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Sandwave Area Surveys in the Straits of Malacca
The main activity of the Environmental Data Feed workshop, hosted by Singapore, was to finalise details
on the availability of environmental data and how the data will be formatted, collated, and portrayed. The
MEH Project will use Marine Information Overlays (MIO’s) based on the IHO S-57 data standard as the
method of providing its data to users.
3 rd MEETING OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN
GEF-MARINE HIGHWAY AND COASTAL
AND MARINE CONTAMINATION PREVENTION
PROJECT
Johannesburg, South Africa, 5-7 July
The 3 rd meeting of the West Indian Ocean GEF-Marine Highway and Coastal and Marine Contamination
Prevention Project (WIOMHCCP) Steering Committee was held in Johannesburg, South Africa 5-7 July,
under the Chairmanship of Captain Karl OTTO from the South African Maritime Safety Authority
(SAMSA) and WIOMHCCP Project Manager. The meeting was attended by 39 delegates representing
nine States: Comoros, Kenya, La Reunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, France, the UK and
South Africa, and six International Organizations and institutions. Vice Admiral MARATOS represented
the IHO.
Rear Admiral Neil GUY, the consultant and coordinator for the Marine Highway (MH) part of the
project, informed the meeting on the progress of the Project. Hydrographic surveys had been executed by
SHOM and the production of paper charts and ENCs were being undertaken by the UKHO. The Capacity
Building and training of the beneficiary countries was discussed, in order to be in a position to maintain
the system when the project will be concluded in December 2012. It was decided that, under the
coordination of South Africa, the beneficiary countries should make a submission to IMO for the survey
route to initially become a “Recommended Route” in this area.
BRINGING LAND AND SEA TOGETHER CONFERENCE
Ostend, Belgium (22 September)
The Bringing Land and Sea Together (BLAST) initiative is a regional project comprising 17 public and
private sector partners from seven counties around the North Sea area. The project is divided into four
distinct and inter-dependent work packages which include; the Land and Sea Model, Navigating the
North Sea; Maritime Traffic Harmonisation and Climate Change in the Coastal Zone. The “Closing the
Gap” Conference which took place on 22 September highlighted the progress that has been made so far
and also included reports on recent developments in BLAST related areas.
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