Protect the Ocean
By: Shihao Qu
Tags: Ocean Protocol, Ocean Conservation, Oceans, Sustainable Development

The future sustainability goal I will be researching in my publication is to protect and sustainably use the world’s oceans and marine resources. The topic or trend I will focus on is to protect the ocean against the invasion of human industry. In the course of the rapid development of human industry, we must admit that we have harmed the sea and even done some irreparable harm to it. After a deep understanding of this topic, I believe that I and the people who read my article will have a serious and clear understanding of what we should do for the ocean in the future.

As a student majoring in business administration concentrated in supply chain management, in the course of my study, I was exposed to the ocean like shipping and maritime supply chains. A better ocean will have a better impact on all of these markets. Also, because my family lives by the sea. When I was young, the sea was so clear and beautiful in my memory. As I grew up, every time I went home to the beach to look at the sea, the remaining garbage on the beach and a few plastic bottles floating on the sea deeply hit my respect for the beautiful ocean. For the beautiful ocean in my heart, I want to know why it has become this way.

It is obvious that protecting the oceans and using them in a sustainable way is beneficial to all the people living in the world. Fish and seafood production can provide abundant, climate-friendly protein for a growing population. As World Ocean Observatory said on their blog It’s Time for Our Blue Energy Future that “In the United States, permit applications for offshore wind in the areas of five north Atlantic states: New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire exceed in projected production volume the generation of more than 20 modern nuclear power plants”(2020). In other words, Offshore clean energy sources such as wind power generation and hydroelectric power could provide the world with many times more electricity than it currently does.

Marine also provide low carbon fuel and resource supply to the land. It could also mitigate climate change and boost biodiversity. Scientists can use the ocean more to research drugs because deep-sea organisms hold the secrets to defeating superbugs and unlocking cancer treatments. The sea provides important natural resources, including food, medicine, biofuels, and other products. These resources help to break down and remove waste and pollution. And coastal ecosystems act as a buffer, mitigating the damage that storms may cause to human societies.

I may want to find the answer to these three questions. First of all, I want to find out what happened to the ocean to make it as we see today. Secondly, what is the difference between having a good ocean and having a bad ocean? The last one is what can be done to turn the ocean back to what it was?

What happens to the ocean matters to all of us. It is for the ocean. Also, it is for ourselves.

World Ocean Observatory (2020, February 25). It’s time for a blue energy future. Retrieved March 22, 2021, from https://medium.com/world-ocean-forum/its-time-for-a-blue-energy-future-dff30971acb2