Press Review – June 2021

• Black Sea incident: a British destroyer was shadowed by a Russian patrol off Crimea. The United Kingdom claims the right of innocent passage through the Ukrainian territorial sea, while Russia denounces a provocative act in violation of the UNCLOS: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57583363 24.06.21

• After the Covid crisis, a joint initiative to develop due diligence tools for the protection of seafarers: https://www.imca-int.com/maritime-human-rights-risks-and-the-covid-19-crew-change-crisis/ 14.05.21

• Brexit: EU and United Kingdom concluded an agreement in principle on fishing opportunities for the remainder of 2021: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_21_2828 2.06.21

• Can vessels from EU countries fish in the maritime zone of a “non-cooperating” third country in the fight against IUU fishing? https://www.capecffa.org/blog-publications/ue-peut-pecher-durablement-dans-un-pays-ayant-recu-un-carton-jaune-pour-peche-inn 20.04.21

• Use conflicts: in Brittany, fishermen protest against the installation of an offshore wind farm: https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/economie-social/direct-mobilisation-des-pecheurs-contre-l-installation-d-eoliennes-en-baie-de-saint-brieuc-1620013490 3.05.21

• Use conflicts: a transboundary conflict between French small-scale fishermen and Dutch industrial fishermen: https://reporterre.net/Peche-industrielle-comment-les-Pays-Bas-vident-les-eaux-francaises 20.04.21

• Use conflicts: in the Chagos, a British marine protected area attracts poachers: https://phys.org/news/2021-05-sharks-area-illegal-fishers.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter 10.05.21

• A huge piece of sea ice broke off from Antarctica, forming the largest existing icerberg: https://www.letemps.ch/sciences/plus-gros-iceberg-existant-se-detache-lantarctique 20.05.21

• The World Ocean Assessment II was published in April. It is the outcome of the second cycle of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects, which was created in 2002. https://www.un.org/regularprocess/ 21.04.21

• Scientists highlight important specificities in the biological diversity of the deep sea and the seabed according to the geographical area: https://phys.org/news/2021-04-marine-biodiversity-enormous-variety-animal.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter 27.04.21

• IMO adopts new mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of international shipping: https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/pages/MEPC76.aspx 17.06.21

• A podcast about “the dark side of life at sea, from cyberattacks and drug smuggling to geopolitical risk and migration”: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UfAtnBkogaYAJ96dgYem0