strategy
Mapping ocean resources
Implementation:
The recently established Association of Caribbean States proposed activities include among others the mapping and taking an inventory of the resources of the Caribbean Sea and the seabed. In recent years, the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC) has funded long-term assistance in among others mapping out the Maldives' extensive maritime zone. Narrower:
Surveying marine living resourcesImproving national capacity to monitor marine living resources Facilitates:
Managing marine resourcesMonitoring changes in the marine environmentApply international provisions to fish populations on the high seasEnsuring sustainable use of marine living resources of the high seasImplementing international law of the sea on straddling and highly migratory fish stocks Facilitated by:
Strengthening marine research capacityExpanding multidisciplinary research on marine living resources Problems:
Irresponsible oceanographersLack of coastal development
Lack of integrated marine resource management
Vulnerability of marine ecosystems
Organizations:
Association of Caribbean States Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development International Union for Surveys and Mapping IOC Consultative Group on Ocean Mapping Subjects:
Oceanography → Oceanography Resources → Resources
Research, Standards → Cartography
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
