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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Addressing Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia in California

Ocean Protection Council on behalf of the State of California (
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    Since the adoption of California’s Ocean Acidification Action Plan in 2018, the Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is focused on and committed to the implementation of the Action Plan’s goals. Specifically, OPC commits to working with partners to make targeted investments to support the development of an ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) monitoring and observation system to advance the science on OAH vulnerability and identify risk to California’s biological resources, communities, and economies within the context of other ongoing environmental changes. Additionally, OPC is supporting a modeling project focused on the relationship between land-based nutrients and impacts to OAH, and commits to providing scientific guidance to inform new nutrient loading standards that minimize biological and chemical impacts, including OAH. OPC has committed to funding a series of projects in order to advance these goals.

    Partners

    The International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (Partnership), the Pacific Coast Collaborative (Partnership), the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification (Government)

    Goal 14

    Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

    Goal 14

    14.1

    By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

    14.1.1

    (a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density

    14.2

    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

    14.2.1

    Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas

    14.3

    Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels

    14.3.1
    Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations

    14.4

    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

    14.4.1
    Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels

    14.5

    By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information

    14.5.1
    Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas

    14.6

    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

    14.6.1

    Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

    14.7

    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

    14.7.1

    Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

    14.a

    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

    14.a.1
    Proportion of total research budget allocated to research in the field of marine technology

    14.b

    Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets

    14.b.1

    Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries

    14.c

    Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 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"

    14.c.1

    Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources

    Name Description
    14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
    14.3 Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels

    Development and implementation of an OAH monitoring and observation system

    Advance science on OAH vulnerability and identify risk to California’s biological resources

    Provide scientific guidance to inform new nutrient loading standards

    Financing (in USD)
    OPC plans to use a combination of internal and partner funding to fulfill these commitments.
    Staff / Technical expertise
    OPC intends to use internal and partner staff and expertise to fulfill these commitments.
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    Timeline
    01 July 2020 (start date)
    31 December 2025 (date of completion)
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    Ocean Protection Council on behalf of the State of California
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    Other beneficiaries

    General public, relevant stakeholders, and research community

    Ocean Basins
    North Pacific
    Communities of Ocean Action
    Ocean acidification
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    Headquarters
    Sacramento, California, USA
    Contact Information

    Jenn, Deputy Director