SmartNet Project Highlight - What is the Ocean We Want?

Led by Professor Mitsutaku Makino of the University of Tokyo, The ‘Ocean We Want’ Survey is one of the key SmartNet contributions to the Ocean Decade. The theme of the Ocean Decade is ‘the science we need for the ocean we want’, but what exactly is the ocean we want, and who are ‘we’? This global survey, with pilot surveys already completed in USA, Japan, France and Australia, seeks answers to this question from the general public. Outcomes will include regionally specific assessments of the key issues facing our oceans and their resources, and recommendations for meeting the Decade-identified challenges to support sustainable oceans and ecosystems. Go to the project website for the details.




Illustrations by Bass Kohler from the SmartNet ‘Ocean We Want Survey’ side event at the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona, Spain, April 2024.