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WOCANDSEABED2030LAUNCHPARTNERSHIPFORGLOBALOCEANBATHYMETRICMAPPING WorldOceanCounciltoEngageOceanBusinessCommunityinContributingBathymetricDatatoSeabed2030forSustainableDevelopment22May2019TheNipponFoundation-GEBCOSeabed2030ProjectandtheWorldOceanCouncil(WOC),theGlobalBlueEconomyBusinessOrganization,haveforgedapartnershiptoadvancemappingtheworld’soceanfloor.WOCwillengagetheoceanbusinesscommunitytopromotetheSeabed2030visionandthewaysinwhichorganizationsinthemaritimecommunitycancollectandcontributebathymetricdatatoSeabed2030.CompaniesinterestedinparticipatinginprovidingseabeddataareencouragedtocontacttheWOCatinfo@oceancouncil.org.TheagreementbetweentheorganizationswassignedinCopenhagenon14MaybyDrGrahamAllen,ActingDirectorofSeabed2030,andPaulHolthus,WOCFoundingPresidentandCEO,onthefringesofthe1stGlobalPlanningMeetingoftheUnitedNationsDecadeofOceanScienceforSustainableDevelopment.Tomarkthesigningoftheagreement,itwasannouncedthatSeabed2030willtakepartintheWOC7thannualSustainableOceanSummit(SOS),Paris,20-22November2019,andwillcollaboratewithWOCtoconductanSOSworkshopforindustryonbathymetricdatacollectionandsharing.“Collaborationacrosscontinentsanddifferentsectorsofthemaritimecommunityisabsolutelyessentialtoourgoalofproducingadefinitive,publiclyavailablemapoftheworld’soceanfloor,”saidDrGrahamAllen,ActingDirectorofTheNipponFoundation-GEBCOSeabed2030Project.“ThispartnershipwiththeWorldOceanCouncilwillhelpusengagetheoceanbusinesscommunityinpursuitofthisgoal.Therolethattheycanplaycontributingorcollectingdatawillhelpadvanceourunderstandingoftheocean,andofhowwecanactsustainablyandresponsiblyinthefuture.”Speakingafterthesigning,WOCCEOPaulHolthussaid,“TheWorldOceanCouncilistheuniqueinternationalcross-sectoralbusinessleadershipallianceforoceansustainabledevelopment,scienceandstewardship.TheMOUwithSeabed2030strengthensoureffortsto

encourageoceanindustriestocontributebathymetricdata,whichweareadvancingaspartofthebroaderWOCSMARTOcean–SMARTIndustriesprogram,whichengagesthefullrangeofoceanbusinesssectorstoparticipateindatacollectionandsharing.”TheNipponFoundation-GEBCOSeabed2030Project,launchedbyMrYoheiSasakawaofTheNipponFoundationattheUNOceanConferencein2017,isacollaborativeprojecttomaptheentiretyoftheworld’soceanfloorbytheyear2030,andtoincludeallbathymetricdatainthefreelyavailableGEBCOOceanMap.Inpursuitofthisgoal,Seabed2030isbuildingaglobalcommunityofoceanmappers,hydrographers,scientists,industryandthepublictodiscoverandpublishallexistingbathymetricdata.Seabed2030alsoaimstoinformandinspirenewmappingexpeditionsto“mapthegaps”inourknowledgeoftheseafloor,andprovidetheworldwiththedefinitivemapofoceanbathymetry.

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SustainableOceanSummit(SOS)2019:20-22Nov,Paris

“InvestinginOceanFutures:FinanceandInnovationfortheBlueEconomy”

MarkyourcalendarsforthisuniquegatheringoftheglobalOceanBusinessCommunity.

RecentandUpcomingWOCOutreachandEngagement22May,LONDONSea:TheFuture(Participant)23May,PARISOceanWorkshop(Speaker)23May,PARISEconomicChallengesofSilkRoadDevelopments(Participant)23-24May,MAPUTOGrowingBlueConference(SessionChair:OilandGas;Speaker:RegionalBusinessCollaboration)27-29May,MAURITIUSWesternIndianOceanRegionalSciencetoPolicyWorkshop(Speaker)27-29May,PARISBlueForum(Participant)28May,PARISOil&GasandOffshoreWindEnergySynergiesConference(Participant)

28May,PARISMaritimeEconomyTaskForceConference(Participant)29-30May,ATHENSInternationalGreenShippingandTechnologySummit(Chair,Speaker)13June,PARISHighSeasWorkshop(Participant)17-20June,MARSEILLEOCEANS2019(Speaker)25-26June,TUNISAfricaBlueEconomyForum(StrategicPartner,SessionOrganizer)

WorldOceanCouncil(WOC)–TheGlobalBlueEconomyBusinessOrganizationTheWOCistheinternational,cross-sectoralallianceforprivatesectorleadership,collaborationandactiononoceansustainability,stewardshipandscience.Companiesfromarangeofindustriesworldwidearedistinguishingthemselvesasleadersin“CorporateOceanResponsibility”,including:shipping,oilandgas,tourism,fisheries,aquaculture,mining,renewableenergy,oceantechnologyandinvestment.WOCMembersarelistedhere,apartoftheWOCNetworkof35,000+oceanindustrystakeholdersaroundtheworld.TheWOCisaregisterednot-for-profitorganizationintheUS,UKandFrance.

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