DOCUMENTS & RESOURCES

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)


COP 10 Decision X/29 on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity


Identify EBSAs in the World’s Oceans

The EBSA Process

The EBSA Repository

 

ECOMAR

ECOMAR

 

Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BFN)


Habitat Mare

International Seminar on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction

 

Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI)

GOBI

Gobi Newsletters

 

High Seas Alliance

Alliance Charter

Protecting the Ocean We Need - Securing the Future We Want - The Case for Negotiating a New 'High Seas Biodiversity Agreement'

Strong Action needed at Rio+20 to Secure a Sea-Change for Ocean Conservation

The Need for a New Implementing Agreement Under UNCLOS on Marine Biodiversity of the High Seas

 

Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Man's Impact on European Seas (HERMIONE)

Hermione

Deep-Sea Briefs

Project Brochure

Science Policy Reports

 

Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies (IMARES Wageningen UR)

Protecting Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs): Lessons Learned from the Implementation of UN Resolutions to Protect Deep-Sea Biodiversity

Protection of High Seas Biodiversity in the Antilles, West Africa and Antarctica: Inventory of EBSAs and VMEs

 

Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)


A New Chapter for the High Seas?

A Legal Scenario Analysis for Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

A Long and Winding Road. International Discussions on the Governance of Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

Governance of Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction at the Regional Level

Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: The State of Play

 

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

ICES

Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems Data Portal

Working Group on Deep-Water Ecology

Working Group on the Biology and Assessment of Deep Sea Fisheries Resources

 

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Briefing Note on the WG on Marine Biodiversity

 

International Maritime Organisation (IMO)


IMO Conventions

Revised Guidelines for the Identification and Designation of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs) 


 

International Seabed Authority (ISA)


Colbalt-Rich Crusts

ISA Maps

ISA Workshop Reports


Marine Mineral Resources

Mining Code

Polymetallic Nodules

Polymetallic Sulphides

Protection of the Seabed Environment

Seabed Technology



 

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

A Scientific Guide to the FAO Draft International Guidelines (December 2007) for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas

Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas in the Pelagic Realm: Examples and Guidelines

Global Marine and Polar Programme

Global Ocean Protection - Present Status and Future Possibilities



High Seas Gems: Hidden Treasures of Our Blue Earth

IUCN Protected Area Management Categories

Marine News

Protect Planet Ocean

The Official MPA Blog

The International Legal Regime of the High Seas and the Seabed Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge: A Case Study on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversty in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

Towards a Strategy for High Seas Marine Protected Areas

 

Mar-Eco

Mar-Eco

 

Marine Protected Area News

News

 

Marine Conservation Institute (MCI)

MCI

MPATLAS

 

North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)

Information on the Protection of Biodiversity and Mitigating Impact of Fisheries in the North-East Atlantic

Memorandum of Understanding Between OSPAR and NEAFC

Oral Statement by the NEAFC Secretariat to the Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction

Report of NEAFC’s 30th Annual Meeting 2011

The Development of NEAFC's Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs)

 

OceaAnic Seamounts: an Integrated Study (OASIS)

OASIS

OASIS Brochure

OASIS Summary Report

Toward the Conservation and Management of the Sedlo Seamount

 

OSPAR Background Documents on Relevant Species and Habitats

Blue Whale

Coral Gardens  

Deepwater Sponge Aggregations


Gulper Shark

Hydrothermal Vents

Leafscale Gulper Shark

Leatherback Turtle 

Lophelia Reefs

Orange Roughy

Portuguese Dogfish

Seamounts


 

OSPAR – Biodiversity, Species and Habitats – and Related Political Commitments

OSPAR Convention Annex V on Ecosystems and Biological Diversity

OSPAR Habitat Maps

OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats

OSPAR Ministerial Statement 2010

OSPAR's North-East Atlantic Environment Strategy – Biodiversity


OSPAR Quality Status Report 2010 – Protection and Conservation of Ecosystems and Biodiversity


 

OSPAR – Marine Protected Areas

Factsheet: Status of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas in 2012

Factsheet: State of the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas in 2014

Guidelines for the Identification and Selection of Marine Protected Areas in the OSPAR Maritime Area

Guidelines for the Management of Marine Protected Areas in the OSPAR Maritime Area

OSPAR Marine Protected Areas

OSPAR Marine Protected Areas Webtool

OSPAR Recommendation 2003/3 on a Network of Marine Protected Areas


OSPAR Recommendation 2010/2 on Amending Recommendation 2003/3 on a Network of Marine Protected Areas

2014 Status Report on the OSPAR Network of Marine Protected Areas

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OSPAR – Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

Charlie-Gibbs North High Seas MPA

Background Document (Nomination Proforma)

