Latest figures out on Australia’s growing blue economy

By Jane Lyons | 32017000Australia/Hobart03bAustralia/HobartWed, 22 Mar 2017 19:00:00 +1100 19 2021

This month the Australian Institute of Marine Science’s latest AIMS Index of Marine Industry was released. The 2016 report says Australia’s marine industries now contribute more than $74 billion directly and indirectly to the annual national gross domestic product. The AIMS Index of Marine Industry was developed to provide a biennial update of the economic…

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International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)

By Indi Hodgson-Johnston | 52017000Australia/Hobart03bAustralia/HobartFri, 17 Mar 2017 17:20:29 +1100 19 2021

One Planet, One Ocean – IOC Proposal for an International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) 17 March 2017 The IOC has written to all Member States advising of a proposal for an “International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development” to address key components of SDG14. Dr Canterford has forwarded this correspondence…

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