
G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative

The G7 Future of Seas and Oceans Initiative aims to bring together marine scientists and representatives of G7 government agencies and ministries to improve the global ocean observing system. This ocean observing system will generate data that will, for example, provide information on the state of our seas and oceans, which is necessary for weather and climate forecasting and for the development of a sustainable blue economy.
In 2016, G7 ministers agreed on an ambitious approach to addressing ocean issues and developed the Future of Seas and Oceans Initiative with five main areas of action: