Submarine Cables Workshop
The objective of this invitation-only workshop was to start an informed dialogue between the Submarine Cable Industry and the newly established Sargasso Sea Commission regarding best environmental practices for the laying and maintenance of cables in high seas areas, such as the Sargasso Sea. The Commission hopes to collaborate with the ICPC on an agreed statement of "Best Practices" that might form the basis of a Memorandum of Understanding.
William Francis, Bermuda Dept. of Economic Development and Doug Burnett, ICPC. (Credit: N. Bryner)
Presentations (downloadable PDFs)
Neil Rondorf, Leidos, Director of Marine Operations
Legal Framework under UNCLOS
Doug Burnett, ICPC International Cable Law Advisor; Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Cable System Planning and Permitting: Business and Stakeholder Considerations
Bob Wargo, Marine Liaison Manager, AT&T Corp.
Cable Laying and Repair and Cable Ship Operations
Dr. Ron Rapp, Director, Industry & Marine Liaison, TE Subcom
Submarine Cables and the Ocean Environment
Dr. Lionel Carter, ICPC Marine Environmental Advisor; Professor, Marine Geology, Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
The Sargasso Sea Project
Dr. David Freestone, Executive Secretary, Sargasso Sea Commission
Why is the Sargasso Sea important? A science perspective
Professor Howard Roe, Sargasso Sea Commission
Seamounts of the Sargasso Sea Commission Area
Dr. Les Watling, University of Hawai’i
Dr. Lionel Carter (Victoria Univ. of Wellington), Doug Burnett (ICPC), and Robert Wargo (AT&T). (Credit: N. Bryner)
Briefing Materials:
- Map: International telecom cables in the Sargasso Sea Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ)
- Excerpts from Submarine Cables: the Handbook of Law and Policy. Edited by Douglas R. Burnett, Robert C. Beckman, Tara M. Davenport. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2014.
Introduction: Why Submarine Cables?
Chapter Seven: The Relationship between Submarine Cables and the Marine Environment
ICPC Recommendation No. 1: Management of Redundant and Out-of-Service Cables, 2014.
