Goal 14 - Life Below Water
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources..
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By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution
of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities,
including marine debris and nutrient pollution.
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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.
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Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification,
including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels.
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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.
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By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to
overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal,
unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such
subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential
treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral
part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation.
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By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing
States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine
resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism.
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Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology,
taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines
on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the
contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries,
in particular small island developing States and least developed countries.
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Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and
transfer marine technology,
taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of
Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health
and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity
to the development of developing countries, in particular
small island developing States and least developed countries.
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Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets.
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Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources
by implementing international law as reflected in UNCLOS, which provides the
legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their
resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of The Future We Want