Decision on the Establishment of the MPA

Management Recommendation

 

Charlie-Gibbs South MPA


Background Document (Nomination Proforma)

Decision on the Establishment of the MPA


Management Recommendation
 



 

Milne Seamount MPA


Background Document (Nomination Proforma)


Decision on the Establishment of the MPA


Management Recommendation


 

Altair Seamount High Seas


Background Document (Nomination Proforma)


Decision on the Establishment of the MPA


Management Recommendation

 

Antialtair Seamount High Seas MPA

Background Document (Nomination Proforma)


Decision on the Establishment of the MPA

Management Recommendation


 

Josephine Seamount High Seas MPA


Background Document (Nomination Proforma)

Decision on the Establishment of the MPA

Management Recommendation
 



 

Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) north of the Azores High Seas MPA


Background Document (Nomination Proforma)

Decision on the Establishment of the MPA


Management Recommendation 


 

OSPAR Recommendations on Furthering the Protection and Conservation of Relevant Species and Habitats


Coral Gardens

Deepwater Sponge Aggregations

Gulper Shark

Hydrothermal Vents

Leafscale Gulper Shark

Leatherback Turtle

Lophelia Reefs

Orange Roughy

Portuguese Dogfish

Seamounts

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Sargasso Sea Alliance


Sargasso Sea Alliance

 

Seamounts Online


Seamounts Online

 

Sylvia Earle Alliance

Sylvia Earle Alliance

 

The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC)/PEW


High Seas Bottom Trawl Fisheries and Their Impacts on the Biodiversity of Vulnerable Deep-Sea Ecosystems: Options for International Action


Out of the Abyss: Transforming EU Rules to Protect the Deep Sea


The Impact of Deep-Sea Fisheries and Implementation of the UNGA Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72: Report of an International Scientific Workshop


The Implementation of UNGA Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72 in the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries on the High Seas


Unfinished Business: a Review of the Implementation of the Provisions of United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72, Related to the Management of Bottom Fisheries in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction


 

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Cold-Water Coral Reefs: Out of Sight - No Longer out of Mind


Deep-Sea Sponge Grounds – Reservoirs of Biodiversity


Protected Planet Report 2012

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

 

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)


Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas - Ensuring Sustainable Use of Marine Resources and the Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas (Including VME Criteria)


Marine Protected Areas in the High Seas

Report of the FAO Workshop on the Implementation of the International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas

Worldwide Review of Bottom Fisheries in the High Seas

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United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

Resolutions on Sustainable Fisheries (2006)

Resolutions on Sustainable Fisheries (2011)

Resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (2011) 

 

World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)


World Database on Marine Protected Areas


 

World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)

Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone – Experience on the Identification of an OSPAR MPA in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction and Application of the CBD EBSA Criteria

Conservation in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction - the Role of Regional Seas Organisations


Conservation of Marine Biodiversity Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction. With a Focus on High Seas Marine Protected Areas


FAR OUT and DEEP UNDER. Protecting Deep-Sea Life on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge


First High Seas Marine Protected Areas in the North Atlantic

High Seas MPAs – Regional Approaches and Experiences

Interactions Between Management of a Water Column Marine Protected Area in the High Seas of the OSPAR Maritime Area and the Exercise of Sovereign Rights Regarding Subjacent Outer Continental Shelf

Living Blue Planet Report. Species, habitats and human well-being

Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. Proposed High Seas MPAs in the North-East Atlantic (1998-2006)


Marine Protected Areas - Smart Investments in Ocean Health

Matrix of Management Options for the Charlie-Gibbs MPA

Mid-Atlantic Ridge/Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone - Proposal for an OSPAR MPA in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. Executive Summary


Reviewing the Ocean Economy. The case for action - 2015

Saya de Malha Banks - Establishment of a High Seas MPA

Seamounts of the North-East Atlantic

Synthesis of Gaps Identified in Co-Chairs' BBNJ Workshop Report

The High Seas of Sala y Goméz and Nazca Ridges

The Offshore Directory – Review of a Selection of Habitats, Communities and Species of the North-East Atlantic

The Powers of the OSPAR Commission and Coastal State Parties to the OSPAR Convention to Manage Marine Protected Areas on the Seabed Beyond 200 nm from the Baseline - a Report by Daniel Owen

The Saya de Malha Banks

The Status of Natural Resources on the High Seas

The Value of our Oceans – The Economic Benefits of Marine Biodiversity and Healthy Oceans

Towards Implementing UNGA Resolution 61/105 in the North-East Atlantic. WWF Proposals for a Way Forward

WWF: North-East Atlantic Programme - Archive 1998-2009

Workshop: Limits to Blue Growth in the Deep Sea