<p>The United Nations (UN) and its various processes and organizations plays a crucial role in ensuring the sustainability of marine fisheries, particularly for those in areas beyond national jurisdiction.</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx Learn about how the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development can ensure the long term conservation and sustainable use of high seas marine biodiversity. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/events_detail.aspx?id=85899377042&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=UN Ocean Issues&WT.rss_a=A Roadmap for Ocean Sustainability&WT.z_contenttype=Event <p>The Pew Environment Group has launched a new Web site to share the work of our campaigns and research programs. With rich imagery, video, interactive features and news, the site highlights our global work to protect our oceans, preserve our wild lands and promote clean energy.</p> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=328472&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=UN Ocean Issues&WT.rss_a=PewEnvironment.org&WT.z_contenttype=Summary <p>Recommendations to the Twenty-ninth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations</p> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:35:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=327508&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=UN Ocean Issues&WT.rss_a=Finding Sustainability: Recommendations to the Twenty-ninth Session of the Committee on Fisheries&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) will take place in Brazil in 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. It is being convened under United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 64/236.</p> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=327421&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=UN Ocean Issues&WT.rss_a=Bringing the Ocean Back Into the Earth Summit&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>Italian fisherman who have been abusing subsidies from the European Union and national sources have finally turned in their illegal driftnets almost ten years after the nets should have been destroyed.</p> Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=59872&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=UN Ocean Issues&WT.rss_a=Italy Tackles Abuse of EU Fishing Subsidies&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>World Oceans Day will be observed with a call to action by scientists from 35 countries to create large-scale ocean parks as a way to protect species and promote recovery from overfishing.</p> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=59398&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=UN Ocean Issues&WT.rss_a=Ocean Parks 'Vital to Protect Species'&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>It's time to close the net on fishing "pirates" who threaten to undermine vital marine ecosystems, says Karen Sack, who highlights the scale of the problem of illegal fishing and calls on the international community to act.</p> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=59237&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=UN Ocean Issues&WT.rss_a=Hooking the High Seas' Fishing 'Pirates'&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial A weeklong review by governments from around the world of high seas fisheries policy ended Friday with an agreement to work at stronger actions on shark conservation, overfishing and climate change. Sat, 29 May 2010 11:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=59215&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=UN Ocean Issues&WT.rss_a=UN Fish Stocks Review&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>A comparison of RFMO port state measures with the FAO agreement on port State measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing</p> Wed, 26 May 2010 14:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=59165&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=UN Ocean Issues&WT.rss_a=Preliminary Findings from a Gap Analysis&WT.z_contenttype=Report Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx