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6 Seas

6 SEAS

The United Nation's Marine Research Organization (IOC) proposes six priority areas for the UN Decade of Marine Research and Sustainable Development (2021-2030):

A Clean Ocean

where sources of pollution are identified and removed

A Safe Ocean

where people are protected from ocean hazards

A Healty & Resilient Ocean

where marine ecosystems are mapped and protected

A Sustainably harvested & Productive Ocean

ensuring the provision of food supply

A Predictable Ocean

where society has the capacity to understand current and future ocean conditions

A Transparent & Accessible Ocean

whit open access to data, information and technologies

Sources: ‘The Science We Need for the Ocean We Want’, IOC

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