Over the last decade human rights violations in the fishing industry have received global attention. Many of these incidents occur on board fishing vessels, often fishing far off the coast.
In this episode, three experts who have been fighting to ensure better working conditions for crew on board fishing vessels will provide insights into this topic.
Guests:
Rizky Octaviana – Indonesian MigrantWorkers Union, SBMI
Bubba Cook – Sharkspacific
Marcelo Hidalgo – Fishing IndustryAssociation Papua New Guinea
Hosts: Bianca Haas & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins
Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au
Find out more:
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI):
Webpage: https://sbmi.or.id/
Sharkspacific:
Webpage: https://sharkspacific.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkspacificorg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sharks-pacific/posts/?feedView=all
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkspacificorg/?hl=en
Fishing Industry Association Papua New Guinea:
Webpage: https://www.fia-png.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fishing-industry-association-fia/posts/?feedView=all
Official Documents from WCPFC:
Conservation and Management Measure for Crew Labour Standards (WCPFC Meeting, 2024): CMM 2024-04 -Conservation and Management Measure for Crew Labour Standards | Monitoring andEvaluation
Research on the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission by ANCORS researchers:
Haas, B., Oh, S., Dalton, K., Chang, SK., Fitzpatrick, J., Minami, K., Matsui, H., Xue, G., An, J.E., Azmi, K., Davis, R., Lin, H.Y., Jung, M.H., and Hanich, Q. (2023). Untangling Jurisdictional Complexities for Crew Labour Regulations on Fishing Vessels in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10120
Hidalgo, M., Trott, P., and Haas, B. (2025). The vulnerability of observers – An evaluation of observer programs welfare and working conditions policies. Marine Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106540
Haas, B., Davis, R., Hidalgo, M., Posanau, N.A., and Papaol, D. (2025). Ensuring Social Accountability in Tuna Fisheries: Lessons Learned from the Pacific. https://www.fia-png.com/_files/ugd/872bdb_9f430e33bd634b13ab2b592f078c4102.pdf
Deep-sea minerals are found in the depths of the ocean, thousands of meters below the surface in the seabed. Deep-sea mining has not yet occurred in international areas – those areas where no one state has jurisdiction, but where international cooperation is needed. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is responsible for administration of mineral resources of the international ocean floor – the “Area”.
States regularly meet in the headquarters of the ISA to negotiate rules and regulations under what conditions deep-sea mining could be allowed, which environmental standards would have to be followed and how to ensure that everyone benefits from potential mining activities. Not an easy task – therefore this episode introduces the topic of deep-sea mining and the work of the ISA. Timely with the negotiation schedule, this episode summarises the current state of the negotiations and which questions remain for the upcoming meetings.
Guests: Aline Jaeckel (ANCORS) and Pradeep Singh (Ozeano Azul Foundation)
Hosts: Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins
Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
ANCORS literature on Deep-Seabed Mining
Singh, P. A., Jaeckel, A., & Ardron, J. A. (2025). APause or Moratorium for Deep Seabed Mining in the Area? The Legal Basis, Potential Pathways, and Possible Policy Implications. Ocean Development & International Law, 56(1), 18–44. https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2024.2439877
Singh P, Jaeckel A. Undermining by Mining? Deep SeabedMining in Light of International Marine Environmental Law. AJIL Unbound. 2024;118:72-77. doi:10.1017/aju.2024.8
Jaeckel, A., Harden-Davies, H., Amon, D.J. et al. Deepseabed mining lacks social legitimacy. npj Ocean Sustain 2,1 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-023-00009-7
Jaeckel, A. L. (05 Jan. 2017). The International SeabedAuthority and the Precautionary Principle. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill | Nijhoff. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004332287
More Information about Deep-sea Mining
International Seabed Authority Website
Oceano Azul Foundation Website
Follow the negotiations live on the official ISA Web TV:
Council (23 June – 4 July 2025)
Assembly (21 – 25 July 2025)
For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au
Episode 8 – The United Nations Ocean Conference
The 8th of June is World Ocean Day – a day to celebrate the ocean and to address the challenges that the ocean faces from human activities, such as overexploitation, pollution, and climate change.
