{"id":240090,"date":"2025-06-10T08:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=240090"},"modified":"2025-06-10T08:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:48:22","slug":"hon-anthony-smith-and-ambassador-dean-jonas-highlight-blue-economy-at-un-oceans-conference-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/hon-anthony-smith-and-ambassador-dean-jonas-highlight-blue-economy-at-un-oceans-conference-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Hon. Anthony Smith and Ambassador Dean Jonas Highlight Blue Economy at UN Oceans Conference in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2093454478\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, 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1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf10\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t49\/2\/16\/1f310.png\">The United Nations Oceans Conference @UNOC 3 (UNOC-3) got underway in Nice, France today, June 9!<img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf0a\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t5b\/2\/16\/1f30a.png\"><\/p><div id=\"antig-3580865932\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tc4\/2\/16\/1f393.png\">and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CarFisheries?__cft__[0]=AZXVogDsFpID4BOo7PqoY8_r3qf7WuTr9skSZmW3kqdwXVPgBuXVWxOvqOKf6wxpPxi7FpryumyO6Nvrci4q5l2_KnRoBtkoPBMr7D59KJc983oDZHz3R_xCda2pnHyLWG3yOzNojWQrtUd37jR5G6THtNemPj92crWA4_3Mj6DwgQ&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism<\/a> (CRFM), and the Pacific Islands Development Forum <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf34\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t8b\/2\/16\/1f334.png\"> to co-host a high-level side event at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/unoc3?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZXVogDsFpID4BOo7PqoY8_r3qf7WuTr9skSZmW3kqdwXVPgBuXVWxOvqOKf6wxpPxi7FpryumyO6Nvrci4q5l2_KnRoBtkoPBMr7D59KJc983oDZHz3R_xCda2pnHyLWG3yOzNojWQrtUd37jR5G6THtNemPj92crWA4_3Mj6DwgQ&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#UNOC3<\/a> titled: \u201cBlueprints for the Future: Marine Spatial Planning, Financing, Ocean Data-Driven Decision-Making, and Global Cooperation.\u201d <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcd8\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t3f\/2\/16\/1f4d8.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf10\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t49\/2\/16\/1f310.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcac\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/td\/2\/16\/1f4ac.png\"> Susanna De Beauville-Scott, Programme Director for the OECS Sustainable Ocean Management Programme, spotlighted the region\u2019s strides in <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc2c\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tdc\/2\/16\/1f42c.png\"> ocean conservation and <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" 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She noted that the OECS has developed Marine Spatial Plans (MSPs) for five Member States through the World Bank-funded <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf0d\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tde\/2\/16\/1f30d.png\"> Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (CROP).<\/p><div id=\"antig-2220756513\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd1d\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t3\/2\/16\/1f91d.png\"> The event brought together policymakers, industry leaders, and investors to boost collaboration for a sustainable ocean governance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uwifiveislands?__cft__[0]=AZXVogDsFpID4BOo7PqoY8_r3qf7WuTr9skSZmW3kqdwXVPgBuXVWxOvqOKf6wxpPxi7FpryumyO6Nvrci4q5l2_KnRoBtkoPBMr7D59KJc983oDZHz3R_xCda2pnHyLWG3yOzNojWQrtUd37jR5G6THtNemPj92crWA4_3Mj6DwgQ&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">The UWI Five Islands Campus<\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-3563610861\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, 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