Resources Backgrounders 01 Jan 2020Friends of Ocean Action and what we doFriends of Ocean Action is a unique, informal group of 54 ocean leaders who are fast-tracking solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the ocean. Read more 01 Jan 2020Ending illegal, unreported and unregulated fishingIllegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing depletes fish stocks, destroys marine habitats, distorts competition and puts honest fishers at an unfair disadvantage. Read more 01 Jan 2020Ending illegal fishing in the Pacific by 2020Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a scourge, particularly in the Pacific where the loss in revenue to the formal economy is USD 4.3-8.3 billion. Read more 01 Jan 2020Ending illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing – traceabilityIn Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Life Below Water or ‘the ocean goal’), governments set out to end IUU fishing by 2020. Read more 01 Jan 2020Marine protection and conservationGlobal biodiversity loss is taking place at an increasingly fast rate and is close to reaching a critical point. Read more 01 Jan 2020Ocean dataEffective management of ocean resources is fundamentally undermined by a profound lack of information. Scientific data on ocean conditions is temporally and spatially limited. Read more 01 Jan 2020Financing ocean innovationThe ocean is the ultimate resource for all. It covers 70% of the Earth’s surface, is the planet’s largest biosphere and is home to 50–80% of life on Earth. Read more 01 Jan 2020Securing sustainable food from the oceanFriends of Ocean Action is exploring the role of the ocean and other aquatic resources in adequately, safely and sustainably feeding the planet now and into the future. Read more 01 Jan 2020Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP)A world without plastic waste and pollution is possible Read more 01 Jan 2020Decarbonizing shipping: Getting to Zero CoalitionIn order to shift to a zero-carbon maritime sector, a deeper understanding of zero-emission fuels and ambitious policy measures is required by the industry, and to turn this into demonstr... Read more 01 Jan 2020Driving gender parity in the battle to save the oceanThere is considerable evidence to support the idea that progress on many of the SDGs accelerates when women are empowered to bring about change. Read more 01 Jan 2020Eliminating harmful fishing subsidiesAccording to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), 33% of the world’s fish populations are overfished, and 60% are being fished to their sustainable limit. Read more Reports 26 Jun 2020Meeting Report: Virtual Ocean Dialogues 2020The Virtual Ocean Dialogues, 1-5 June 2020, hosted by Friends of Ocean Action with the World Economic Forum, was the first global online conference for a healthy ocean that was open to all. 17 Apr 2020Report: The Ocean Finance HandbookThe Ocean Finance Handbook is a new guide that seeks to demystify the investment landscape of the sustainable blue economy. 25 Mar 2020Impact Report: The Business Case for Marine Protection and ConservationNow is the time to pull together to protect natural resources – for the good of people, the natural world and business sustainability alike Read report 01 May 2019Ending Illegal Fishing: Report on Data Policy and the Port State Measures AgreementIllegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing robs nations of up to $23.5 billion annually, undermining fisheries management and cheating legal fishers. Read report 01 Jan 2019Friends of Ocean Action community report 2019The Friends of Ocean Action is an informal, impact-driven group of leaders who are fast-tracking solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the Ocean Read report
01 Jan 2020Friends of Ocean Action and what we doFriends of Ocean Action is a unique, informal group of 54 ocean leaders who are fast-tracking solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the ocean. Read more
01 Jan 2020Ending illegal, unreported and unregulated fishingIllegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing depletes fish stocks, destroys marine habitats, distorts competition and puts honest fishers at an unfair disadvantage. Read more
01 Jan 2020Ending illegal fishing in the Pacific by 2020Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a scourge, particularly in the Pacific where the loss in revenue to the formal economy is USD 4.3-8.3 billion. Read more
01 Jan 2020Ending illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing – traceabilityIn Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Life Below Water or ‘the ocean goal’), governments set out to end IUU fishing by 2020. Read more
01 Jan 2020Marine protection and conservationGlobal biodiversity loss is taking place at an increasingly fast rate and is close to reaching a critical point. Read more
01 Jan 2020Ocean dataEffective management of ocean resources is fundamentally undermined by a profound lack of information. Scientific data on ocean conditions is temporally and spatially limited. Read more
01 Jan 2020Financing ocean innovationThe ocean is the ultimate resource for all. It covers 70% of the Earth’s surface, is the planet’s largest biosphere and is home to 50–80% of life on Earth. Read more
01 Jan 2020Securing sustainable food from the oceanFriends of Ocean Action is exploring the role of the ocean and other aquatic resources in adequately, safely and sustainably feeding the planet now and into the future. Read more
01 Jan 2020Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP)A world without plastic waste and pollution is possible Read more
01 Jan 2020Decarbonizing shipping: Getting to Zero CoalitionIn order to shift to a zero-carbon maritime sector, a deeper understanding of zero-emission fuels and ambitious policy measures is required by the industry, and to turn this into demonstr... Read more
01 Jan 2020Driving gender parity in the battle to save the oceanThere is considerable evidence to support the idea that progress on many of the SDGs accelerates when women are empowered to bring about change. Read more
01 Jan 2020Eliminating harmful fishing subsidiesAccording to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), 33% of the world’s fish populations are overfished, and 60% are being fished to their sustainable limit. Read more
26 Jun 2020Meeting Report: Virtual Ocean Dialogues 2020The Virtual Ocean Dialogues, 1-5 June 2020, hosted by Friends of Ocean Action with the World Economic Forum, was the first global online conference for a healthy ocean that was open to all.
17 Apr 2020Report: The Ocean Finance HandbookThe Ocean Finance Handbook is a new guide that seeks to demystify the investment landscape of the sustainable blue economy.
25 Mar 2020Impact Report: The Business Case for Marine Protection and ConservationNow is the time to pull together to protect natural resources – for the good of people, the natural world and business sustainability alike Read report
01 May 2019Ending Illegal Fishing: Report on Data Policy and the Port State Measures AgreementIllegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing robs nations of up to $23.5 billion annually, undermining fisheries management and cheating legal fishers. Read report
01 Jan 2019Friends of Ocean Action community report 2019The Friends of Ocean Action is an informal, impact-driven group of leaders who are fast-tracking solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the Ocean Read report