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Not only do they function as a natural nursery for fisheries, and for the protection against coastal erosion, mangroves also have very high primary productivity rates at the beginning of the marine food-web.
Living on a planet where the ocean dominates its surface, it is fair to say that ocean affairs should provide important content and context in our education.
Cloaked in darkness and mystery, the creatures of the deep oceans exist in a world of unlikely profusion, surviving on scant food and under pressure that would crush human lungs.
The country’s marine governance follows a hierarchical or centralized model, in which the state is the main actor in regulating and implementing marine regulations both at the central and local levels.
We currently dump 11 million metric tons of plastic into the ocean each year and are projected to double that figure by 2030, tripling it by 2050.
Under Article 206 of UNCLOS, state parties are obliged to assess the effect of activities that may cause the substantial pollution of, or significant and harmful changes to, the marine environment.
The economic contribution of maritime sectors to Indonesia’s gross domestic product remains low despite the estimated annual value of the maritime economy standing at about US$1.33 trillion.
Up to 131,000 gallons of crude could have leaked into the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of the United States when a pipeline ruptured at the weekend.
Coral reefs -- often dubbed the "rainforests of the oceans" -- are under threat everywhere as rising sea temperatures and acidification cause catastrophic "bleaching" events.
China's increasing power and territorial claims, as well as the global competition under way with the US, are weakening the balance of power in the region.