The latest edition of the GOBI newsletter is now available, packed with interesting articles and updates on our partners’ work. Catch up on stories about the latest developments in the Important Marine Mammal Areas work, efforts to protect the Sargasso Sea, initiatives to gather evidence to establish area-based management in the high seas, and theContinue Reading Latest edition of the GOBI newsletter now out!
On 19th October 2026, the inaugural signing ceremony of the Hamilton II Declaration took place in Bermuda, securing collaboration for the future conservation of the Sargasso Sea. Prof. David Johnson (GOBI Secretariat) attended the ceremony in his capacity as a Sargasso Sea Commissioner and recognising GOBI’s involvement with the CBD process for ecologically or biologicallyContinue Reading Hamilton II Declaration Inaugural Signing
GOBI is delighted to be part of a new initiative to advance conservation in areas beyond national jurisdiction. The Living High Seas Partnership – a 5-year project funded through Germany’s International Climate Initiative – is a pioneering and ambitious initiative that brings together key actors to support the co-development of the first generation of area-basedContinue Reading GOBI embarks on a new adventure with Living High Seas
17 January 2026 is a historic milestone for protection of the ocean in areas beyond national jurisdiction. It is the day that the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (the BBNJ Agreement) comes intoContinue Reading Historic milestone for ocean protection
Kristina Gjerde has sadly passed away on the eve of the BBNJ Agreement, with which she was so involved, coming into force. Amongst her many other roles, Kristina was a founding proponent and inspiration for GOBI. She pushed relentlessly for sound science to better understand deep-sea ecosystems to inform their protection. Since its inception in 2008, Kristina servedContinue Reading Kristina Gjerde: Ocean Champion
After 13 years leading GOBI’s efforts in championing the conservation of biological diversity in the marine environment, David Johnson is handing over the reins to Dominic Pattinson who will take on the GOBI Coordinator role in October 2025. Whilst we are sad to see David hang up his GOBI hat, we are delighted to haveContinue Reading Changing of the guard at GOBI Secretariat
The ocean community at large convened in Nice this summer for UNOC3 (9-13 June 2025). See and be seen! The GOBI Secretariat mission was predicated by three priorities: To that end, immediately before UNOC3 proper, a weekend SOI Global Dialogue workshop brought together representatives of many Regional Seas Organisations, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations and partner IFBs.Continue Reading GOBI @ UNOC3
The Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean (MiCO) system, developed as part of GOBI’s programme of work under the International Climate Initiative (2016-2023) continues to go from strength to strength with the release of a new paper that demonstrates the important role of marine megafauna in connectivity across the global oceans. The latest models, developed byContinue Reading MiCO reveals the marine megavertebrate migrations connecting the global ocean
After a temporary break from publication last year, the GOBI newsletter is back – packed with news from around the GOBI community and beyond. Happy reading!
Building ecologically representative and well-connected High Seas ABMT networks was the subject of a 3-day joint GOBI–IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas High Seas Specialist Group (HSSG) workshop, which took place at Duke University on 12-14 March 2025. Bringing together a group of around 30 experts on high seas ecology, policy and connectivity, bioregionalisation, marineContinue Reading Building scientific foundations for ecologically representative and well-connected high seas ABMT networks
