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As the current COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting crew change crisis exacerbates the mental health problem faced by seafarers, various maritime stakeholders have mobilised their resources and strengths to provide a variety of supportive measures to address the issue. This paper aims to find out what measures have been adopted in the industry and how widely they have been experienced/received by seafarers and evaluate their effectiveness. To achieve this aim, this research employed a mixed methods design involving qualitative interviews with 26 stakeholders and a quantitative questionnaire survey of 817 seafarers. The research identified a total number of 22 mental health support measures, all of which were perceived to have contributed positively to seafarers' mental health. However, not all of them were widely available to or utilised by seafarers. The findings also highlighted the importance of family, colleagues, shipping companies, and government agencies, as they are associated with the most effective support measures, namely communication with family, timely crew changes, being prioritised for vaccination, being vaccinated, and a positive and collegial atmosphere on-board. Based on the findings, recommendations are provided.

Ships' noise is serious problem for killer whales and dolphins, report finds.

Ships' noise is serious problem for killer whales and dolphins, report finds.

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Nicaragua rescue crews find capsized boat.

Nicaragua rescue crews find capsized boat.

Firefighters Find Black Box on Still-Burning Greek Ferry.

Dutch navy find 3 stowaways on ship that delivered Ebola aid.

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A Massey University report finds that vessel traffic in the Bay of Islands is affecting important behaviours in a population of bottlenose dolphins.

A Massey University report finds that vessel traffic in the Bay of Islands is affecting important behaviours in a population of bottlenose dolphins.

Canadian Arctic ore finds way through Northern Sea Route.

Cruise Ships Help USCG Find Survivors from Sinking Fishing Boat.

Ocean Infinity Finds Stellar Daisy.

UAE to present findings of tanker attacks' probe to UN.

Cruise, Ferry Crews Among the Unhappiest, Report Finds.

Ecuadorian police find cocaine worth $150m in tuna containers.

Saudi Forces Find More Naval Mines Off Yemen.

USCG Aircrew Finds Missing Boat 1,300 Miles from Base.

The World Bank today published new research on decarbonizing the maritime transport sector with findings that indicate significant business and development opportunities for countries, including for developing and emerging economies.

Maritime piracy constitutes a major threat to global shipping and international trade. We argue that fishers turn to piracy to smooth expected income losses and to deter illegal foreign fishing fleets. Previous investigations have generally focused on cross-national determinants of the incidence of piracy in territorial waters. These investigations neglect piracy in international waters and ignore its spatial dependence, whereby pirate attacks cluster in certain locations due to neighborhood and spillover effects. We conduct a geographically disaggregated analysis using geo-referenced data of piracy and its covariates between 2005 and 2014. We demonstrate that the incidence of piracy in a particular location is associated with higher catch volumes from high-bycatch and habitat-destroying fishing, even when controlling for conditions in proximate coastal areas. We find, additionally, that illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing exerts an especially pronounced effect on piracy. These findings highlight the need for anti-piracy solutions beyond enforcement to include the policing of fishing practices that are illegal or are perceived by local fishers in vulnerable coastal areas to be harmful to small-scale fishing economies.

A new resource has been launched to support crew in safely finding paid or voluntary work in the yachting industry.