A remarkable discovery off the coast of Tahiti in 2022 revealed one of the world’s largest healthy coral reefs stretching nearly three kilometers across the seafloor. The finding reminded us of something important: despite covering more than 70% of the planet, we still know surprisingly little about the ocean.
The Ocean Protection Gap coalition (Systemiq, Campaign for Nature, Together for the Ocean) estimates that about $1.2B currently flows to ocean protection. To actually meet the 30×30 target, we would need around $15.8B per year. That leaves a $14.6B annual shortfall.
In many parts of the world, marine protected areas exist in name but not in practice. A designation may appear in a national plan or an international database, yet on the water, there may be a single ranger, limited fuel, and aging equipment.
Every sector in ocean technology has a pressure point. A single, stubborn problem that slows adoption, limits impact, or keeps critical tools out of the hands of people who need them most.
Over the past month, I have been tracking how U.S. organizations with fewer than five years in the market are pushing 3D geospatial visualization into a new phase.
If you have ever stood on a shoreline and watched the tide pull itself across a beach, you know the ocean rarely stays still. Every shift in color, current, or depth is a quiet message. What is changing. What is moving. What needs our attention.
When you’re navigating uncharted waters — whether that’s launching a reef restoration startup or designing a seaweed carbon capture pilot — your financial model is your tide chart. 🧭
In 2023, the United Nations took a monumental step toward protecting the health of our planet by adopting the High Seas Treaty.
The Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement represents a groundbreaking step in international ocean governance.
The Brundtland Report, formally known as Our Common Future, was published in 1987 by Gro Harlem Brundtland, a medical doctor, who was Norway’s first woman Prime Minister and served ten years as head of government between 1981 and 1996.