Press Review – July 2021 Part 2
- Tensions at sea:
NATO ships exercise in the Black Sea: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_185879.htm – 19.07.2021
Piracy at its lowest level in 27 years: https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/secteurs-activites/shipping/40503-la-piraterie-son-plus-bas-niveau-depuis-27-ans – 28.07.2021
- Migrants, Shipwrecks and Rescue in the Sea
The number of migrants who died at sea trying to reach Europe has doubled in one year: https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2021/07/14/le-nombre-de-migrants-morts-en-mer-en-tentant-de-rejoindre-l-europe-a-double-en-un-an_6088196_3210.html – 14.07.2021
- Offshore activities:
The Mediterranean, the next front for offshore wind energy? : https://reporterre.net/La-Mediterranee-le-prochain-front-de-l-eolien-en-mer?%20utm_source=actus_lilo – 13.07.2021
Nauru and DeepGreen trigger mechanism to start deep-sea mining in two years: https://seas-at-risk.org/general-news/nauru-and-deepgreen-trigger-mechanism-to-start-deep-sea-mining-in-two-years/ – 08.07.2021
Greenland will no longer grant oil exploration licenses: https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/secteurs-activites/oil-gas/40455-le-groenland-noctroiera-plus-de-licences-dexploration-petroliere – 16.07.2021
- Fisheries
French trawler sanctioned for breaching restrictions: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2021/07/13/french-trawler-sanctioned-for-breaching-restrictions/ – 13.07.2021
- Settlement of disputes and international agreements:
New fisheries agreement between the European Union and Mauritania: https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/secteurs-activites/peche/40569-nouvel-accord-de-peche-entre-lunion-europeenne-et-la-mauritanie – 29.07.2021
Cook Islands fisheries agreement extended for three years: https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/secteurs-activites/peche/40563-laccord-de-peche-avec-les-iles-cook-prolonge-de-trois-ans – 29.07.2021
- Environmental considerations:
New satellite data techniques reveal coastal sea-level rise: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/New_satellite_data_techniques_reveal_coastal_sea-level_rise – 07.07.2021
- International justice:
Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v. Colombia) – Public hearings on the merits of the case to open on Monday 20 September 2021: https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/155/155-20210729-PRE-01-00-EN.pdf – 29.07.2021