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Future of the sea

• From: Government Office for Science
• Published: 3 August 2016
• Last updated: 6 July 2017, see all updates

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

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 are undertaking 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 will work with policy-makers to identify the most important future trends, challenges and opportunities for the UK from the sea.

It will begin by focusing on the following areas:

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

These areas are likely to develop over the course of the project.

Documents

1. New Foresight project launched on the future of the sea

   • 3 August 2016
   • News story

2. Future of the sea: project information

   • 28 July 2016
   • FOI release

3. Future of the sea: industry perspectives on emerging technology

   • 6 July 2017
   • Research and analysis

Document information

Published: 3 August 2016

Updated: 6 July 2017

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1. 6 July 2017 Added 'Future of the sea: industry perspectives on emerging technology'.
2. 3 August 2016 First published.

From: Government Office for Science