6 OCTOBER, Nairobi Convention’s COP12
The @wildtrust.co.za FIL, in collaboration with the, @highseasalliance.bsky.social, hosted an event on the “Implementation of the BBNJ Agreement: Regional and Intergenerational Approaches to First-Generation MPAs in ABNJ”
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The @wildtrust.co.za FIL, in collaboration with the, @highseasalliance.bsky.social, hosted an event on the “Implementation of the BBNJ Agreement: Regional and Intergenerational Approaches to First-Generation MPAs in ABNJ”
More: www.facebook.com/share/p/19h5...
October 9, 2026 at 9:06 AM
6 OCTOBER, Nairobi Convention’s COP12
The @wildtrust.co.za FIL, in collaboration with the, @highseasalliance.bsky.social, hosted an event on the “Implementation of the BBNJ Agreement: Regional and Intergenerational Approaches to First-Generation MPAs in ABNJ”
More: www.facebook.com/share/p/19h5...
The @wildtrust.co.za FIL, in collaboration with the, @highseasalliance.bsky.social, hosted an event on the “Implementation of the BBNJ Agreement: Regional and Intergenerational Approaches to First-Generation MPAs in ABNJ”
More: www.facebook.com/share/p/19h5...
How should benefits from Marine Genetic Resources (MGRs) and their Digital Sequence Information (DSI) be shared?
With 2/3 of the Ocean lying in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), this is a key question for the future governance of marine biodiversity.
With 2/3 of the Ocean lying in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), this is a key question for the future governance of marine biodiversity.
October 5, 2026 at 8:50 AM
How should benefits from Marine Genetic Resources (MGRs) and their Digital Sequence Information (DSI) be shared?
With 2/3 of the Ocean lying in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), this is a key question for the future governance of marine biodiversity.
With 2/3 of the Ocean lying in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), this is a key question for the future governance of marine biodiversity.
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September 30, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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He's on a mission.
He's on a mission.
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He's on a mission.
He's on a mission.
🔵 Are you from Pacific SIDS and working on MSP and/or BBNJ?
If YES, apply now to the training 'Building Capacity on Biodiversity Inclusive and Climate-Smart MSP & ABMT for ABNJ'!
🗓️13-17 July, Busan (Republic of Korea)
⚠️ Deadline to apply: 30 April
🔗 More info and application: ow.ly/LFfo50YI9WW
If YES, apply now to the training 'Building Capacity on Biodiversity Inclusive and Climate-Smart MSP & ABMT for ABNJ'!
🗓️13-17 July, Busan (Republic of Korea)
⚠️ Deadline to apply: 30 April
🔗 More info and application: ow.ly/LFfo50YI9WW
April 14, 2026 at 11:57 AM
🔵 Are you from Pacific SIDS and working on MSP and/or BBNJ?
If YES, apply now to the training 'Building Capacity on Biodiversity Inclusive and Climate-Smart MSP & ABMT for ABNJ'!
🗓️13-17 July, Busan (Republic of Korea)
⚠️ Deadline to apply: 30 April
🔗 More info and application: ow.ly/LFfo50YI9WW
If YES, apply now to the training 'Building Capacity on Biodiversity Inclusive and Climate-Smart MSP & ABMT for ABNJ'!
🗓️13-17 July, Busan (Republic of Korea)
⚠️ Deadline to apply: 30 April
🔗 More info and application: ow.ly/LFfo50YI9WW
(1/3) 🧭 What’s in an EBSA?
The paper groups EBSAs into four types based on size and spatial stability:
🔹 Small & static
🔹 Large & static
🔹 Ephemeral
🔹 Dynamic
It classifies each by jurisdiction (national, transboundary, ABNJ)- helping clarify kind of monitoring or management may be possible.
The paper groups EBSAs into four types based on size and spatial stability:
🔹 Small & static
🔹 Large & static
🔹 Ephemeral
🔹 Dynamic
It classifies each by jurisdiction (national, transboundary, ABNJ)- helping clarify kind of monitoring or management may be possible.
July 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
(1/3) 🧭 What’s in an EBSA?
The paper groups EBSAs into four types based on size and spatial stability:
🔹 Small & static
🔹 Large & static
🔹 Ephemeral
🔹 Dynamic
It classifies each by jurisdiction (national, transboundary, ABNJ)- helping clarify kind of monitoring or management may be possible.
