Maritime 2020

Kathy Mansfield welcomes Ian Urbina’s work with Global Fishing Watch to highlight the damage being done to squid stocks in waters off Korea and Japan

Hannah Linder explains how a new public portal for tracking carrier vessel activity will help fishery managers ensure the transfer of catch is both legal and verifiable

Jamie McMichael-Phillips, Project Director of the Seabed 2030 Project, describes the unprecedented scope of the initiative, its progress and its tasks for the next 10 years

Dr Cdr Arnab Das, examines the deadly conflict between humans and marine mammals in the Indian Ocean Region, and proposes a new framework for a solution

Iain Ballantyne outlines how the Royal Navy is already going full steam ahead into the future as it operates in an increasingly dangerous world

Professor Andrew Lambert, makes the case for the Admiralty to be reinstated

Paddy Rodgers urges today’s maritime innovators to emulate the perseverance of their predecessors

Cdr Sue Eagles QVRM RD, Communications Director for the charity Navy Wings, highlights the challenges of saving our maritime aviation heritage

Andrew Linington considers the future of ‘the human element’ in ever more technology-dependent shipping, and the need for new skillsets and training