Welcome to the Ocean Advocacy project notes

Bermuda is a big blue state not a tiny island

Communities and sustainable development related to oceans need private sector roles coalescing roles 

UN law of the sea

waste marine noise invasive species 
infrastructure adaptation and resiliency

offshore renewables

role of science and data

80~90k merchant vessels out in the oceans which could be collecting data and information

3~4m fishing vessels

98 percent of internet traffic travels via oceans and subsea cables

howndonwe rank advocacy priorities？ 

Ocean climate biodiversity nexus is most important advocacy topic

What solutions intersect here things like figuring out best carbon sinks and biodiversity pockets

best blue carbon and sequestration mapping zones

seasketch.com for data layers

importance of marine spatial plans 

Blue bond for oceans innovation and climate zone

a zone for pilot programmes and innovation zones 

bermuda as test bed site for ocean technologies like upwelling and SEQUESTRATION TECH

MRV solutions and credentialing from Beermuda