In this issue: (1) Second Joint Meeting of the Hamilton Declaration Signatories and the Sargasso Sea Commission; (2) The Government of the British Virgin Islands became the Sixth Signatory to the Hamilton Declaration on 29 January 2016; (3) The United Nations recognizes the Sargasso Sea in the First World Ocean Assessment; (4) The Sargasso Sea Commission welcomes two new collaborating partners; (5) Innovative Data Mapping Pilot Project for the Sargasso Sea initiated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); (6) UN launches Preparatory Committee for Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ); and (7) Sargasso Sea Commission Delegation participates in the Global Leadership Academy's Sustainable Ocean Lab Workshop most recently held in South Africa.
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