The Economist Impact, with the support of the official host The Nippon Foundation, is hosting the 12th World Ocean Summit in Tokyo in 2025.  With over 14,000 islands, 347,000km of coastline, and a blue economy forecasted to reach 28 trillion yen by 2030, Japan as a maritime nation offers a rich cultural and historical perspective.

The summit will focus on the transition to a sustainable ocean economy,  ocean stewardship, strategies to restore ocean health, advancements in marine technology, and collaborative efforts to address ocean pollution. The agenda will include a series of “How to” workshops designed to generate tangible action points and key takeaways to enable organizations to instigate change and impact the journey towards a healthier ocean.

WorldFish participation:

• The summit in Tokyo will continue action-based conversations on the key themes from past World Ocean Summits that WorldFish has been part of. With an Asian focus, WorldFish looks forward to engaging with the global ocean community ahead of the United Nations Oceans Conference in June 2025.
• This year, our participation will be led by Jorn Schmidt, Director of Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems, who will bring his expertise on food systems, blue economy, ocean finance, climate, and more.
• This is an opportunity for your organisation to help shape the agenda across many ocean industries and help us understand your efforts towards ocean conservation, restoration and the growth of the blue economy. 

We look forward to your active participation. Click here to learn more.

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