This episode dives into the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) and reflects on the beauty and the importance of the ocean to all of us – no matter if we live close to the ocean, or far away.
Join us with our guests:
Minna Epps, IUCN
Fabienne McLellan, Ocean Care
Pradeep Singh, Ozeano Azul Foundation
Maila Guilhon, Ocean Voices Programme
Hosts: Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au
Find out more:
United Nations Ocean Conference Information and Programme: https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/ocean2025/programme
ANCORS involvement with UNOC:
Nice Declaration - Human Rights at Sea
June 10, 3-5pm, 18 avenue Jean Médecin
From Treaty to Action: Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation for the High Seas 11 June, 4-6pm. La Baleine
Ocean Futures 2030: addressing the gaps in implementing the BBNJ agreement, 12 June, 12-1 pm at the Best Western Plus Hôtel Massena Nice, 58, rue Gioffredo, 06000 Nice
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN): https://iucn.org/
OceanCare: https://www.oceancare.org/
Oceano Azul Foundation: https://oceanoazulfoundation.org/
Ocean Voices Programme: https://ocean-voices.ed.ac.uk/
Looking beyond the can - the importance of tuna fisheries
Part 2: The Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission manages the second most lucrative tuna fishery in the world. More than half of the tuna catches in the Indian Ocean come from small-scale fisheries, which are often characterised by a lack of data and information. Overall, the Indian Ocean faces many complex and unique challenges.
In this episode, we talk to four experts from the region who have been actively engaged in shaping the Indian Ocean tuna fisheries.
Guests:
Adam Ziyad – Chair of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
Dr Paul de Bruyn – Executive Secretary of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
Umair Shahid – Indian Ocean Tuna manager for WWF
Doreen Simiyu – Coordinator of the Indian Ocean Tuna Forum (SWIOTUNA)
Hosts: Bianca Haas & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins
Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au
Find out more:
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Website https://iotc.org/
WWF Website https://www.wwf-swio.org/
SWIOTUNA Website https://www.swiotuuna.org/
Blog on the 29th IOTC meeting: https://oceanequityresearch.org/fisheries-governance-publications/insights-into-the-29th-annual-meeting-of-the-indian-ocean-tuna-commission/
Research on the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission by ANCORS researchers:
Rambourg, C., Haas, B., & Colléter, M. (2025). The quiet voices of French territories in tuna fisheries management. Environmental Development, 55, 101162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101162
Haas, B., Goodman, C., Sinan, H., Davis, R. (2023). Fact or fiction? Unpacking the terminologies used in fisheries allocation discussions. Marine Policy, 152, 105630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105630
Davis, R., Hanich, Q., Haas, B., Cisneros-Montemayor, A., Azmi, K., Seto, K.L., et al. (2022). Who Gets the Catch? How Conventional Catch Attribution Frameworks Undermine Equity in Transboundary Fisheries. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.831868
Looking beyond the can - the importance of tuna fisheries
Part 1: The Western and Central Pacific Ocean
The management of the tuna species is important for the livelihoods and food security of millions of people.
This is especially true for the tuna caught in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, which accounts for more than half of the global tuna catch.
In this episode, we will hear from four experts who have dedicated their lives to ensuring that tuna fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific are managed sustainably.
