The Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Program (ABNJ) - often referred to as Common Oceans - is a broad-scale, innovative approach to achieve efficient and sustainable management of fisheries resources and biodiversity conservation in marine areas that do not fall under the responsibility of any one country. In this interview, Jeremy Turner, the FishCode Program Manager in 2014, at the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), provides a general overview of the program and its primary goal to promote efficient and sustainable management of fisheries resources and biodiversity conservation.