The international marine conservation organisation asks countries to walk the talk after having adopted the Paris Agreement at COP21, “noting how important it is to ensure the integrity of all ecosystems, including the oceans, as well as the protection of biodiversity”.

“The oceans are the primary source of life on earth but we continue to carelessly pillage their richness and compromise both their future and ours”, states Lasse Gustavsson, Executive Director of Oceana in Europe.

“Oceana is sending a clear warning: problems created by humans can only be solved by humans. There are key actions that global leaders, decision makers, industry, and citizens can take in 2016 to start reversing the decline of our oceans.”

10 key actions for 2016 that could change the future of the oceans