Guests:
Professor Transform Aqorau – Vice Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University
Francisco Blaha – Fisheries Consultant
Dr Josie Tamate – Chair of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Rhea Moss-Christian – Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Hosts: Bianca Haas & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins
Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au
Find out more:
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Website https://www.wcpfc.int/
Francisco Blaha’s Website https://www.franciscoblaha.info/
Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Website: https://www.pnatuna.com/
Research on the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission by ANCORS researchers:
Haas, B., Azmi, K., & Davis, R. (2024). Pacific tuna update: 20th Meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. Marine Policy, 168, 106320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106320
Goodman C., Davis, R., Azmi, K., Bell, J., Galland, G.R. Gilman, E., et al. (2022). Enhancing cooperative responses by regional fisheries management organisations to climate-driven redistribution of tropical Pacific tuna stocks. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1046018
Azmi, K., & Hanich, Q. (2021). Mapping interests in the tuna fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. Ocean & Coastal Management. 212, 105779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105779
Hanich, Q., Jung, M., McDonald, A., Oh, S., Moon, S., An, J., & Yoon, M. (2021). Tuna Fisheries Conservation and Management in the Pacific Islands Region: Implications for Korean Distant Water Fisheries. Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy. 6, 192-220. https://doi.org/10.1163/24519391-06020003
Haas, B. (2020). Tuna management in action: assessing the contribution of the WCPFC to the SDGs. Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs. 12, 42-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/18366503.2020.1726261
Episode 5- Access and Benefit Sharing of Marine Genetic Resources
Series on Stakeholders in BBNJ: PART 3 Scientist
We don’t yet know what the deep sea holds – but what we know is that benefits need to be shared fairly and equitably. A new Ocean Treaty changes the status quo of access and benefit sharing of marine genetic resources (MGRs) of areas beyond national jurisdiction. Yet, many questions remain about the nitty-gritty details of implementation.
In this episode we meet Fran Humphries, Associate Professor at Griffith University, an expert on Access and Benefit Sharing of Marine Genetic resources. She guides us through ocean equity issues about sharing the genetic material of the deepest parts of the ocean.
Guest: Associate Professor Fran Humphries
Hosts: Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: EmilyPerkins
Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au
Find out more:
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
You can find official documents in preparation for the First Preparatory Commission Meeting on the United Nations Website: https://www.un.org/bbnjagreement/en/meetings/preparatory-commission/documents/first-session
Research on Marine Genetic Resources:
Humphries, F. (2025). Decoding Marine GeneticResource Governance Under the BBNJ Agreement (1st ed. 2025.). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72100-7
Humphries, F. (2025). Marine Genetic Resources Beyond National Jurisdiction: The Expansive Scope of the BBNJ Agreement. In: Humphries, F. (eds) Decoding Marine Genetic Resource Governance Under the BBNJ Agreement. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72100-7_3
Research on the BBNJ process by ANCORS researchers:
Kraabel, K. (2022). Institutional arrangements in a BBNJ treaty: Implications for Arctic marine science. Marine Policy, 142,103807-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103807
Lothian, S. (2023b). The BBNJ Agreement: Through the Prismof Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems. Ocean Development and International Law, 54(4), 469–499. https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2023.2296400
Lothian, S. (2022). Marine conservation and international law: legal instruments for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2024).Pathways of scientific input into intergovernmental negotiations: a new agreement on marine biodiversity. International Environmental Agreements : Politics, Law and Economics, 24(2–3), 325–348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-024-09642-0
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I. (2023). Science-policy interfaces for ocean protection: The case of the international negotiations for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Doctoral Thesis. https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/detail/o:1978693
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2022).Governing a Divided Ocean: The Transformative Power of Ecological Connectivity in the BBNJ Negotiations. Politics and Governance, 10(3), 14–28. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i3.5428
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2020). The Voice of Science on Marine Biodiversity Negotiations: A Systematic Literature Review. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.614282
Vadrot, A. B. M., Langlet, A., & Tessnow-von Wysocki, I.(2021). Who owns marine biodiversity? Contesting the world order through the ‘common heritage of humankind’ principle. Environmental Politics, 31(2),226–250. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2021.1911442
Episode 4 – Civil Society
Series on Stakeholders in BBNJ: PART 2 Civil Society
It’s not just government delegations that participate in ocean negotiations. There are countless non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who observe and advise in the negotiations and support implementation. These NGOs have real concerns about protecting marine biodiversity and increasingly campaign about ocean equity.
