“The oceans remains one of the least developed regions on earth. This is about to change. The ocean and its inestimable pool of resources represents a new economic frontier for growth, development and investment”

“The evidence is clear: the ocean is a major contributor to the globaleconomy, but its asset base is being rapidly eroded. To restore theocean’s productive capacity before it is too late, the world must takeurgent action”

Compilation of the 2010 column inventories (mol m–2) of anthropogenic CO2: the global Ocean excluding the marginal seas

Plot of energy accumulation in ZJ (1 ZJ = 1021 J) within distinct components of the Earth’s climate system relative to 1971 and from 1971 to 2010 unless otherwise indicated.

Rhein, M., et al., 2013: Observations: Ocean. In: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC