Maine's Midcoast communities rely on healthy seas and strong infrastructure to thrive. Here are some things town officials and nonprofit leaders are thinking about for World Oceans Day on June 8.
Maine's Midcoast communities rely on healthy seas and strong infrastructure to thrive. Here are some things town officials and nonprofit leaders are thinking about for World Oceans Day on June 8.
Press release
Under the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Minister of Maritime Affairs, Ricardo Serrão Santos, presented “Ocean Month in Lisbon today, the day that also marks European Maritime Day.
The initiative has its own website on the subject, with the programme for the events where the future and the sustainability of the blue economy and fisheries will be discussed throughout the month of June, as well as the conservation of resources and its role in the post-pandemic economic recovery.
On 8 June, Word Oceans Day, a High-Level Conference will be held in Lisbon on integrated maritime policy: “A Blue Agenda in the Green Deal”. The European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, will be taking part in this conference, which will also include a ministerial meeting.