Seaglider sets new underwater endurance and range records
EurekAlert | 10 Sep 2009
(University of Washington) A University of Washington Seaglider operated for 9 months and 5 days in the Pacific Ocean, an endurance record more than double what any other autonomous underwater vehicle has accomplished on a single mission. During that time it propelled itself a distance equivalent to crossing the Atlantic Ocean from New England to Europe, without periods of drifting with currents and while continually diving to collect data.
 High Seas | Remote Sensing

Scientists Find 'Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch'
ScienceDaily.com | 27 Aug 2009
Scientists have just completed an unprecedented journey into the vast and little-explored "Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch." The researchers encountered a large amount of debris including a large net entwined with plastic and various marine organisms.
 High Seas | Water Pollution

Changes in net flow of ocean heat correlate with past climate ... - Science Centric
sciencecentric.com | 15 Aug 2009
Physicists at the University of Rochester have combed through data from satellites and ocean buoys and found evidence that in the last 50 years, the net flow of heat into and out of the oceans has changed direction three times. These shifts in the ...
 Climate Change | High Seas | Remote Sensing