Editorial: The High Seas
Maritime 2019
When fishing turns to wholesale slaughter
Professor Callum Roberts exposes the rapacious fishing practices that lie behind much of the canned fish we see on our supermarket shelves
For better or worse, technology is taming the high seas
Tony Long, Global Fishing Watch CEO, considers how new technology is changing our view of the global ocean
Reducing GHG emissions from ships: IMO’s vision
Dr Edmund Hughes, Head of Marine Environment at IMO, examines what the shipping industry is doing to cut climate-changing emissions
A place of weak laws and poor governance
Clare Brook, CEO of the BLUE Marine Foundation, asks that we seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to safeguard life in international waters
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Gwythian Prins, Emeritus Research Professor at LSE, welcomes the opportunity Brexit will provide to plan a naval strategy that reflects ancient reflexes, true alliances and national temperament
Upholding the right of innocent passage
Rear Admiral Andrew Burns OBE, outlines how cooperation between navies can help maintain prosperity for trading nations
Voyaging with Vagabond, the polar yacht from Brest
Éric Brossier, ocean engineer, captain and father, reflects on 20 years of carrying out Arctic research in his family-crewed yacht
Developing Britain’s ports
Richard Clayton, Chief Correspondent of Lloyd’s List, explains why British ports must be included in national strategic thinking, if their potential is to be realised