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Life on Earth depends heavily on its magnificent and complex ocean ecosystems. But the seas are suffering from overfishing, loss of key habitat—such as coral reefs—and the depletion of important species from sharks to small fish that are the basis for the entire food web.
Pew's ocean work includes efforts to create large marine reserves; end illegal fishing; protect key species such as penguins, sharks, tuna and forage fish; and establish policies that protect, maintain, and restore the health of marine ecosystems.
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November 9, 2021 How the WTO Can Save Fish for the Future
September 20, 2021 Coastal 'Blue Carbon' and Combating Climate Change
August 10, 2021 Community Voices Are Key to Florida's Coast
The Drive to Protect 30% of the Ocean by 2030
The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity will meet to agree to an ambitious plan to safeguard life on Earth by 2050
Effective marine conservation can help people and nature, conserving critical marine habitat where species may thrive, and significantly boost the global economy, for example by fostering healthy and sustainable fisheries. Pew is working with partners to ensure that the international community builds on this momentum and support to establish and sustain protections to conserve biodiversity in the most important ocean environments.
U.S. West Coast coastal habitat and marine conservation news, analysis, and opportunities to act.
Tom Dillon Senior Vice President
Tom Wathen Vice President
Steve Ganey Vice President
Jennifer Browning Director
Andrea Kavanagh Project Director
Lenfest Ocean Program
The Lenfest Ocean Program is a grantmaking program that funds scientific research on policy-relevant topics concerning the world's oceans and communicates the results of the supported research to decision makers and other interested audiences....
From the heat of the equator to the North and South poles, the ocean binds the planet together, supporting communities, maritime industries, and most life on Earth. ...
From mangroves and salt marshes to underwater coral reefs and seagrass meadows, nearshore habitats host abundant marine life and support the economic vitality of coastal communities across the United States....
The high seas make up about two-thirds of the world's ocean, covering the vast expanses beyond the jurisdiction of any country. Research has shown that the high seas hold some of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on Earth, supporting abundant...
Pew is working to secure comprehensive and complementary rules and consequences for international fisheries management to support healthy, resilient marine ecosystems and fisheries over the long term....
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L'Accordo sulle misure dello Stato di approdo: Quali domande dovrebbero porre gli acquirenti di prodotti ittici alle autorità e ai fornitori?
In an effort to reduce the amount of plastic waste entering marine waters, Pew will work with governments, industry, scientists, and other nongovernmental organizations (or civil society) to better understand this global problem and offer solutions. ...
The U.S. Arctic hosts some of the world's last intact large marine ecosystems, but they are threatened by climate change, loss of sea ice, and industrialization....
The Pew Charitable Trusts' project on reducing harmful fishing subsidies is working with WTO members, scientists, and other stakeholders to secure this agreement and substantially reduce those subsidies that are harmful to fisheries....
Conserving Life in Canada's Oceans
The Arctic harbours one of the world's least disturbed marine ecosystems, plays a crucial role in moderating the planet's climate, and is home to spectacular wildlife, fish, and marine mammal populations. Its biological riches provide physical and...
Chile's Patagonia region is one of the world's last largely intact natural areas. Its glaciers, hardwood forests, rugged coastline and wild fjords remain remarkably untouched. Pew is partnering with nongovernmental organizations, universities, and...
Seabed Mining Project
The cold, dark waters of the deep sea once were thought to be largely void of life, but scientists now know that the opposite is true. Underwater mountain chains teem with fish, corals, and other fauna and flora. Hydrothermal vents gush mineral-rich...
Conservation Science
Science provides a critical foundation for effective environmental conservation measures. Pew pursues a diverse portfolio of scientific projects to answer key questions and provide practical data, and its experts develop, support, and communicate...
Pew will build partnerships with countries to help them integrate coastal wetlands and coral reefs into their commitments and explore scaling this approach to substantially reduce the rate of coastal habitat loss. ...
Antarctica's Southern Ocean is one of the world's last great wilderness areas, surrounding the coldest, driest, windiest, and least altered continent. The ocean's frigid waters bustle with thousands of species found nowhere else, from brilliantly...