Oceans Futures
STOP OCEAN CONFLICT BEFORE
IT HAPPENS
Introducing Oceans Futures, a predictive analytics platform
to ensure peaceful and prosperous oceans.
the situation
Now more than ever, fish are a source of conflict. Global fish stocks are declining and climate change is making it worse, creating new fish-rich and fish-poor places and threatening food and livelihood security for billions of people. Conflict and instability will follow—we can
and must act now.
3.3 billion
The world’s fisheries are pushed to their limits. 3.3 billion people rely on fish products as their primary source of animal protein, and demand for seafood is expected to nearly double by 2050.
GLOBAL FISH STOCKS
GLOBAL HUMAN POPULATION
8 years
Climate change is causing fish to migrate. In the next 8 years, 23% of fish stock connected to territorial waters will move. This will result in more intense competition for scarce resources and more frequent conflict.Source: Palacios-Abrantes et al. 2022
Projected Fish Distribution