Hi All
Farmers can put fertilizer on their fields and we could not feed the
present world population if they did not.
Some of it runs into rivers and down to the sea. The problem is quite
bad in the flow of the Mississippi into the the Caribbean. However it is
hard to tell the real difference between using fertilizer on land and at
sea. Perhaps we should do a bit more research before insisting on a
complete ban of something that seems to be able to gets lots more fish
protein.
Stephen
Emeritus Professor of Engineering Design. School of Engineering.
University of Edinburgh. Mayfield Road. Edinburgh EH9 3JL. Scotland.
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On 04/07/2014 16:22, Chris Vivian wrote:
It is not true that ocean fertilisation experiments require
international approval.
Under the London Convention and London Protocol all such applications
for permits are dealt with by the relevant country or countries
involved. This would usually be the coastal state if the experiment
were to be carried out within its EEZ or the flag state of the vessel
when carried out on the High Seas. There is also a provision for the
state where the material is loaded onto a vessel to permit such
activities. The countries party to the London Convention and London
Protocol are responsible for implementing the requirements of those
international treaties. There is no requirement for international
approval.
The London Convention and London Protocol Parties have developed an
Ocean Fertilisation Assessment Framework and that does encourage
consultation with relevant stakeholders. In addition, when the
amendment to the London Protocol adopted in October 2013 comes into
force – it requires ratification by 2/3rds of the Contracting Parties
to the Protocol to come into force – the permitting Contracting Party
is required to establish a consultation process with all relevant
stakeholders nationally or internationally when a proposal is
submitted. While the amendment states that "Consent should be sought
from all countries with jurisdiction or interests in the region of
potential impact without prejudice to international law", it is not
required.
Chris.
On Tuesday, July 1, 2014 6:25:46 PM UTC+1, andrewjlockley wrote:
http://aeon.co/magazine/nature-and-cosmos/can-tiny-plankton-help-reverse-climate-change/
<http://aeon.co/magazine/nature-and-cosmos/can-tiny-plankton-help-reverse-climate-change/>
Extract
But Smetacek’s research cruise already demonstrated that iron
fertilisation works, and the science behind it has been vetted and
published in the journal Nature, as recently as 2012. Despite this
progress, there have been no scientific research cruises since
2009, and there are none planned for the future. At the very
moment it revealed its promise, the white whale of iron
fertilisation seems to have slipped under the waves anew.
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