Oceans
19 Jun 2012, 11:00:00-13:30:00
Recommendations
- Avoid ocean pollution by plastics through education and community collaboration.
- Launch a global agreement to save high seas marine biodiversity.
- Take immediate action to develop a global network of international marine protected areas, while fostering ecosystem based fisheries management, with special consideration for small-scale fishing interests.
| Panelists | |
 Phillipe Cousteau (France)
CNN Moderator |  Mr. Arthur Bogason (Iceland)
President, Icelandic National Association of Small Boat Owners |
 Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila (Nigeria)
Director, Fisheries Centre and Fisheries Economics Research Unit, British Columbia University |
 Ms. Asha de Vos (Sri Lanka)
Marine biologist, Western Australia University |
 Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain (Italy)
President, Global Forum on Oceans Coasts and Islands |  Ms. Margareth Nakato (Uganda)
World Fishermen Forum |
 Dr. Robin Mahon (Barbados)
Professor, University of West Indies |  Dr. Segen Farid Estefen (Brazil)
Professor, COPPE, UFRJ |
 Mr. Shaj Thayil (Singapore)
Vice-President, Technical Services and Ship Management |  Dr. Sylvia Earle (United States of America)
Founder, Mission Blue Foundation |
 Dr. Jean-Michel Cousteau (France)
President, Ocean Futures Society | |
| Facilitators of the online discussion | |
 Mr. Jose Maria Landim Dominguez (Brazil)
Federal University of Bahia Facilitator |
 Mr. John Field (South Africa)
University of Cape Town Facilitator |
 Mr. Yoshimi Suenaga (Japan)
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Facilitator |
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