The Blue Papers explore pressing challenges at the nexus of the ocean and the economy, providing thematic deep dives into a range of topics and offering a robust knowledge base to inform a new ocean report and the Ocean Panel’s action agenda. 

In the spirit of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, providing value to the UN Decade of Ocean Science and meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement, the Ocean Panel commissioned a comprehensive assessment of ocean science and knowledge that has significant policy relevance. This assessment includes a series of 16 Blue Papers and Special Reports that that will inform the Ocean Panel’s action agenda, shape the new ocean narrative and identify opportunities to facilitate the transition to a sustainable ocean economy. These papers and reports are an independent input to the Ocean Panel process and do not represent the thinking of the Ocean Panel.