In this episode, we talk to civil society and meet Rebecca Hubbard, the director of the High Seas Alliance – a global Alliance of more than 60 NGOs and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Guest: Rebecca Hubbard
Hosts: Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins
Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au
Find out more:
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
You can find official documents in preparation for the First Preparatory Commission Meeting on the United Nations Website: https://www.un.org/bbnjagreement/en/meetings/preparatory-commission/documents/first-session
High Seas Alliance Website: https://highseasalliance.org/
Research on the BBNJ process by ANCORS researchers:
Lothian, S. (2023). The BBNJ preamble: More than just window dressing. Marine Policy, 153, 105642-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105642
Lothian, S. L. (2022). Marine conservation and international law: legal instruments for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2024).Pathways of scientific input into intergovernmental negotiations: a new agreement on marine biodiversity. International Environmental Agreements : Politics, Law and Economics, 24(2–3),325–348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-024-09642-0
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I. (2023). Science-policy interfaces for ocean protection: The case of the international negotiations for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Doctoral Thesis. https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/detail/o:1978693
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2022). Governing a Divided Ocean: The Transformative Power of Ecological Connectivity in the BBNJ Negotiations. Politics and Governance, 10(3), 14–28. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i3.5428
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2020). The Voice of Science on Marine Biodiversity Negotiations: A Systematic Literature Review. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.614282
Episode 3 – Small Island States
Series on Stakeholders in BBNJ
PART 1 : Small Island States
Small Island States may be small when it comes to land – but are often big ocean states.
They are particularly vulnerable, as they depend on the ocean for their livelihoods and are among the most affected by climate change.
In the negotiations, they often form negotiating blocs to speak in one voice. Outcomes of negotiations for the new Ocean Treaty affect us all – but the direct impact of the treaty is especially felt in the case of Small Island States.
In this episode we hear from Angelique Pouponneau, the lead negotiator of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) what ocean equity means for Small Island States.
Guest: Angelique Pouponneau
Hosts: Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki and Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins
Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au
Find out more:
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
You can find official documents in preparation for the First Preparatory Commission Meeting on the United Nations Website: https://www.un.org/bbnjagreement/en/meetings/preparatory-commission/documents/first-session
Website of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS): https://www.aosis.org/
Research on the BBNJ process by ANCORS researchers:
Lothian, S. (2023). The BBNJ preamble: More than justwindow dressing. Marine Policy, 153, 105642-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105642
Lothian, S. L. (2022). Marine conservation and international law: legal instruments for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2024).Pathways of scientific input into intergovernmental negotiations: a new agreement on marine biodiversity. International Environmental Agreements : Politics, Law and Economics, 24(2–3),325–348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-024-09642-0
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I. (2023). Science-policy interfaces for ocean protection: The case of the international negotiations for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Doctoral Thesis. https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/detail/o:1978693
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2022).Governing a Divided Ocean: The Transformative Power of Ecological Connectivity in the BBNJ Negotiations. Politics and Governance, 10(3), 14–28. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i3.5428
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2020).The Voice of Science on Marine Biodiversity Negotiations: A Systematic Literature Review. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.614282
After decades of negotiations and a 36 hour-long meeting at the United Nations in New York, countries from around the world agreed to a new Ocean treaty in 2023. The landmark treaty governs Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction – what we call, BBNJ. A big task: It does not only protect marine life in the High Seas, but also ensures that benefits are shared fairly and equitably amongst all. The high seas, beyond national borders, cover two-thirds of the surface and nearly 95 percent of the volume of the entire ocean. But the treaty has not yet been ratified into domestic law by the 60+ countries needed to make it legally binding. This episode explores what happens next and how decisions now have real implications for ocean equity.
Join us and special guests Janine Felson and Adam McCarthy, the co-chairs of the Preparatory Commission for the entry into force of the BBNJ agreement.
The episode is published ahead of the First Preparatory Commission meeting April 14-25, 2025, in New York.
Guests: Janine Felson & Adam McCarthy
Hosts: Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins
Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au
Find out more:
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
You can find official documents in preparation for the First Preparatory Commission Meeting on the United Nations Website: https://www.un.org/bbnjagreement/en/meetings/preparatory-commission/documents/first-session
Research on the BBNJ process by ANCORS researchers:
Dalaker, K. (2024). ‘A Commentary on the BBNJ Agreement Using the History of the Making of UNCLOS and Its Implementation Agreements’. Ocean Yearbook Online, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 125-60.
