Through our Ocean Media Initiative, EJN seeks to increase the quality and quantity of ocean-related stories in the media and build journalists’ capacity to report on ocean-related topics. For many journalists, the high seas – the 2/3 of the world’s ocean beyond national jurisdiction – is often uncharted territory, yet the threats to this vast region are multiplying.
From piracy and slavery to offshore oil and gas extraction to the exploitation of its genetic resources and potentially, seabed mining, the high seas are at high risk. To help journalists better understand these complex threats, and efforts to regulate them, we invited a panel of ocean experts to join us for this webinar. This webinar is targeted at journalists looking to report on issues beyond the coast and their country’s territorial waters – but aren’t sure where to start.
Speakers:
- Sian Owen — Director of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (email)
- Robert Blasiak — researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre on sustainable management of ocean resources and ocean stewardship (email)
- Ian Urbina — investigative ocean journalist and Director of the Outlaw Ocean Project (email)
Moderator:
- James Fahn — Executive Director of Internews' Earth Journalism Network
Resources:
- https://www.savethehighseas.org/moratorium_2022/
- https://www.savethehighseas.org/resources/publications/deep-sea-mining-factsheets/
- Noise from deep-sea mining may span vast ocean areas | Science
- Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining - ScienceDirect
- https://www.theoutlawocean.com/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X22000537
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X22000537
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo2804
Please click on the speakers' names to download their presentations.