Close to 40 million people being employed by ocean-based industries by 2030.

 


The ocean produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen.
The ocean is key to our economy with an estimated 40 million people being employed by ocean-based industries by 2030.
Oceans absorb about 30% of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming.

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