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IMO Urges Action To Deter Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea
February 15, 2021
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IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has expressed his deep concern about the escalation in the number and severity of attacks on ships and crew in the Gulf of Guinea region. He insisted on the need for all stakeholders to work together to restore security and reduce the threats to the safety and security of crews and vessels operating in the region.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will convene a maritime security working group in response to the growing number of pirate attacks on ships in the Gulf of Guinea.
The working group is set to meet at the next session of the Maritime Safety Committee, MSC 103, scheduled to take place in May, to provide an opportunity for Member States and international organizations to discuss further collaboration and possible action to address the problem.
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim expressed his concern about the escalation in the number and severity of attacks on ships and crew in the Gulf of Guinea region, and insisted on the need for stakeholders to work together to restore security and reduce the threats to the safety and security of crews and vessels operating in the region.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Hedger Operating Company, LLC (“Hedger”) entered into a January 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Industrial Stormwater General Permit. See LIS No. 21-005.
Hedger is stated to operate a sand and gravel aggregate site (“Facility”) in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
The Facility is stated to discharge processed water and stormwater to an unnamed tributary of Mud Creek which eventually flows into the White River. Such discharge is stated to be regulated pursuant to the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”).
More cold needed to further attempts at Lake Ocheda fish kill
Ice on the lake is 13 to 15 inches thick, with ample water and oxygen yet for carp to survive. 10:00 am, Feb. 5, 2021 ×
Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District Administrator Dan Livdahl prepares to lower a dissolved oxygen meter into a hole he drilled on Lake Ocheda s west basin Wednesday afternoon. The meter reveals how much oxygen is available in the water, key data in determining the survivability of fish. (Julie Buntjer / The Globe)
WORTHINGTON Pulling a plastic sled that contained an ice auger and equipment to measure dissolved oxygen, Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District Administrator Dan Livdahl trudged across a frozen Lake Ocheda Wednesday afternoon to take his weekly measurements of dissolved oxygen, ice thickness and water depth.
Florida s This Farm CARES Program
Tuesday Jan 26th, 2021
News Reporter With your Southeast Regional Ag Report, I m Trevor Williams.
Farmers and ranchers are some of the original environmental stewards, working the land day in and day out to provide for their families and communities. Now they are being recognized by the Florida Farm Bureau for following best management practices to reduce the environmental impact and improving some of Florida s most precious resources.
Florida Farm Bureau s This Farm CARES program was started back in 2019 and recognizes Florida farmers who practice Best Management Practices on their operations. CARES stands for County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship.