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Report | June 12, 2026
Putting Ocean Health and Coastal Communities First
The remaining three years of the political mandate are a key opportunity for European policy-makers to use the Ocean Act to allow for competitive and future-proof coastal communities and a resilient ocean. But this opportunity will only be realised if the EU anchors the Ocean Act in binding targets, enforceable measures and accountability mechanisms — delivering healthier seas, abundant fish stocks and prosperous, resilient coastal communities.
The Ocean Act is a once in a decade opportunity to restore abundance and prosperity to our ocean and coastal communities.
The EU already has the necessary agreed targets and existing commitments on ocean protection, restoration, fisheries sustainability and marine environmental status, but poor implementation, weak accountability and low enforcement has blocked them from reaching their full potential. To remedy this, we need a holistic approach to the Ocean Act to strengthen enforcement and implementation. Without a holistic Ocean Act, the EU will continue to struggle to reach Good Environmental Status of European seas, achieve healthy and profitable fish stocks by ending overfishing, and protecting 30 % of the ocean by 2030. A lack of political ambition risks creating an Ocean Act that merely serves as a coordinating tool, without improving the livelihoods of coastal communities or the health of the ocean they depend on. Restoring ocean health and abundance is essential for it to continue being a source of food, energy, employment, recreation, and well-being for ourselves and future generations.
