NOC News Round Up - 16 February 2018

Deep sea mining regulations discussed NOC's Dr Daniel Jones presented at a meeting at the Royal Society in London on deep-sea mining on 12 February. The meeting focused on the draft regulations for the exploitation of mineral resources in the Area. The meeting was designed to engage with government ministers, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the International Seabed Authority along with a range of other policymakers to discuss the latest advances in scientific, legal and economic thinking on deep-sea mining. This presentation was part of the engagement activities the NOC has been carrying out as part of the Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme. Photo shows: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, who was also speaking at the meeting. Marine science to support UN2030 SDGs The European Marine Board (EMB), of which the NOC is a member, has released the 6th Forum Message highlighting the need for marine science to be at the core of the ocean governance debate, and also presenting eight specific commitments that the EMB is making to underpin those needs and support future development. Read the full story here. The main message from the Forum is that the role of marine science should be to provide a solid evidence base to enable science-based societal debate on the future direction of ocean governance. Speakers, panellists and attendees alike also highlighted the importance of integration, moving towards greater collaboration to address the upcoming challenges. They also added to the growing voice calling for greater engagement of marine science with society, and improved ocean literacy. NOC at 2018 Ocean Sciences meeting This week saw NOC well represented at the The 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM), in Portland, Oregon. The event is co-sponsored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), and The Oceanography Society (TOS).  NOC hosts marine business breakfast club Representatives from SMEs and start-up companies came to the NOC in Southampton this week for a marine business breakfast briefing to hear from Richard Hall about the ERDF Innovation Network Programme, how to go about securing funding, accessing expertise and how to pitch ideas that get noticed.  Find out more about how the NOC is working with business and industry by signing up for our Working With Business email updates.     This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Oceanography Centre · Waterfront Campus · European Way · Southampton · SO14 3ZH · United Kingdom