Net Earth: The Environmental Security Podcast

Episode 2 Part 1: Going Under: The Changing Accessibility of the Sea


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This episode focuses on rising sea levels and the implications for fishing communities and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) boundaries. With islands sinking below the waterline, EEZs increasingly disputed and fishers at risk of being displaced, will illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing become more prevalent?

In Part One, Grace Evans and Lauren Young speak to several experts to examine the complexities of maritime boundaries and explore how sea level rise, coastal erosion and changing weather patterns are set to alter the way we access and utilise the sea.

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Net Earth: The Environmental Security Podcast Season One

In Hot Water: Illegal Fishing in a Warming World

Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is a multifaceted global threat – one that harms aquatic ecosystems, human security and regional stability, and that stands to evolve significantly in a warming world. As fish numbers and distributions shift in a warming climate and as sea levels rise, interactions between humans and the aquatic environment will alter. With the climate emergency accelerating, our experts discuss the ways in which the IUU fishing landscape is changing, exploring topics such as polar ice melt, contested EEZ boundaries, vulnerable local livelihoods, ownership transparency and crime convergence.

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Net Earth: The Environmental Security PodcastBy Royal United Services Institute