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🐟🫧Looking for a summary of the outcomes of this years #IndianOceanTunaCommission meeting? Look no further! 🪸🪸 Read @Bianca_haas23 @Constance_ellie and @InaTessnow 's reflections on the meeting here: oceanequityresearch.org/news/the-28th-…

Engage directly to the BBNJ climate and biodiversity COP29. Visit the ANCORS Virtual Booth from Nov 6th - 22nd to chat with our representatives to learn more: cop29oceanpavilion.vfairs.com

"Coastal states have compared themselves to owners of orchards from which DWFNs have been allowed to pick the apples. This argument implies that at no point does the party coming to pick the apple own the land, the trees and the apples." READ MORE HERE: rb.gy/c6vb4b

"Advancing tuna catch allocation negotiations: an analysis of sovereign rights and fisheries access arrangements" Read this new paper from @MialyRann @Bianca_haas23, Liam Campling, Frederic Le Manach, @camillejgoodman, Timothy Adams and @QHanich HERE: rb.gy/c6vb4b

@Bianca_haas23, Kamal Azmi, @buggee & @QHanich have developed an innovative approach to support members of #tuna regional fisheries management organisations to reduce placing disproportionate burdens on developing state members oceanequityresearch.org/news/ending-in… #tRFMO #RFMO #oceanequity

Dr Aqorau spoke to Fiji National University in Suva last week, highlighting his concerns with developments in seabed mining. Read more at tinyurl.com/DrAqorau-cauti… #OceanEquityResearch #seabedmining #transformaqorau

Want to know what other thoughts they had on Australian Defence Diplomacy in the Pacific? Access this article and many more at oceanequityresearch.org/news/

@QHanich, Joanne Wallis & Michael Rose discussed Aussie #DefenceDiplomacy in the #Pacific. They say Australia should continue to emphasise mutual benefit & partnership, and use #DefenceDiplomacy to spotlight #multilateralsecurity efforts that meet and bolster #PacificPriorities

Speaking at the Fiji National University in Suva last week, Dr Transform Aqorau said that while potential for economic benefits from seabed minerals is vast, so is the environmental risk - read more at tinyurl.com/DrAqorau-cauti… #OceanEquityResearch #seabedmining #transformaqorau

Looking forward to reading this special issue 'Pacific perspectives on aid and development' - love the title of the paper - “Want to help someone? Shut up and listen”: Foreign aid, maladaptation, and community development practices in the Pacific onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14677679/2…

From 4 - 8 December, the WCPFC met in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, to discuss the conservation & management of the world's most valuable tuna fishery. @Bianca_haas23 @ruth_wow and @Constance_ellie attended on the ANCORS delegation and report on the outcomes. oceanequityresearch.org/news/ancors-at…

Read Prof.Aqorau's final blog "The Complex Dance of Diplomacy in the Pacific Islands" here: bit.ly/dance-of-diplo… We extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Transform Aqorau for allowing #OceanEquityResearch to publish his blog series on #SolomonIslands and #PacificIslandDevelopment

Prof. Transform Aqorau is the VC of the Solomon Islands National University and widely respected for his thoughtful and visionary leadership. #OceanEquityResearch is delighted to re-post his occasional blogs on Pacific development. Find Prof. Aqorau at: linkedin.com/in/transform-a…

"As the Pacific Islands look ahead, their representatives must remain astute, leveraging not just their rich marine resources but also their unique position in the geostrategic landscape." Prof.Aqorau's blog on the US Treaty on Fisheries here: bit.ly/us-treaty-on-f… 🐠🌏

"Reducing the discourse to just the ‘right way of governing’ overlooks the complexities of the country’s challenges and the multifaceted roles donors play in the landscape" Read Prof Aqorau's blog on #SolomonIslandsGovernance and Donor Unity here bit.ly/solomon-island…

"Whether it’s a bridge constructed by the Japanese, a stadium funded by China, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, or medical treatment aboard a foreign ship, the primary concern remains: Does it make life better here in the Islands?" DrAqorau's 🆕 blog here bit.ly/TheRealNeedsof…

These blogs will be published at oceanequityresearch.org over the next two weeks and will provide important insights into the Pacific development context and look beyond global geo-political narratives. #oceanequityresearch #PacificDevelopment

📢‼️ There is a NEW law of the sea PhD scholarship opportunity at #ANCORS @UOW on the regulation of ocean noise pollution with @AlineJaeckel, @francesanggadi & Dawoon Jung. 📢‼️ FIND THE DETAILS HERE: oceanequityresearch.org/news/phd-posit… 🐟🐟 #oceanequityaus #uow #oceannoisepollution #phd

Ocean Nexus Research Fellow job with #ANCORS University of Wollongong, Australia @UOW @uowresearch timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listin… #lawofthesea #transboundary #fisheries @OceanEquityAUS @AlineJaeckel

SAVE THE DATE Wednesday 16th August 3pm - 5pm AEST Please register to attend and vote! eventbrite.com.au/e/uow-three-mi…