Through its continued commitment to marine conservation, Oak Foundation seeks to advance ocean management according to our strategy in three key areas: 1) prevention of illegal, unregulated and unreported industrial fisheries; 2) improvement of small-scale fisheries governance and empowerment of small scale fishery leaders to safeguard marine ecosystems and protect their livelihoods; and 3) substantial reduction of the leakage of plastics debris into the oceans. Oak Foundation believes that working in these three areas will improve the health and integrity of marine ecosystems and the communities around the world that depend on them.
Progress reports
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
Type of commitment
PLASTICS
- Plastics product bans or restrictions
- Plastics recovery/recycling/reuse
SHIPPING
- Management of ship-based pollution and/or port waste management
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
Type of commitment
- Community or Locally Managed Marine Areas
- Ecosystem-based Adaptation
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
Type of commitment
- Compliance, monitoring and enforcement
- Reduction and elimination fishing practices and gear that destroy/degrade marine habitat
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
Type of commitment
- Legal/policy/institutional measures
- Access to coastal fishing grounds
- Access and capacity building for eco-labelling and traceability systems
- Community empowerment for fisheries management
2020
