The ocean is a planetary superpower. It is home to spectacular ecosystems and treasured wildlife. The ocean covers 71% of our Earth’s surface and sustains the lives of billions of people. It regulates our climate; produces half the oxygen we breathe and fuels the water cycle that produces rain and freshwater. Less than 3% of the ocean is effectively protected. We need to protect at least 30% of the ocean to safeguard marine biodiversity and build ocean resilience. Marine conservation is the protection and preservation of ecosystem in oceans and seas. Marine conservation focusses on limiting human-caused damage to marine ecosystems, and on restoring damaged marine ecosystems. Marine conservation also focusses on preserving vulnerable marine species. One out of three fish stocks are overfished. Hundreds of thousands of marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles are captured each year, along with tens of millions of sharks. Half of all coral reefs and mangroves are gone. We still have time to give the ocean the room it needs to be resilient in the face of growing threats.

Aparika Sharma

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