The World Ocean Network’s Regional Delegations
Following the 3rd International Meeting in 2006, a number of regional delegations were set up:
South East Atlantic Ocean: Mauritania – NGO Clean Beach.
South East Atlantic Ocean: Mauritania – NGO Clean Beach.
South West Atlantic Ocean and Cuba: CeDePesca – Argentina.
The French Caribbean and French Guyana: Grégory Talvy.
The purpose of the regional delegations is to disseminate information and publicise the activities of the World Ocean Network at the global region scale, ensuring relevance by adapting materials to regional needs.
The World Ocean Network in Latin America
CeDePesca organised the first regional meeting in 2007 in Argentina. The countries participating in this meeting were Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Colombia, Equador, Peru, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuala.CeDePesca produces a regular World Ocean Network newsletter for regional delegation members/participants.
In 2009 CeDepesca organised COLACMAR in collaboration with National Aquarium of Cuba. This World Ocean Network regional workshop focused on the exchange of information and project development work aimed at strengthening the impact of World Ocean Network activities.
10 countries from the region were represented: Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Cuba, Equador, France and Guadaloupe, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay.
The World Ocean Network and the French Overseas Territories
In 2005 the first overseas territories meeting was organised in Martinique. Its aim was to identify local operational partners for the World Ocean Network in the overseas territories (DOM TOM) in order to set up a regional delegation. The workshop programme included the Citizen of the Ocean Passport and World Oceans Day with the objective of identifying needs and priority work themes.In May 2009, the first overseas Youth Parliament took place on the Reunion Island. Young people from Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion and French Guiana gathered and shared their opinion, proposals and commitments on topics such as biodiversity preservation, halieutic resources, climate change, town and country planning and tourism and leisure activities. These young people reported live on their activities during World Oceans Day 2009 thanks to videoconference on Nausicaá’s live set.
Te mana o te moana represents French Polynesia in the overseas World Ocean Network delegation and works for the preservation of marine environment and public awareness in French Polynesia.
The World Ocean Network in Africa
The NGO Clean Beach is the regional contact point for the South East Atlantic Ocean zone. Clean Beach is, in particular, responsible for the ADIGMILE project, which involves developing a marine turtle monitoring protocol. A first evaluation is due in 2009.The NGO will organise a workshop on conservation measures for the coast of Nouakchott on February 8th 2011.