International Ocean Institute - Press Release

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Halifax to host major ocean conference
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For Immediate Release
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November 16, 1998
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HALIFAX - The largest collection of VIPs seen in this city since the G-7 =
Summit will meet from November 29 to December 3 at the World Trade and =
Convention Centre.  His Excellency the Right Honourable Romeo LeBlanc, =
Governor General of Canada, will head the delegation that will include a =
former prime minister, provincial premiers, cabinet ministers, =
pre-eminent scientists, business leaders, writers and journalists.
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The Pacem in Maribus XXVI (Peace in the Oceans) Conference will address =
some of the greatest challenges facing the world's oceans today - =
challenges involving policy-makers, researchers and practitioners from =
diverse sectors such as fisheries, shipping and oil and gas.  =
Participants will exchange information and identify new approaches for a =
cooperative program to enhance mankind's knowledge of development and =
management of the seas.
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This will be the International Ocean Institute's (IOI) 26th such =
conference since the first one in Malta in 1970.  It will address a =
number of critical issues facing the oceans in the next century, =
including the crisis in the world fisheries, the impact of offshore oil =
and gas development, the globalization of the shipping industry, and the =
development of Canada's ocean strategy.
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In one of the crowning and culminating celebrations of the International =
Year of the Ocean, this year's conference has appropriately come to =
Halifax, which has the world's second largest concentration of ocean =
specialists.  The conference convenors - a group of eminent Canadians, =
chaired by the Honourable Allan J. MacEachen and dedicated to the =
objectives of the IOI - will bring together a series of distinguished =
speakers including former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dr. Ruud =
Lubbers; Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans David Anderson; =
Canadian Minister for International Cooperation Diane Marleau; and =
Chairman of the Earth Council Mr. Maurice Strong.
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Fisheries participants will include well known fisheries advocate and =
Premier of Newfoundland Brian Tobin; Alassane Dialy Ndiaye, minister of =
fisheries and shipping for the Republic of Senegal; Dr. Satya Nandan, =
secretary general, International Seabed Authority; Mr. Moritaka Hayashi, =
assistant director general, Fisheries Department, Food and Agriculture =
Organization of the United Nations (FAO); and a number of other esteemed =
panellists and speakers.
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Addressing the issue of offshore hydrocarbon development will be Premier =
of Nova Scotia Russell MacLellan; president of Mobil Oil Canada Mr. =
Jerry Anderson; Dr. Robert Fournier of Dalhousie University; and others.
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A panel bringing ship owners and operators together with shipping and =
marine law experts will explore the globalization of the shipping =
industry from both a practical and theoretical perspective; while IOI =
founder Elisabeth Mann Borgese will lead a panel discussion on =
overcoming sectoral barriers that hinder the development and =
implementation of new approaches for dealing with these critical issues.
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Experts from various oceans sectors - in Canada and internationally - =
will discuss the future orientation of the oceans policy for Canada and =
the challenges Canada is facing to achieve its goals.
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The International Ocean Institute organizes the Pacem in Maribus =
Conference annually to provide a forum where challenges of ocean space =
can be considered in their interconnectedness and treated as a whole.  =
Advancement of "Peace in the Oceans" is the primary mission of the =
institute, since without peace neither economic or social development, =
nor the conservation of the environment can be realized.
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The global conferences have become respected as milestone events in =
understanding threats to the world's oceans and appreciating the =
potential of ocean resources to sustain humankind.
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The International Ocean Institute was founded in 1972 as an independent, =
international, non-profit organization.  Headquartered at the University =
of Malta, the organization has offices in 10 countries around the world.
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The IOI has taken the lead in advocating an integrated approach to =
conservation through cooperative ocean management and regulation.  The =
institute reaches out worldwide to enhance the peaceful uses of ocean =
space and resources in the interests of present and future generations.
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For more information, contact Mr. Robert Race at the International Ocean =
Institute in Halifax:  Tel: (902) 494-1737; Fax: (902) 494-2034; e-mail: =
ioihfx@dal.ca or visit the IOI Web site at http://www.dal.ca/ioihfx/
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>November 16, 1998</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>HALIFAX</STRONG> - The largest collection of =
VIPs seen=20
in this city since the G-7 Summit will meet from November 29 to December =
3 at=20
the World Trade and Convention Centre.&nbsp; His Excellency the Right =
Honourable=20
Romeo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada, will head the delegation that =
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include a former prime minister, provincial premiers, cabinet ministers, =

pre-eminent scientists, business leaders, writers and =
journalists.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Pacem in Maribus XXVI (Peace in the Oceans) =
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will address some of the greatest challenges facing the world's oceans =
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challenges involving policy-makers, researchers and practitioners from =
diverse=20
sectors such as fisheries, shipping and oil and gas.&nbsp; Participants =
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exchange information and identify new approaches for a cooperative =
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