10th Our Ocean Conference, and First Without U.S. Government, Leads to $9.1B for Ocean Conservation

10th Our Ocean Conference, and First Without U.S. Government, Leads to $9.1B for Ocean Conservation

The 10th annual Our Ocean Conference (OOC) took place from April 28 through April 30 in Busan, South Korea. As a result of the conference, which was the first that the U.S. government did not join, countries committed to investing a total of $9.1 billion toward ocean conservation and restoration efforts. The 2025 conference, titled “Our Ocean, Our Action,” focused on how countries can transform the world’s oceans from a state of “crisis” to one …