But Gulf-wide, shrimp landings in 2011 and 2012 were about 15% below the 2000-09 average, according to figures compiled by Mississippi State University's Coastal Research and Extension Center.
The IOC was established in 1960 as a body with functional autonomy within UNESCO with the purpose to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in ocean and coastal research, services and capacity building.
The research is being partly supported by the Deltares Coastal Maintenance Research Programme.
These UN entities have also advocated for a global, transparent and effective control and regulatory mechanism to be put in place for these activities, with the exception of small scale scientific research studies within coastal waters.
Mr. DAN WALKER (National Research Council): Coastal erosion is discussed all around the country but this is a fundamentally, you know, an order of magnitude different, more complex, much faster erosion than we've seen.
In some cases, the increase in prices was even higher, especially in coastal areas and for land, according to research reports by real-estate firms.
Eleven substantive publications were issued by Member States to commemorate the IOC anniversary and its input to the research and protection of the Ocean and coastal zones.
Through the exhibit, visitors will be able to appreciate the essential need for ocean measurements and the excitement of the new technologies utilized by GOOS. This exhibit includes a display of the Korean coastal observation system and was created with the kind support of the Government of Korea and Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI).
Research by the Environment Agency contradicts the established theory that the land would eventually be destroyed by coastal erosion.
Its mission is to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity building to learn more about the nature and resources of the oceans and coastal areas, and to apply this knowledge to improved management, sustainable development and protection of the marine environment and the decision making processes of its 144 Member States.
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