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Future of the sea

Foresight project looking at the important future trends, challenges and opportunities for the UK from the sea.

From:
Government Office for Science
Published
3 August 2016
Last updated
21 March 2018 — See all updates

The sea covers 70% of the world’s surface and is essential to regulating global temperature, water, and oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. Technological advances are creating new opportunities to understand the sea, its resources and the effects of climate change.

We carried out a Foresight project to consider the role that science and technology can play in understanding and providing solutions to the long-term issues affecting the sea. The project worked with policy-makers to identify the most important future trends, challenges and opportunities for the UK from the sea.

It focused on the following areas:

  • resources and economic potential of the sea
  • environmental issues
  • governance of the sea

Read more about this project on the Foresight projects blog.

Project report

Evidence reviews

Announcements

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Published 3 August 2016
Last updated 21 March 2018 + show all updates

  1. Final project report published.

  2. Added 4 new evidence reviews.

  3. Added 4 new evidence reviews.

  4. Added 3 new evidence reviews.

  5. Added 'Future of the sea: industry perspectives on emerging technology'.

  6. First published.

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