The paper groups EBSAs into four types based on size and spatial stability:
🔹 Small & static
🔹 Large & static
🔹 Ephemeral
🔹 Dynamic
It classifies each by jurisdiction (national, transboundary, ABNJ)- helping clarify kind of monitoring or management may be possible.
IWC is @ Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project Steering Cttee meeting @fao.org, Rome. IWC's project assesses cetacean #bycatch & raises capacity building in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. The meeting is discussing the last year's updates to make tuna fisheries more sustainable.
July 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The #BBNJ Agreement could help fix long-standing weaknesses in high seas fisheries management.
By coordinating fragmented efforts and filling governance gaps, authors argue it may strengthen regional fisheries bodies without undermining their mandates.
By coordinating fragmented efforts and filling governance gaps, authors argue it may strengthen regional fisheries bodies without undermining their mandates.
The BBNJ agreement and its potential to facilitate fisheries management in the ABNJ
Over decades, the management of the high sea fisheries have been frustrated by a series of enduring issues such as the “free-rider” and non-compliance…
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June 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The #BBNJ Agreement could help fix long-standing weaknesses in high seas fisheries management.
By coordinating fragmented efforts and filling governance gaps, authors argue it may strengthen regional fisheries bodies without undermining their mandates.
By coordinating fragmented efforts and filling governance gaps, authors argue it may strengthen regional fisheries bodies without undermining their mandates.
Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) cover nearly half of our planet and yet most of them remain unmapped.
For example, the southern Indian Ocean is home to vast ABNJ regions - but without accurate seabed data, it's challenging to monitor ecosystems or make informed #conservation decisions.
For example, the southern Indian Ocean is home to vast ABNJ regions - but without accurate seabed data, it's challenging to monitor ecosystems or make informed #conservation decisions.
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) cover nearly half of our planet and yet most of them remain unmapped.
For example, the southern Indian Ocean is home to vast ABNJ regions - but without accurate seabed data, it's challenging to monitor ecosystems or make informed #conservation decisions.
For example, the southern Indian Ocean is home to vast ABNJ regions - but without accurate seabed data, it's challenging to monitor ecosystems or make informed #conservation decisions.
Hotspots beyond borders: quantitative assessment of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems on the Corner Rise seamounts with implications for conservation planning
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Frontiers | Hotspots beyond borders: quantitative assessment of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems on the Corner Rise seamounts with implications for conservation planning
The Corner Rise Seamounts (CRS), located in an area beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), are recognized biodiversity hotspots protected from bottom-contact f...
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February 14, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Hotspots beyond borders: quantitative assessment of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems on the Corner Rise seamounts with implications for conservation planning
Frontiers
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China’s role in global marine conservation: opportunities and challenges in implementing ABMTs in ABNJ under the BBNJ Agreement
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Frontiers | China’s role in global marine conservation: opportunities and challenges in implementing ABMTs in ABNJ under the BBNJ Agreement
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March 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
China’s role in global marine conservation: opportunities and challenges in implementing ABMTs in ABNJ under the BBNJ Agreement
Frontiers
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2 And these interactions present both challenges and opportunities for RFMOs to contribute to and benefit from the evolving framework of ocean governance. RFMOs are intergovernmental organisations established to manage fish stocks and promote sustainable fishing practices within specific ABNJ areas
February 1, 2026 at 4:52 AM
2 And these interactions present both challenges and opportunities for RFMOs to contribute to and benefit from the evolving framework of ocean governance. RFMOs are intergovernmental organisations established to manage fish stocks and promote sustainable fishing practices within specific ABNJ areas
Here is a continuation of my musings on creating "ocean stewardship" zones —High Seas pockets within the FFA membership—governed by Pacific Island states and their people. These MPAs could be based on traditional marine tenure systems.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/11...
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Includding pacific Islands traditions in the potential management of the high seas pockets as MPAs — Francisco Blaha
The high seas, which make up about two-thirds of the world’s oceans and are broadly defined as areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), remain among the least governed and most contested spaces...
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November 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here is a continuation of my musings on creating "ocean stewardship" zones —High Seas pockets within the FFA membership—governed by Pacific Island states and their people. These MPAs could be based on traditional marine tenure systems.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/11...
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/11...
My work in this paper focused on the “how” framed by existing technologies; the “who” remains a construct based on UNCLOS and international agreements. Yet the essential “why” is still, to an extent, controversial and speculative. So let's test them.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/9/...
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/9/...
MCS in MPAs in ABNJ #4: My personal opinion — Francisco Blaha
I found this job I've been writing about over the last few blogs to be challenging. I have had to read extensively about topics that are in parallel areas of my usual work, and as such, I have learn...
