Resources Reports 05 Jul 2022Blue Carbon Principles and GuidanceThe draft provides guardrails for the development and management of blue carbon projects that are equitable, fair, and credible. Click on the image above to provide your feedback on the d... 05 Jul 2022The Road to Sustainable AquacultureOn current knowledge and priorities for responsible growth 05 Jul 2022Towards a Blue Recovery in FijiFiji’s economic and sustainability trends, as well as the governance and financing of its ocean economy before and during the COVID-19 crisis. It provides an initial mapping of promising ... 08 Jun 2022SDG14 financing landscape scan: tracking funds to realize sustainable outcomes for the oceanA new report argues that by redesigning the SDG14 data infrastructure, there is a better chance to achieve the 2030 targets for a healthy and sustainable ocean and planet. 18 May 2022Maximizing seafood by-product utilization towards eliminating wasteA Namibian pilot study 18 May 2022Global at-sea fish processingA review of current practice, and estimates of the potential volume of by-products and their nutritional contribution from at-sea processing operations 18 May 2022Assessing Seafood Supply ChainsNew public-private partnership will support companies in assessing IUU fishing risks using vessel data 26 May 2021Ocean Declaration to Fast-Track Ocean Health in 202126 May 2021 – At the close of the Virtual Ocean Dialogues, global leaders called for ocean health to be fast-tracked at all environmental summits and action taken to protect the health of... 25 Jun 2021Virtual Ocean Dialogues 2021 Report The Virtual Ocean Dialogues 2021 were focused on equipping leaders and engaging citizens on how to ensure we do not squander the historic opportunity 2021 represents for the environment. 30 Jan 2022Statement from Friends of Ocean Action: 2022 can be the year the world halts the decline in ocean healthMembers of Friends of Ocean Action have endorsed a statement released today calling for ambitious action in 2022 to achieve a healthy, thriving ocean and advance the Sustainable Developme... Read more 24 Jun 2021South Africa: fueling the future of shippingSouth Africa’s role in the transformation of global shipping through green hydrogen-derived fuels. 21 Apr 2021Deep-Sea Minerals: Why Manufacturers and Markets Should Engage NowNew paper identifies challenges of applying land-based responsible mineral sourcing standards to deep-sea minerals. 12 Apr 2021Fast-tracking ocean solutions: Friends of Ocean Action Impact Report (Chinese)本报告对第一阶段的集体工作予以肯定,并提供了成果的具体信息和数据。 15 Mar 2021Fast-tracking ocean solutions: Friends of Ocean Action Phase I Impact ReportPresenting the vision, milestones and successes of the Friends of Ocean Action platform, the Impact Report provides a comprehensive account of the first three years of Friends of Ocean Ac... 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. 01 Apr 2021Report: The Ocean Finance Handbook (Chinese) 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 Apr 2021Impact Report in Chinese: The Business Case for Marine Protection and Conservation 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 Phase II Backgrounders 21 Jul 2021Friends of Ocean Action - Overall BackgrounderA unique group of leaders fast-tracking solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the ocean Read more 21 Jul 2021Activating Ocean Finance - BackgrounderUnlocking opportunities for finance to flow towards a sustainable blue economy Read more 21 Jul 2021Building a Resilient Ocean - BackgrounderStrengthening the resilience of ocean ecosystems, economies and people Read more 21 Jul 2021Creating a Digital Ocean - BackgrounderLiberating data to inform solutions for ocean health Read more 21 Jul 2021Nourishing Billions - BackgrounderFeeding a growing global population through ethical, transparent and sustainable aquatic resources Read more 21 Jul 2021Uplink Ocean - BackgrounderFostering and enabling a global community of innovative change-makers Read more Phase I 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
05 Jul 2022Blue Carbon Principles and GuidanceThe draft provides guardrails for the development and management of blue carbon projects that are equitable, fair, and credible. Click on the image above to provide your feedback on the d...
05 Jul 2022The Road to Sustainable AquacultureOn current knowledge and priorities for responsible growth
05 Jul 2022Towards a Blue Recovery in FijiFiji’s economic and sustainability trends, as well as the governance and financing of its ocean economy before and during the COVID-19 crisis. It provides an initial mapping of promising ...
08 Jun 2022SDG14 financing landscape scan: tracking funds to realize sustainable outcomes for the oceanA new report argues that by redesigning the SDG14 data infrastructure, there is a better chance to achieve the 2030 targets for a healthy and sustainable ocean and planet.
18 May 2022Global at-sea fish processingA review of current practice, and estimates of the potential volume of by-products and their nutritional contribution from at-sea processing operations
18 May 2022Assessing Seafood Supply ChainsNew public-private partnership will support companies in assessing IUU fishing risks using vessel data
26 May 2021Ocean Declaration to Fast-Track Ocean Health in 202126 May 2021 – At the close of the Virtual Ocean Dialogues, global leaders called for ocean health to be fast-tracked at all environmental summits and action taken to protect the health of...
25 Jun 2021Virtual Ocean Dialogues 2021 Report The Virtual Ocean Dialogues 2021 were focused on equipping leaders and engaging citizens on how to ensure we do not squander the historic opportunity 2021 represents for the environment.
30 Jan 2022Statement from Friends of Ocean Action: 2022 can be the year the world halts the decline in ocean healthMembers of Friends of Ocean Action have endorsed a statement released today calling for ambitious action in 2022 to achieve a healthy, thriving ocean and advance the Sustainable Developme... Read more
24 Jun 2021South Africa: fueling the future of shippingSouth Africa’s role in the transformation of global shipping through green hydrogen-derived fuels.
21 Apr 2021Deep-Sea Minerals: Why Manufacturers and Markets Should Engage NowNew paper identifies challenges of applying land-based responsible mineral sourcing standards to deep-sea minerals.
12 Apr 2021Fast-tracking ocean solutions: Friends of Ocean Action Impact Report (Chinese)本报告对第一阶段的集体工作予以肯定,并提供了成果的具体信息和数据。
15 Mar 2021Fast-tracking ocean solutions: Friends of Ocean Action Phase I Impact ReportPresenting the vision, milestones and successes of the Friends of Ocean Action platform, the Impact Report provides a comprehensive account of the first three years of Friends of Ocean Ac...
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
21 Jul 2021Friends of Ocean Action - Overall BackgrounderA unique group of leaders fast-tracking solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the ocean Read more
21 Jul 2021Activating Ocean Finance - BackgrounderUnlocking opportunities for finance to flow towards a sustainable blue economy Read more
21 Jul 2021Building a Resilient Ocean - BackgrounderStrengthening the resilience of ocean ecosystems, economies and people Read more
21 Jul 2021Creating a Digital Ocean - BackgrounderLiberating data to inform solutions for ocean health Read more
21 Jul 2021Nourishing Billions - BackgrounderFeeding a growing global population through ethical, transparent and sustainable aquatic resources Read more
21 Jul 2021Uplink Ocean - BackgrounderFostering and enabling a global community of innovative change-makers Read more
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