United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• Southampton docks

Two types of flags bearing the 50th Anniversary logo have been provided to the IOC Secretariat as a contribution to the Anniversary: table and large flags for use on ships conducting approved 50th Anniversary research cruises.

The UK is planning to carry out a commemorative cruise on board RRS “James Cook” (from St Johns, Newsfoundland to Vigo, Spain) in June 2010. Help with the preparation of the Book “Troubled Waters: Ocean Science and Governance” has been given by providing one of the co-editors and some archive photographs.

Consideration is being given to identify several marine science meetings organized in the country as contributions to the Anniversary, including the:

• 3rd International Ocean Stewardship Forum “Taking stock - the state of the oceans” will be held tentatively on 3-5 November 2010, in Southampton. Twelve core presentations will be integrated with targeted working focus groups and panel led discussion sessions to assess the new global entitlements to maritime territory and their implications for resource development and ocean governance, and evaluate the challenges facing our understanding of Biodiversity and the Marine Environment. 
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• and the 14th Biennial Challenger Conference for Marine Science “Ocean Challenges in the 21st Century” on 6–9 September 2010, in Southampton.

National Oceanographic Center (UK) celebrated the 50th Anniversary of IOC (article)

IOC Commemorative Stamps at the National Oceanographic Library. More

• 22-05-2010