The recent Extraordinary High-Level Regional Meeting (EHLRM) on the Marine Environment Protection of the Southeast Asian Seas (MEPSEAS) Project hosted by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) tackled the impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in their efforts to protect the marine environment in the ASEAN region.

The EHLRM, a meeting of officials of maritime administrations of International Maritime Organization (IMO) member countries in the ASEAN region, met with MEPSEAS Project representatives via video conference on March 17 and reviewed the changes in the project’s operations due to the pandemic.