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PROTECTING THE OCEAN Advocating for Marine Protected Areas A healthy ocean is vital to human health, security, and prosperity Ocean Elders serves as a catalyst for the protection of the ocean and its wildlife. At the core of our efforts is the active championing for the creation or expansion of marine protected areas that are critical to both the protection and the recovery of marine ecosystems from human impacts. The health of the ocean is directly linked and positively correlated to human health, security, and prosperity. The UN Sustainable Development Goal 14’s target of protecting 10% of the ocean by 2020 is an important step in protecting marine life, addressing pollution and ocean acidification, and reaching the objective of fully protecting 30% by 2030. The Arctic is ground zero for climate change but remains one of the least protected and most vulnerable places on Earth. The melting of the Arctic ice makes fishing and drilling for oil, gas, and minerals more accessible and threatens fragile ecosystems. The High Seas, 64% of the ocean’s surface and 95% of its volume,  are in desperate need of a new international treaty to protect marine biodiversity and address threats such as de*p-sea bottom trawling,  offshore oil and gas exploration, and mining. Illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing practices, including bottom trawling and bycatch, are estimated to be approximately 20% of the fish caught today and devastate marine ecosystems and ruin coastal communities reliant on local fish. Copyright U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings. Reprinted with permission. Mas* migrations are major Ocean Elders announced today that Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Environmental, Cultural and CryptoKitties, ACTAI Global, and Ocean Elders release Honu Kitty in first-of-its-kind blockchain charity event Today at the Blockchain Summit in Morocco, CryptoKitties, ACTAI Global, and Ocean Ocean Elders announced today that Nishan Degnarain, former Chair of the World