The 38th meeting of the Scientific Group under the London Convention and the ninth meeting of the Scientific Group under the London Protocol, which regulate the dumping of wastes at sea, convened at International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters to review various guidance materials and reported to the governing bodies of the Convention and Protocol.
24 April 2015: The 38th meeting of the Scientific Group under the London Convention and the ninth meeting of the Scientific Group under the London Protocol, which regulate the dumping of wastes at sea, convened at International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters to review various guidance materials and reported to the governing bodies of the Convention and Protocol.
The 38th and 9th meetings took place in London, UK, from 20-24 April 2015.
The meetings included a Science Day devoted to ‘Marine geoengineering’ on 23 April 2015, which discussed such issues as: understanding marine geoengineering; emerging issues in marine geoengineering; research and commercial ventures; impact assessment, monitoring of marine geoengineering and how to implement them; and lessons learned. Under the current marine geoenginnering regulatory regime, which was adopted in the 2013 amendments to the London Protocol, the only marine geoengineering activity permitted is ocean fertilization, and this may only be considered for a permit if it is assessed as constituting legitimate scientific research. [IMO Press Release] [IMO Webpage on Marine Geoengineering]