Professor Laura Fleming, a physician and epidemiologist, underscores the vital role of oceans. Covering 70% of Earth's surface, these environments are essential for sustaining human life.

She emphasizes that biodiversity, particularly within marine ecosystems, is crucial for the ongoing development of new medications.

The Ocean Panel's Blue Paper envisions a sustainable ocean economy over the next 25 years, exploring future employment across various sectors. Drawing on expert consultation and data, it offers guidance for stakeholders to achieve this vision.

A just transition, prioritizing inclusion and fairness, is crucial. The paper highlights key challenges: data limitations, skills gaps, insufficient training and education (especially in developing nations), regional infrastructure disparities, and inadequate funding and institutional capacity.

Dr. Oliver Ashford of the WRI Oceans Program will host a webinar on the future workforce in a sustainable Ocean Economy.

Panelists will discuss major economic aspects influenced by the health and fate of our oceans.

Designated the 'Year of the Ocean,' 2025 marks a pivotal moment for global ocean conservation, featuring major milestones and breakthroughs.

This summary highlights key events, including the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the UN Ocean Decade midpoint, and bold commitments from Brazil and new BlueNDC countries.

For more details, visit: oceanpanel.org/news/

Our Wavemakers secured major victories for the oceans in 2025.

However, the work continues. Join Oceana to protect the world's oceans: Oceana.org/join

The Global Ocean Treaty has reached its 60th ratification, allowing this historic agreement to enter into force. This marks a landmark moment for ocean protection worldwide.

Greenpeace and thousands of supporters globally have championed this significant achievement for over two decades.

Despite claiming to be a leading ocean protector, Australia has not yet ratified the treaty. Given its importance, Australia should prioritize joining this crucial protection agreement.

The ocean, our life support system, is facing a hidden crisis. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing threatens marine life, human rights, and food security. This illicit activity accounts for nearly one-fifth of all seafood, worth up to $23.5 billion annually, while 90% of fish stocks are already overexploited or fished to their limit.

We have solutions to scale transparency at sea. The Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency offers real, simple, and affordable ways to bring accountability. We urge governments to urgently implement this charter to deliver the transparency needed for a healthy ocean. Learn more: https://fisheriestransparency.net/

Whales, often called gentle giants, play a crucial role in maintaining the health of our oceans and the entire planet. Their significant contributions are essential for marine ecosystems.

To protect these magnificent creatures and all other marine animals, it's vital to support NOAA. This U.S. federal agency is dedicated to ensuring their safety and well-being. Speak up for marine life by defending NOAA: https://oceana.ly/4dyLVUD.

Oceana's new report reveals a concerning projection: The Coca-Cola Company's plastic use is set to exceed 9.1 billion pounds annually by 2030 if current practices remain unchanged.

This highlights an urgent need for Coca-Cola to implement significant changes and address its escalating plastic problem immediately.

Oceana's expedition research with Blancpain has unveiled significant findings about marine biodiversity off Southern California.

The discoveries exceeded expectations, revealing a world of secrets within the ocean's depths.

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) comprises two limbs. Its upper limb transports warm, tropical waters northward, releasing heat influencing European weather. The lower limb carries cold, dense waters southward at depth.

Driven by solar radiation, the AMOC's upper limb features vigorous currents like the Gulf Stream, flowing north along the Atlantic's western boundary. These currents, forming eddies, carry heat towards higher latitudes, reaching the Nordic Seas to cool and densify.

In regions like the Labrador Sea, these cooled, dense waters plunge via convection to 1000-2000m. This forms the Deep Western Boundary Current, the AMOC's lower limb, flowing slowly southward along the continental slope. Further south, this deep flow is disrupted by topography and eddies, losing its structure.

Oceana, alongside actor Sam Waterston, invites you to champion our oceans.

Join them in taking action against the urgent plastic pollution crisis.

Can you identify the various ocean fish species presented?

Your expertise is requested to accurately name and categorize these marine creatures.

Identify the group to which each animal belongs.

Welcome to our identification quiz.

Test your knowledge: how many ocean animals can you recognize solely by their eyes?

Thanks to your invaluable support, Oceana secured significant victories for our oceans throughout 2024.

Your dedication as "Wavemakers" was absolutely critical in making these achievements possible.

Join us as we reflect on the collective impact we made this year.

Deep in the ocean, a variety of marine creatures are preparing for a substantial feast.

Driven by instinct, they await the perfect moment to satisfy their hunger with a significant meal.

Among various marine creatures often referred to as "jellys," a common misconception exists.

Can you identify which one, despite its appearance, is not truly a jellyfish?

Meet the "vampires" of the ocean! This intriguing moniker often refers to ancient, jawless fish like the lamprey, known for their unique and sometimes unsettling feeding habits.

These creatures attach themselves to other marine life, using their specialized mouths and sharp teeth to feed on blood and bodily fluids. Despite their parasitic nature, they hold a distinct and important place within aquatic ecosystems.

You wouldn't want to be a male anglerfish! Their existence is one of the most extreme examples of sexual parasitism in the animal kingdom.

Upon finding a female, the tiny male anglerfish bites into her, permanently fusing his body to hers. His circulatory system merges with hers, and he gradually degenerates, losing his eyes, fins, and most internal organs. He becomes little more than a sperm-producing appendage, sustained by the female, with his sole purpose being to fertilize her eggs when needed. It's a bizarre and ultimate sacrifice for reproduction.