Canada has announced a strategy for a federal network of marine protected areas in all three of our oceans.

(i) Preparation of the development of a global strategy on alien species that threaten marine and coastal biological diversity

The European Union's determination to play its part is demonstrated by its recent publication of its Thematic Strategy on the Protection and Conservation of the Marine Environment the Marine Strategy together with the proposal for its legislative underpinning.

The strategic areas of concentration include supply of near real time operational services for maritime applications.

Among the many issues on the agenda, the Commission discussed its possible contribution to the future European marine strategy and a number of issues related to marine biodiversity.

383. Under the auspices of the Nairobi Convention, a project on the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Action Programme for the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean is being developed.

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However, the country is strategically situated in the Horn of Africa at the juncture of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

Members of the Pacific Islands Forum launched the Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Framework for Integrated Strategic Action at the Mauritius International Meeting in January this year.

While many small island developing States have integrated the management of coastal and marine resources into broader ocean management strategies since the entry into force of UNCLOS, the implementation of the Convention continues to be impeded by financial constraints and lack of capacity.

By its resolution XXIII 10, on principles and strategy for capacity building, the IOC Assembly called for the conduct of regional assessments of existing capacities to undertake marine scientific research and operational oceanography.

Under the Mauritius Strategy, CARICOM States commit themselves to carrying out further implementation of the Programme of Action in areas such as integrated ocean and coastal management, maritime delimitation, the management of coral reefs and associated ecosystems, the development and implementation of waste management strategies and the strengthening of sustainable and responsible fisheries management mechanisms.

Aware of the strategic importance of the Convention as a framework for national, regional and global action in the marine sector, the Division recognizes the need to intensify the provision of coordinated and accurate information.

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Several delegations expressed the view that solutions to the problem of marine debris not only needed to be implemented within the marine environment, but should also be linked to recycling, waste reduction and packaging strategies.

Some American defense analysts view China s maritime strategy as being clearly aggressive. They point to increasing defense expenditures and the development of missile and submarine technology designed to cordon off the seas extending from China s coast to the first island chain of Taiwan and Japan.

3. The new approach of States to adopt a national strategy for the ocean, based on the principle of integrated management, continues to develop.

The programme aims at improving the quality of the marine environment by improved shared management of land based pollution.

IOC capacity building strategy.

Item 76 (a) of the preliminary list

The decree provides, inter alia, that the objectives of the Authority are the implementation of the National Maritime Strategy of Panama the coordination of its activities with national maritime institutions and authorities, such as the Panama Canal Authority and functioning as the supreme maritime authority of the Republic of Panama in the exercise of the rights and discharge of the responsibilities of Panama under UNCLOS.

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Challenges in preventing and combating marine litter

Iceland fully subscribes to such an approach, which forms the basis of our own marine strategy, issued last year.

My country has expressed reservations about paragraphs 26 and 27 of the Strategy, since they make explicit reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which contains provisions relating to the delimitation of maritime boundaries a Convention to which we are not party.

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Given that the international community is faced at present with new challenges concerning oceans, currently as well as in the past, the Convention on the Law of the Sea continues to provide the legal framework and focus for all ocean activities.