Paul Holthus Executive Director World Ocean Council Business Leadership and Collaboration to Sustain Coral Triangle Ecosystem Goods and Services The international business alliance for “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”

The Multiple Use Ocean

The ocean is an interconnected ecosystem that supports a wide range of uses Sustaining ocean health and productivity requires responsible use and stewardship by all users Ocean users operate, and are regulated, in sectoral silos, usually at a national scale Many good companies are working to reduce impacts The best efforts by a single company, or an entire industry sector, are not enough to secure the future health and productivity of the ocean The Ocean Industry Context

Ocean Business Community Challenge Responsible ocean companies need to: Identify, understand and address the issues that affect their access to ocean areas and their social license to responsibly use marine space and resources Develop coordinated, proactive, constructive leadership and collaboration across sectoral and political boundaries …Or risk getting squeezed out

International, Cross-Sectoral Business Leadership Alliance Bringing ocean industries together, e.g. shipping, oil/gas, fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, offshore renewables, etc. Catalyzing leadership and collaboration in addressing ocean sustainability - “Corporate Ocean Responsibility” Goal A healthy and productive global ocean and its sustainable use, development and stewardship by a responsible ocean business community Creating business value for responsible companies Access and social license for responsible ocean use Synergies and economies of scale in addressing issues Stability and predictability in ocean operations What is the World Ocean Council ?

The Ocean Business Community Direct Ocean Users Industries that depend on the ocean for the extraction or production of goods (living, non-living, energy) and the provision of services (transport, tourism, etc.) Ocean User Support Industries Industries that depend on direct users for their existence (e.g. shipbuilders) or drive the need for ocean industry (e.g. extractors, manufacturers, retailers that transport materials or products by sea) Ocean Use “Infrastructure” Providers Financial, insurance, legal and other service providers that enable ocean industries to operate

AP Moller-Maersk TORM USA Heidmar, Inc. Almi Tankers S.A. RightShip Int’l Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Cruise Line International Ass’n (CLIA) Marine Offshore Group EPJ Consulting Blank Rome Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Holman Fenwick Willan LLP Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Lloyds Register Nautilus Minerals Rio Tinto World Ocean Council: Members ExxonMobil Shell BP Transocean PanGeo Subsea Sinclair Knight Merz Athens Group Battelle Memorial Institute Golder Associates TierraMar Twin Dolphins JASCO Energias de Portugal Global Trust Certification BirdsEye-Igloo (as of Sept 2011)

1.Coordinate proactive industry input key ocean policy processes, e.g. Biodiversity Convention, Law of the Sea 2.Develop informed, coordinated, proactive industry input to marine spatial planning, e.g. in the US, Europe 3.Catalyze collaboration on science-based solutions to shared issues, e.g. invasive species, marine debris, noise 4.Create cross-sectoral ocean industry councils in key regions, e.g. Arctic, Baltic, Caribbean, Coral Triangle 5.Improve ocean understanding through industry involvement in ocean science, observations, data sharing World Ocean Council: Programs

Growing Ocean Use Shipping Offshore oil and gas Fisheries Aquaculture Cruise tourism Mining Dredging Submarine cables/pipelines Offshore wind energy Wave/tidal energy Ports/marinas Recreational/sport boating Desalination Carbon sequestration Navy Kinds of use Levels of activity o Duration o Intensity o Frequency Location of activity o Geographical Extent o Frequency

World Ocean View: Use Submarine Cables Offshore Wind Cobalt Crusts Deepwater Oil Fisheries Shipping Routes

World Ocean View: Impacts

World Ocean View: Protection Proposed marine protected areas network

Converging Ocean Trends Marine Protected Areas + Ecosystem Based Management + Precautionary Approach + Marine Spatial Planning = an increasingly complex and challenging business environment for industry Variety of spatial scales Depends on the issue, proponent and/or process Critical habitat: e.g. deep sea corals, sea mounts Critical processes: e.g. spawning sites, migration routes Biodiversity hotspots at global, regional, national scale

Industry trends: Offshore Oil/Gas Further offshore Deeper Expansion in SE Asia

Industry trends: Shipping 50,054 ships Bulk carriers: 8,687 Container ships: 4,831 Tankers: 13,175 Passenger ships: 6,597

Industry trends: Cruise Line Tourism Cruise line passengers Asia growth as destination and passenger source o Up 10-40% from 2009 in some countries New destinations and itineraries o e.g. 58 stops in Indonesia

Industry trends: Seafood Fishing effort is Spreading further offshore Going deeper

Industry trends: Fisheries Fleet expanded until early 1990’s Since then static at ~1.3 million vessels Many nations stopped acquiring large vessels Gross tonnage peaked at 15.6 million in 1992 Over 85% of world’s fishing fleet is in Asia

Industry trends: Aquaculture Aquaculture Fastest growing food production system 7.5%/year growth over past twenty years

Industry trends: Seabed Uses Seabed mining Konos Rabaul Kokopo NEW BRITAIN NEW IRELAND EL 1374 EL 1196 EL 1374 BISMARCK SEA NEW IRELAND PROVINCE EAST NEW BRITAIN PROVINCE Submarine telecom cables

Industry trends: Coastal Construction Ports – new, expansion, improvement, maintenance Ports – deepwater/offshore ports Marinas – new, expansion, improvement, maintenance Piers/jetties Shoreline protection Dredging – extraction, maintenance Landfill/Reclamation

Need to: Ensure ecological and economic sustainability Compliment the capacity and resources of government agencies, civil society and academic institutions Create the structure and process for progressive companies from broad range of industries to collaborate Address priority issues, including: o Marine pollution o Habitat degradation/destruction o Maritime accidents o Introduction of invasive species o Marine debris o Marine science and ocean monitoring Coral Triangle Business Collaboration

Ensure the future health of the Coral Triangle marine ecosystem and the critical economic and social benefits it provides Work towards o Responsible use of marine space and resources o Sustained marine ecosystem goods and services Create synergies, economies of scale and business benefits in tackling these issues collectively Engage constructively with governments and civil society to achieve common goals for the region WOC proposes to engage the leadership marine industry companies in the region in the development of an Ocean Business Leadership Council for the Coral Triangle Coral Triangle Regional Business Council

Paul Holthus Executive Director World Ocean Council Thank You 24