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Océanie Australie marin inculpation droit loi législation réglementation justice "marine marchande" "transport maritime" bateau navire vraquier drogue "trafic (commerce illicite)" contrebande cocaïne "océan Indien" Australie-Occidentale "îles MARSHALL"

Rewind more than 30 years ago and the mighty resources industry was awakening in the Pilbara.

US Congress plans to arm ships against pirate attack.

Seychelles island of D'Arros becomes an official nature reserve.

Western Australia may have to justify great white shark catch rates.

Western Australia may have to justify great white shark catch rates.

Kenyans to establish Coast Guard after law passed.

India Takes Steps For Prevention and Control Of Pollution From Ships.

Blue carbon is fast garnering international interest for its disproportionate contribution to global carbon stocks. However, our understanding of the size of these blue carbon stocks, as well as the provenance of carbon that is stored within them, is still poor. This is especially pertinent for many small-island nations that may have substantial blue carbon ecosystems that are poorly studied. Here, we present a preliminary assessment of blue carbon from three islands in the Maldives. The higher purpose of this research was to assess the feasibility of using blue carbon to help offset carbon emissions associated with Maldivian tourism, the largest Maldivian industry with one of the highest destination-based carbon footprints, globally. We used stable isotope mixing models to identify how habitats contributed to carbon found in sediments, and Loss on Ignition (LoI) to determine carbon content. We found that for the three surveyed islands, seagrasses (Thalassia hemprichii, Thalassodendron ciliatum, Halodule pinofilia, Syringodium isoetifolium, and Cymodocea rotundata) were the main contributors to sediment blue carbon (55 - 72%) while mangroves had the lowest contribution (9 - 44%). Surprisingly, screw pine (Pandanus spp.), a relative of palm trees found across many of these islands, contributed over a quarter of the carbon found in sediments. Organic carbon content ('blue carbon') was 6.8 ± 0.3 SE % and 393 ± 29 tonnes ha-1 for mangrove soils, and 2.5 ± 0.2% and 167 ± 20 tonnes ha-1 for seagrasses, which is slightly higher than global averages. While preliminary, our results highlight the importance of seagrasses as carbon sources in Maldivian blue carbon ecosystems, and the possible role that palms such as screw pines may have in supplementing this. Further research on Maldivian blue carbon ecosystems is needed to: 1) map current ecosystem extent and opportunities for additionality through conservation and restoration; 2) determine carbon sequestration ra

Somalia: Iranians convicted of illegal fishing in Puntland state waters .

Kenya on Monday rebuked Somalia for dragging it before the UN's top court to defend a maritime border dispute that could decide the fate of potentially-lucrative Indian Ocean oil and gas reserves.

For years, Kenya and Somalia have argued over where their maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean runs. The International Court of Justice in The Hague could now decide who owns the sea, a decision that will only suit one.

Chagos islanders cannot return home, UK Foreign Office confirms.

Twelve Somalis who attacked a container ship in the Indian Ocean were sentenced to five years in jail in Mauritius Thursday, a reminder of the region's battle against piracy.

20-Year Prison for Somali Pirate Kingpin, Belgian Court Rules.

20-Year Prison for Somali Pirate Kingpin, Belgian Court Rules.

Boost for African coastal states as EU parliament acts to curb illegal fishing.

Cinq pirates somaliens condamnés à la prison à Paris.

Somali pirates jailed for French kidnapping.

Navy detains seven suspected pirates in Seychelles.

Croc attack suspected in Australian diver's death.