🌊 Proud moment for the School of Law, Vidyashilp University!

Dr. Tarquie Fayiaz (Assistant Professor, School of Law) represented the university at the 5th World Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) SSF) Congress in Hua Hin, Thailand (27 April to 1 May), presenting his research on fisheries governance, climate justice, and human rights in the Bay of Bengal.

Congratulations on this remarkable global contribution! 🌏✨

#5thWorldSSFCongress #ClimateJustice #OceanGovernance #VidyashilpUniversity #sol

RT by @EU_MARE: 🌊 European Maritime Day 2026 is coming to Limassol on 21–22 May.

This year’s programme highlights how sea basin cooperation can strengthen maritime governance in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Among the workshops is “Sea Basin Strategies as a tool for reinforced maritime regional cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean.”

The session builds on the #EuropeanOceanPact and explores how a dedicated strategy can support collaboration across the region.

📍 Limassol, Carob Mill
🗓️ Workshop Day: 21 May, 16:40-17:55
🛠️ Secure your spot early.
🔗 More on #EMD2026: https://black-sea-maritime-agenda.ec.europa.eu/european-maritime-day-2026-take-place-limassol-cyprus

#EMD2026 #BlueEconomy #BlackSea #MaritimeEurope #OceanGovernance

🌊 European Maritime Day 2026 is coming to Limassol on 21–22 May.

This year’s programme highlights how sea basin cooperation can strengthen maritime governance in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Among the workshops is “Sea Basin Strategies as a tool for reinforced maritime regional cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean.”

The session builds on the #EuropeanOceanPact and explores how a dedicated strategy can support collaboration across the region.

📍 Limassol, Carob Mill
🗓️ Workshop Day: 21 May, 16:40-17:55
🛠️ Secure your spot early.
🔗 More on #EMD2026: black-sea-maritime-agenda.ec…

#EMD2026 #BlueEconomy #BlackSea #MaritimeEurope #OceanGovernance
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China nominates Xiamen to host the secretariat for the landmark High Seas Treaty, sparking competition over ocean governance oversight.

https://worldbriefly.news/china-bids-to-host-secretariat-for-landmark-high-seas-treaty

#OceanGovernance #HighSeasTreaty #China

RT by @EU_MARE: 🚨Course alert! Help shape resilient, responsible coastal destinations.

Join the free online course on Sustainable #CoastalTourism & #OceanGovernance by #IOIOceanAcademy

For hospitality, municipalities, beach managers, NGOs & scientists, from across the #Mediterranean & #BlackSea.

🗓️ 24 Feb – 17 Mar 2026 ⏳ 20 hours
Apply by 22 Feb '26 | info/application👉https://shorturl.at/7Yj4B
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The ocean is the planet's largest ecosystem

"...The high seas were like the "wild west" because no single country had ownership or responsibility over them...You could do do whatever you want out there."

"The high seas face mounting threats from destructive fishing practices, shipping, plastic pollution, overfishing and potential deep sea mining, all compounded by climate change."

"The world's first legally binding treaty to protect oceans and marine life takes effect. The High Seas Treaty or Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ) Agreement, will govern about two-thirds of the planet's oceans including vast areas beyond any country's borders...Currently, only about 1 per cent of these international waters are protected."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-18/high-seas-treaty-marine-protection-in-effect/106241974
#ocean #biodiversity #conservation #OceanGovernance #BBNJ #Australia #OverFishing

New on our blog!

Oceans as a Test for Multilateralism

The ocean is both a metaphor and a mirror of international cooperation, being vast, liquid, and collective. It demonstrates, perhaps more graphically than any terrestrial setting, the evolving capacity of multilateralism to address international crises. Ocean governance has for decades depen

#OceanGovernance #SoftLawAndHardLaw #WTOFisheriesSubsidiesAgreement

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/oceans-as-a-test-for-multilateralism/

@mpfpr holds a two-day webinar for nominated officials from #ASEAN & Timor-Leste on multilateral reporting mechanisms, including in an #ocean governance context.

Generously funded by @AuswaertigesAmt

#LawOfTheSea #LOS #MaritimeLaw #IMO #IMSAS #ILO #RFMOs #UPR #RuleOfLaw #MPFPR #OceanGovernance #Fisheries

Read more🔽
https://www.mpfpr.de/2025/06/16/webinar-on-international-treaty-reporting-mechanisms-held-as-part-of-an-asean-germany-cooperation-project/