Kraabel, K. (2022). Institutional arrangements in a BBNJ treaty: Implications for Arctic marine science. Marine Policy, 142, 103807-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103807
Lothian, S. (2023a). The BBNJ preamble: More than just window dressing. Marine Policy, 153, 105642-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105642
Lothian, S. (2023b). The BBNJ Agreement: Through the Prism of Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems. Ocean Development and International Law, 54(4), 469–499. https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2023.2296400
Lothian, S. (2022). Marine conservation and international law: legal instruments for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2024). Pathways of scientific input into intergovernmental negotiations: a new agreement on marine biodiversity. International Environmental Agreements : Politics, Law and Economics, 24(2–3), 325–348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-024-09642-0
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I. (2023). Science-policy interfaces for ocean protection: The case of the international negotiations for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Doctoral Thesis. https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/detail/o:1978693
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2022). Governing a Divided Ocean: The Transformative Power of Ecological Connectivity in the BBNJ Negotiations. Politics and Governance, 10(3), 14–28. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i3.5428
Tessnow-von Wysocki, I., & Vadrot, A. B. M. (2020). The Voice of Science on Marine Biodiversity Negotiations: A Systematic Literature Review. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.614282
70 % of the Earth’s surface is Ocean. Beneath the surface lies a complex web of global governance. Who decides how to manage the ocean in a way that is fair and equitable to both the marine environment and humans who rely on the sea for their livelihoods?
Episode 1 of ‘Negotiating the Ocean’ explores the idea of Ocean Equity and how it can be applied to the high-level international talks governing and managing the ocean and its resources. We meet ANCORS researchers who work on different aspects of Ocean Equity, including fisheries, climate change, pollution, deep sea mining, renewable energy, and more.
We ask the big questions:
Join us for this first episode of negotiating the ocean and meet a collective of ANCORS experts passionate about reshaping the way global society relates to and looks after the Ocean.
Quentin Hanich, Professor at ANCORS, leading the Fisheries Governance Program
Aline Jaeckel, Associate Professor at ANCORS
Michelle Voyer, Assoc.-Professor at ANCORS, leading the Blue Futures Program
Freya Croft, Post-doctoral Researcher, ANCORS
Kamal Azmi, Senior Research Fellow, ANCORS & Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Fisheries Management and Development
Randa Sacedon, ANCORS Research Fellow
Makrita Solitei, Associate Research Fellow, ANCORS
Hosts: Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki, Bianca Haas & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins
Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For questions & comments please contact:
Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki (inatvw@uow.edu.au)
The Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), based at the University of Wollongong (UOW), is the only multidisciplinary university-based centre of its type in the Southern Hemisphere dedicated to delivering specialised research, advisory services, education and training in ocean law and policy, maritime security, and marine resources management.
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
The ANCORS Ocean Equity Podcast Negotiating the Ocean peeks below the surface of international ocean governance. We take you behind the scenes of ocean negotiations on biodiversity, fisheries and deep-sea mining and ask the big questions around equity and social justice.
Marine biodiversity, fisheries, deep-sea mining, climate change, and pollution are all inherently international issues and require cooperation at multiple levels. Negotiating the Ocean from ANCORS is your audio guide to navigate these high seas negotiations.
Each episode we’ll talk to experts around the world about the challenges facing the ocean and how the global community is trying to address them. Above all, we’ll look at these issues through the lens of equity, which means the process needs to be inclusive of different voices –because outcomes of the negotiations affect us all.
So, whether you live by the ocean or far away, plan to attend the upcoming negotiations as part of a delegation or are an ocean enthusiast – this podcast is for you.
Podcast Team
Hosts
Jennifer Macey , Podcast Producer & Journalist
Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki, Ocean Nexus Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ANCORS
Bianca Haas, ANCORS Research Fellow
Editing
Communication
Sunnefa Yeatman
Find out more at ANCORS and Ocean Equity Research.
