Negotiating the Ocean
Negotiating the Ocean
Podcast Description
Negotiating the Ocean, an Ocean Equity podcast by ANCORS, peeks below the surface of international ocean governance. We take you behind the scenes of global talks on biodiversity, fisheries and deep-sea mining and ask the big questions around equity and social justice. This podcast enables a more inclusive understanding for those who can’t attend international meetings and provides vital information for new diplomats, NGOs and ocean researchers. This is your audio guide to navigate these high seas negotiations, brought to you by the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes of ocean governance, biodiversity, fisheries, and deep-sea mining, focusing specifically on equity and social justice. Episodes include topics such as the management of fishing rights, the impact of climate change on ocean policies, and the equitable sharing of ocean resources. For example, Episode 1 highlights the concept of Ocean Equity and its application in global decision-making processes.
Negotiating the Ocean, an Ocean Equity podcast by ANCORS, peeks below the surface of international ocean governance. We take you behind the scenes of global talks on biodiversity, fisheries and deep-sea mining and ask the big questions around equity and social justice. This podcast enables a more inclusive understanding for those who can’t attend international meetings and provides vital information for new diplomats, NGOs and ocean researchers. This is your audio guide to navigate these high seas negotiations, brought to you by the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security.
Looking beyond the can – the importance of tuna fisheries
Part 2: The Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission manages the second most lucrative tuna fishery in the world. More than half of the tuna catches in the Indian Ocean come from small-scale fisheries, which are often characterised by a lack of data and information. Overall, the Indian Ocean faces many complex and unique challenges.
In this episode, we talk to four experts from the region who have been actively engaged in shaping the Indian Ocean tuna fisheries.
Guests:
Adam Ziyad – Chair of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
Dr Paul de Bruyn – Executive Secretary of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
Umair Shahid – Indian Ocean Tuna manager for WWF
Doreen Simiyu – Coordinator of the Indian Ocean Tuna Forum (SWIOTUNA)
Hosts: Bianca Haas & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins
Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For comments & feedback please contact: [email protected]
Find out more:
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Website https://iotc.org/
WWF Website https://www.wwf-swio.org/
SWIOTUNA Website https://www.swiotuuna.org/
Blog on the 29th IOTC meeting: https://oceanequityresearch.org/fisheries-governance-publications/insights-into-the-29th-annual-meeting-of-the-indian-ocean-tuna-commission/
Research on the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission by ANCORS researchers:
Rambourg, C., Haas, B., & Colléter, M. (2025). The quiet voices of French territories in tuna fisheries management. Environmental Development, 55, 101162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101162
Haas, B., Goodman, C., Sinan, H., Davis, R. (2023). Fact or fiction? Unpacking the terminologies used in fisheries allocation discussions. Marine Policy, 152, 105630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105630
Davis, R., Hanich, Q., Haas, B., Cisneros-Montemayor, A., Azmi, K., Seto, K.L., et al. (2022). Who Gets the Catch? How Conventional Catch Attribution Frameworks Undermine Equity in Transboundary Fisheries. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.831868
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