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September 3, 2025 at 5:16 AM
My work in this paper focused on the “how” framed by existing technologies; the “who” remains a construct based on UNCLOS and international agreements. Yet the essential “why” is still, to an extent, controversial and speculative. So let's test them.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/9/...
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/9/...
Following my previous post on the opportunities for MCS in MPAs in the ABNJ, this entry focuses on the current challenges for MCS in the potential surveillance of MPAs in the ABNJ.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
MCS in MPAs in ABNJ #3: The Callenges of MCS for MAPs in ABNJ — Francisco Blaha
As I’ve blogged before, this week, the position paper I was contracted to write with two Greek academics was discussed at the UN HQ in New York during a side event . The position paper does not hav...
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September 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Following my previous post on the opportunities for MCS in MPAs in the ABNJ, this entry focuses on the current challenges for MCS in the potential surveillance of MPAs in the ABNJ.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
Following my last post on the existing MPAs in the ABNJ, this entry focuses on the present opportunities of Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) tools for potential surveillance in MPAs in ABNJ.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
MCS in MPAs in ABNJ #2: The opportunities of MDA in MPAs in ABNJ — Francisco Blaha
As I’ve blogged before, this week, the position paper I was contracted to write with two Greek academics was discussed at the UN HQ in New York during a side event . The position paper does not hav...
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August 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Following my last post on the existing MPAs in the ABNJ, this entry focuses on the present opportunities of Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) tools for potential surveillance in MPAs in ABNJ.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
I think there is merit in presenting my findings, as while we discuss MPAs in ABNJ as a totally novel concept, they are not… What is novel is the framework in which they will exist under the BBNJ Agreement.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
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MCS in MPAs in ABNJ # 1: Present MPAs in ABNJ — Francisco Blaha
As I’ve blogged before, this week, the position paper I was contracted to write with two Greek academics was discussed at the UN HQ in New York during a side event . The position paper does not hav...
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August 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I think there is merit in presenting my findings, as while we discuss MPAs in ABNJ as a totally novel concept, they are not… What is novel is the framework in which they will exist under the BBNJ Agreement.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
Indeed... and particularly on the high seas (Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction - ABNJ), as everything relies solely on Flag State responsibility... which is the biggest oxymoron in the law of the sea.
August 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Indeed... and particularly on the high seas (Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction - ABNJ), as everything relies solely on Flag State responsibility... which is the biggest oxymoron in the law of the sea.
I have learnt a great deal from writing this paper. Although my contribution is minimal, I am honoured to have collaborated with the co-authors, aiming to address, in what is (for me) currently the most complex challenge in MCS, MPAS in ABNJ, I hope it helps.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
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BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing MPAs in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction — Francisco Blaha
I wrote a few weeks ago about my involvement in a UNODC Issue Paper that was to be presented and discussed in 2 weeks in New York at the second meeting of the Preparatory Commission (PrepCom II...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I have learnt a great deal from writing this paper. Although my contribution is minimal, I am honoured to have collaborated with the co-authors, aiming to address, in what is (for me) currently the most complex challenge in MCS, MPAS in ABNJ, I hope it helps.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...
This Issue Paper will help States, including maritime, environmental, and law-enforcement agencies, understand the legal framework and employ their powers and all available technological means to conduct effective surveillance and enforcement in ABNJ MPAs.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/6/...
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/6/...
SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF HIGH SEAS MPAs (part 2) — Francisco Blaha
To follow up on my post yesterday on the same topic , the executive summary of the paper discussed was released , and as promised, here it is. Once the paper itself is out, I’ll update this post.
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June 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This Issue Paper will help States, including maritime, environmental, and law-enforcement agencies, understand the legal framework and employ their powers and all available technological means to conduct effective surveillance and enforcement in ABNJ MPAs.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/6/...
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/6/...
And more FAD settings by a Korean carrier in ABNJ on behalf’s Korean owned Purse Seiners. Setting FADs is defined as fishing by the WCPFC,carriers are not licensed to fish. Yet the Korean interpretation somehow yields a different understanding, and flag state is (i)responsible for its vessels.
January 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
And more FAD settings by a Korean carrier in ABNJ on behalf’s Korean owned Purse Seiners. Setting FADs is defined as fishing by the WCPFC,carriers are not licensed to fish. Yet the Korean interpretation somehow yields a different understanding, and flag state is (i)responsible for its vessels.