LISBON Top Stories

Aquaculture drives aquatic food yields to new high
FILE - In this October 2008 file photo, a salmon farmer makes his rounds near floating pens containing thousands of Atlantic salmon in Eastport, Maine.
AP / Robert F. Bukaty, File
2022-06-29, MENA FN
(MENAFN- AFP) The amount of fish, shellfish and algae caught in the wild and farmed in aquaculture hit a record 214 million tonnes in 2020, the Food and Agriculture...
Biden aims at China in new illegal fishing policy framework
Image showing President Joe Biden attends a virtual meeting with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Thursday, January 20, 2022, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House.
White House / Adam Schultz
2022-06-28, Asahi News
LISBON, Portugal--The Biden administration is stepping up efforts to combat illegal fishing by China, ordering federal agencies to better coordinate among themselves as...
'Not worth the risk': Palau, Fiji call for deep-sea mining moratorium
Fiji Yasawa Group panoramio
Creative Commons / svenimartini
2022-06-28, Reuters
LISBON, June 27 (Reuters) - Concerned about the potential impacts of deep-sea mining on ocean biodiversity, the Pacific islands of Palau and Fiji on Monday launched an...
Cutting Emissions Best Way to Save Diverse Ocean Life from Extinction, Experts Stress at Lisbon Dialogue amid Calls for Solutions Reflecting Gravity of Threat (UN - United Nations)2022-06-29
Public Technologies: ) If Shipping Were a Country, It Would Be World's Eighth Largest Emitter, United StatesClimate Envoy Warns The most important action countries can take to safeguard the diverse ecosystems, marine life and vital services offered by the world's oceans is to...
Pakistan, speaking for G77/China, urges developed countries to help address challenges oceans face2022-06-29
Urdu Point: LISBON, Jun 04 (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 30th Jun, 2022 ) :Pakistan, speaking on behalf of the "Group of 77" (developing countries) and China, Wednesday called on the developed countries to take the lead in addressing the challenges facing the world's...
Red Sea Development Co.’s study reveals diversity of habitats as it calls for responsible tourism 2022-06-29
Arab News: RIYADH: The Red SeaDevelopment Co. has revealed rich diversity of habitats, flora, and fauna in one of the world’s largest environmental surveys of wildlife ecosystems, carried along the Saudi Arabian coast. The 11-month long study has included a number of...
Saudi Arabia participates in UN Ocean Conference for first time2022-06-29
Arab News: JEDDAH: June 28 marked the opening of the Saudi pavilion at the 2022 UN OceanConference, which takes place in Lisbon, Portugal, and runs until July 1. The Saudi pavilion, titled “Blue Saudi,” is aimed at shedding light on the health of the Red Sea and the...
Nearly a quarter of Earth's seafloor now mapped2022-06-29
BBC News: Slowly but surely the proportion of the global ocean floor that's been properly mapped is rising. It's now up to just shy of a quarter of the total area under water - at 23.4%. Better seafloor maps help us with navigation and conservation, among many...
Step up ocean investment urges PM2022-06-29
FBC News: Pacific islanders do not need scientific reports to...
The Best Books to Take You Through Lisbon, Portugal2022-06-29
New York Times: The award-winning Portuguese novelist Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida recommends books to help readers get to know Portugal’s vibrant capital, and spots to read them if you go. ......
Drug Crimes Dominate Indictment Roster2022-06-29
Caledonian Record: Local residents have been charged with drug possession in the June round of felony indictments handed up by a grand jury at GraftonSuperior Court in NorthHaverhill. Trisha Rae Gaudette, 36, of Littleton, was indicted on a special class felony count of...
Covering Little League Baseball brings back memories for Riz2022-06-29
The Courier Times: As you readers already know, The Courier-Times has provided a lot of coverage of New CastleLittle League BaseballCity Tournaments this month, and that coverage will continue with the District 6 and state tournaments commencing in July. The Courier-Times is...
What has NATO included in its new Strategic Concept?2022-06-29
Anadolu Agency: NATO leaders approved the 2022 Strategic Concept, a blueprint for the alliance for the next decade, in Madrid on Wednesday. It covers the alliance’s priorities and goals for the next 10 years, and sets its joint position on emerging challenges, including...
Novabase SGPS, S.A. informs about share capital reduction (Novabase SGPS SA)2022-06-29
Public Technologies: ) Relevant InformationShare capitalReductionLisbon, 29 June 2022 Novabase - Sociedade Gestora de Participacoes Sociais, SA (hereinafter "Novabase") hereby informs, under the terms and for the purposes of article 1 (e) of CMVM Regulation no....
Worldwise: Lighting Designer Seth Bernstein’s Favorite Things2022-06-29
Barrons: Lighting designerSeth Bernstein's work has often met at the crossroads of art, entertainment, fashion, and luxury. Whether it’s his Emmy Award-nominated work for Saturday Night Live, Wizkid’s concert at London’sO2 Arena, the Museum of Broadway in New York’s...
A visionary ‘blue transformation’ strategy to enhance underwater food systems (UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva)2022-06-29
Public Technologies: ) Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, the UN OceanConference under way in Lisbon, Portugal, heard on Wednesday. The Conference's third day, spotlighting the state of the global...
A visionary ‘blue transformation’ strategy to enhance underwater food systems2022-06-29
BitRSS: Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, the UN OceanConference under way in Lisbon, Portugal, heard on Wednesday. ......