Entries from May 2009

Google Ocean needs more data sharing

Date May 18, 2009

By Indah Setiawati Google Earth and Maps officials have encouraged scientists, divers, government agencies and anyone willing to share their data to help improve their new free feature on oceans so people can get better access when they explore the deep over the Internet. Google’s new Ocean feature has rich images and sharp resolution of […]

Time for countries to speak out on marine issues

Date May 18, 2009

As the biggest archipelagic country in the world, Indonesia has called on the global commu-nity to speak out on the need and significance to preserve the ocean, which plays a key role in food security. Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi told a press briefing Sunday that many countries were affected by global warming, […]

World Ocean Conference (WOC) Burdened With The Human Rights Violations

Date May 18, 2009

The World Ocean Conference (WOC) “Climate Change Impacts to Ocean and The Role of Ocean to Climate Change” is currently held in Manado, North Sulawesi, 11-14 May 2009. The WOC will be followed by the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) on 15 May 2009. The CTI is intended to protect the coral reefs, the sustainability of […]

Greenpeace Calls For Pacific Solidarity To Create High Seas Marine Reserves

Date May 18, 2009

Greenpeace today called on the Forum Fisheries Committee meeting (1) in Niue to support strong measures to clamp down on the pirate and overfishing that threatens Pacific tuna stocks and the economic security of the region. Greenpeace last week applauded the agreement reached by the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) (3) to support closure […]

Envirofest 2009

Date May 17, 2009

The Hantu Blog will be at this year’s Envirofest at Toa Payoh HDB Hub! If you’ve always wanted to see what Hantu is like or learn a little more about local marine life, join us at the festival this month! There’ll also be games and quizzes you can put your wits to for a little […]

Seminar: Healthy Marine Life, Sustainable Seafood and You

Date May 17, 2009