To keep the oceans healthy, we need to manage the marine environment responsibly, as overfishing, pollution and climate change are putting pressure on biodiversity and ecosystems. The Common Oceans Program promotes the sustainable use of marine resources and biodiversity conservation in the ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction [more].
The Common Oceans Program aims to improve tuna and deep-sea fisheries management and reduce their environmental impact. It will work in the Sargasso Sea to demonstrate how cooperation and partnership can play a leading role in sustaining and restoring the productivity and health of a major ocean ecosystem. And it will focus on capacity building of experts and stakeholders on issues such as illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, seabed disturbance, marine and land-based pollution and climate change [more]