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The event will bring together the marine science community at this notable location. The theme sessions and network sessions for ASC 2025 will be announced in October 2024, with the call for abstracts opening later in the year.

Additional information are available here

The travelling exhibition in Denmark will be held during the Danish EU Presidency Conference for the restoration and sustainability of Europe’s ocean and waters, showcasing the photography contest and Blue4All tool testing results and videos. The conference brings together various stakeholders and keynote speakers to discuss and reflect on Horizon Europe Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters.

Registration and more information can be found here. 

The travelling exhibition in Petrovac, Montenegro, will bring together local community members, tourists and key tourism and MPA stakeholders to showcase the Blue4All 2025 travelling exhibition and tool testing results. Next to the exhibition, the event will also include a 1,5 hour presentation and interactive session about Blue4All, the Montenegrin MPAs, and tourism impact at the Montenegrin coast.

The travelling exhibition in France will take place as part of the Grand Océan festival in Cherbourg, which is dedicated to entrepeneurship, innovation and the blue economy, bringing together local community members. The travelling exhibition will display the photography contest and tool testing results aiming to inform the local community about the project and raise awareness about marine protected areas.

Presented by: Claire Colegrove and Alex Driedger of ProtectedSeas

Description: While hundreds of nations have committed to the global 30x30 target, much work remains to reach that goal and sustainably manage the remaining 70%. Regulatory protections are crucial for marine management efficacy, and accurate data on in-place management measures are essential for assessing existing marine protections and informing the creation of new areas. However, collecting and interpreting marine regulations can be challenging due to often unavailable or difficult-to-access legal instruments. Overlapping measures and siloed management add further complexities. ProtectedSeas Navigator contains data on worldwide regulations for MPAs, fishery management areas, and other place-based marine managed areas (MMAs) and considers restrictions cumulatively across overlapping areas using spatial aggregation techniques to provide insights into overall protection. This cumulative analysis of regulations in overlapping marine managed areas offers insights into overall uses and protection across ocean spaces, enabling better protection assessments, planning, and management. As an example, initial analysis in California revealed several ocean spaces where individual MMA protections were minimal, yet when combined with protections from other overlapping MMAs, resulted in more highly regulated spaces with enhanced protection.

Hosted by: OCTO

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hi_qu9_JTPa-vTIi8ex_4Q