Monday, March 2, 2009

World's first sustainable ocean summit

Leaders from ocean industries dependent on marine space, services and resources will gather in Belfast, Northern Ireland, this June.

It is the first-ever Sustainable Ocean Summit in order to develop cross-sectoral business action on corporate ocean responsibility, and to ensure more effective communication and collaboration across the non-governmental sector in addressing ocean environmental challenges. The Sustainable Ocean Summit participants will include: shipping, oil and gas, fisheries, marine tourism, renewable ocean energy, shipbuilding, marine technology, ports, dredging, seabed mining, seabed cables / pipelines, and others, as well as maritime insurance, finance and legal services. "Companies and industry associations from around the world are expressing significant interest in a coordinated global private sector leadership approach to ocean environmental issues", noted World Ocean Council’s (WOC) Executive Director Paul Holthus. The Sustainable Ocean Summit will bring together a wide range of industries that use marine space and resources around the theme of "Reducing Risk, Increasing Sustainability: Solutions through Collaboration". The event will be held in Belfast from June 16 to 17, 2009.
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