The WOC has created major interest and momentum for significantly scaling up ocean and climate observations by industry through a coordinated international program.
But that is not the only impact the defense industry has on the Ocean State.
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In addition, he says, investment is needed in research and development to take the industry to the next level to build bigger ocean-going vessels.
The oil industry is particularly focused on the report because the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has regulatory oversight over offshore operations.
Among the likely winners in the fragmented and mostly small-scale fish producing industry are either suppliers to farmers or companies that can obtain economics of scale in ocean fishing.
The new organization, to be called the Ocean Energy Safety Institute, would be a government-run center made up of regulators, industry representatives, members of the academic community and the U.S. Coast Guard, according to a person familiar with the discussion.
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Commercial fisheries are hampered by current regulations and could be further harmed if the ocean is divided up among too many groups, said Jim Ruhle, president of Commercial Fishermen of America, an industry group.
Shipping companies must ensure that their ships rigorously apply the IMO guidance and industry-developed Best Management Practices in their entirety, so that, when venturing into the western Indian Ocean region, they comply with all the recommended measures: no ship is invulnerable, in particular those with relatively low freeboards and slow steaming speeds.
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