{"id":21169,"date":"2026-06-08T18:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=21169"},"modified":"2026-06-08T18:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:42:31","slug":"world-oceans-day-imo-urges-nations-to-put-ocean-policies-into-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/world-oceans-day-imo-urges-nations-to-put-ocean-policies-into-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"World Oceans Day: IMO urges nations to put ocean policies into practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OceanDayoption1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21170\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OceanDayoption1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OceanDayoption1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OceanDayoption1-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OceanDayoption1-768x364.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"summary\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">World Oceans Day (8 June) highlights shipping\u2019s responsibility to protect the marine environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To mark World Ocean Day on 8 June, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling on its 176 Member States and the global shipping industry to step up implementation of measures to protect the marine environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4EGHk47jXHY\">video message<\/a>\u00a0for World Oceans Day, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAt IMO, we take our responsibility to protect the ocean seriously. With shipping being one of the main users of the ocean space, it is the reason why we focus on enhancing our regulatory framework to reduce pollution and address new challenges, such as underwater radiated noise and transboundary species.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBeyond setting the rules, we must put policy into practice,\u201d he added, reflecting the IMO\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/about\/events\/pages\/world-maritime-theme-2026-2027.aspx\">World Maritime Day theme<\/a>\u00a0for 2026-2027: \u2018From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Watch the video here<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4EGHk47jXHY\">World Oceans Day Video Message<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cook-Islands-video.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21172\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cook-Islands-video.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1317\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cook-Islands-video.jpeg 1317w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cook-Islands-video-300x179.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cook-Islands-video-1024x610.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cook-Islands-video-768x457.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1317px) 100vw, 1317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">IMO\u2019s regulatory framework for ocean protection<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over many decades, IMO has established a robust set of international instruments to prevent pollution, protect marine life, and support safer, more sustainable shipping.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Global treaties such as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/about\/conventions\/pages\/international-convention-for-the-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-%28marpol%29.aspx\">MARPOL<\/a>\u00a0Convention on the prevention of marine pollution from ships,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/ourwork\/environment\/pages\/ballastwatermanagement.aspx\">Ballast Water Management<\/a>\u00a0Convention and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/about\/conventions\/pages\/international-convention-on-the-control-of-harmful-anti-fouling-systems-on-ships-%28afs%29.aspx\">Anti-Fouling Systems<\/a>\u00a0Convention to limit the spread of invasive aquatic species, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/mediacentre\/hottopics\/pages\/recycling-of-ships-and-hong-kong-convention.aspx\">Hong Kong Convention<\/a>\u00a0on ship recycling, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/knowledgecentre\/conferencesmeetings\/pages\/london-convention-protocol.aspx\">London Convention<\/a>\u00a0and Protocol on dumping of wastes at sea, all work to safeguard the marine environment.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Progress on pollution, biodiversity and climate action<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Tackling marine plastic litter<\/strong>:\u00a0Adoption of the 2026 Strategy and the Action Plan to Address\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/mediacentre\/hottopics\/pages\/marinelitter-default.aspx\">Marine Plastic Litter<\/a>\u00a0from Ships, reaffirming IMO&#8217;s goal of zero plastic waste discharges to sea from ships by 2030.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reducing underwater radiated noise (URN)<\/strong>:\u00a0Extension to 2028 of the trial phase for IMO\u2019s revised\u00a0<em>Guidelines for the reduction of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/mediacentre\/hottopics\/pages\/noise.aspx\">Underwater Radiated Noise<\/a>\u00a0from shipping to address adverse impacts on marine life<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcdn.imo.org\/localresources\/en\/MediaCentre\/Documents\/MEPC.1-Circ.906-Rev.1%20-%20Revised%20Guidelines%20For%20The%20Reduction%20Of%20Underwater%20Radiated.pdf\">URN guidelines<\/a>), with plans to commission an IMO study to inform future measures.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combatting ships\u2019 biofouling<\/strong>:\u00a0Agreement among Member States to develop a standalone legally binding instrument for the control and management of ships&#8217;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/ourwork\/environment\/pages\/biofouling.aspx\">biofouling<\/a>\u00a0to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species and protect biodiversity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate and ocean nexus<\/strong>: Ongoing discussions on regulations to reduce\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/mediacentre\/hottopics\/pages\/cutting-ghg-emissions.aspx\">greenhouse gas emissions<\/a>\u00a0from ships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information on IMO actions to protect the ocean, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/mediacentre\/hottopics\/pages\/oceans-default.aspx\">IMO&#8217;s role in protecting the world&#8217;s oceans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source : IMO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Oceans Day (8 June) highlights shipping\u2019s responsibility to 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