The oceans are increasingly viewed as a new frontier for economic development. Yet, as
companies and governments race to capitalize on marine resources, substantial risks can …

The ocean is the next frontier for many conservation and development activities. Growth in
marine protected areas, fisheries management, the blue economy, and marine spatial …

This planetary boundaries framework update finds that six of the nine boundaries are
transgressed, suggesting that Earth is now well outside of the safe operating space for …

Coral reefs worldwide are facing impacts from climate change, overfishing, habitat
destruction, and pollution. The cumulative effect of these impacts on global capacity of coral …

Although fishing is one of the most widespread activities by which humans harvest natural
resources, its global footprint is poorly understood and has never been directly quantified …

Fisheries data assembled by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) suggest that
global marine fisheries catches increased to 86 million tonnes in 1996, then slightly …

Roughly forty years ago, a small group of scientists and policy makers began to realize that
humanity was on a dramatic collision course, as the rapidly growing world economy and …

The rapid expansion of human activities threatens ocean-wide biodiversity. Numerous
marine animal populations have declined, yet it remains unclear whether these trends are …

As part of the global marine fisheries catch reconstruction project conducted by the Sea
Around Us over the last decade, estimates were derived for discards in all major fisheries in …

Human population density within 100 km of the sea is approximately three times higher than
the global average. People in this zone are concentrated in coastal cities that are hubs for …