July 18, 2024 9:22 am
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Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety convened on 20 June for the second of four meetings in 2024. The GIA members – maritime sector industry representatives, including anti-fouling solutions providers, shipping representatives, technology researchers, classification societies, and international associations- got together to discuss the GIA's work and its governance changes. The alliance's purpose is to contribute and support two key International Maritime Organization (IMO) pressi
February 27, 2024 3:28 pm
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Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety convened on 22 February for the first of four meetings in 2024. At the core of the meeting discussions was the preparation of the sustainability plan for GIA after GloFouling Partnerships project finishes on 31 May 2025. During the meeting the ideas and potential solutions were discussed with the goal to agree on the way forward during its next meeting to be held in June 2024.In parallel the alliance discussed all various ongoing and potential
October 11, 2023 10:59 am
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been at the forefront of the international efforts to address adverse impact of invasive alien species, by taking the lead in addressing the transfer of invasive aquatic species through shipping. Ships’ ballast water and biofouling on ships are the two main vectors for the transfer of invasive aquatic species through ships. In July 2023, IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has adopted 2023 Guidelines for the control and managemen
June 19, 2023 9:32 am
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The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, hosted an IMO's international workshop on biofouling management in MPAs and PSSAs.
March 9, 2023 12:02 pm
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Members of the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety met on 28th February 2023 for their 10th meeting to discuss the activities in progress and planning/approval of the upcoming ones, together with welcoming the new member - Hempel, who joined just a few days prior.
April 22, 2022 5:33 pm
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The Global Project Task Force of the IMO-executed GloFouling Partnerships project, a collaboration between the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and IMO, met for its second meeting (11 to 13 April) at IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom.The project addresses biofouling - the accumulation of algae, animals and microorganisms on the surface of ships. Biofouling plays an important role in the transfer of invasive aquatic species (IAS) from one
November 11, 2021 4:42 pm
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The Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety has shared the early findings of its new "Report on the Impact of Ships' Biofouling on Greenhouse Gas Emissions" at COP 26. The findings were revealed at the 'Managing Biofouling – A Win-Win Solution to Help Curb Climate Change and Preserve Ocean Biodiversity' hybrid official side event (04 November 2021) led by BIMCO, and in collaboration with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Association of Oil and Gas Producer
October 26, 2021 2:15 pm
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Using private sector-led innovation networks to protect marine biodiversity and improve biofouling management in the aquaculture sector.
October 24, 2021 11:00 pm
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The members of the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety gathered on 21 October at what is already the 5th meeting of the group, also coinciding with its first full year of existence. The first half of the meeting focused on selecting the activities that will be part of the GIA work plan for 2022. In this regard, members stated once more their preference to progress on the development of educational content specifically aimed at raising awareness of different aspects related to bi
September 28, 2021 11:00 pm
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We are approaching the end of 2021, the second of two years of a truly anomalous period, characterized by the outbreak of a pandemic that has caused major upheavals in the personal and professional lives of many of us. The end of 2021 will also be marking three years since the GloFouling Partnerships project started. Looking back on these past two years, I can make a fairly precise assessment of some good lessons one can learn from delivering a project in rather disruptive conditions, and how ne
