Side event
Side Event
- Date: April.29(Tue)-April.30(Wed)
- Venue: BEXCO
The 10th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) Preparatory Office aims to foster collaboration among diverse stakeholders, broaden the conference agenda,
and drive concrete, actionable outcomes. Side events serve as platforms for exploring innovative solutions, advancing voluntary commitments,
and strengthening engagement within the global ocean community.
These events also enrich the overall conference experience and amplify the impact of the OOC agenda, supporting efforts toward sustainable ocean management and fostering effective partnership models.
Selected Organizations
These are the selection results for the first round of side event applicants.
The results for the second round will be announced after the review process is completed.
“The results of the second round of applications will also be announced shortly”
- Sustainable Fisheries
- MPAs
- Climate Change
- Blue Economy
- Digital Oceans
- Marine Pollution
- Maritime Security
Sustainable Fisheries
- Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security
- The High Seas Treaty and Regional Fishery Management Organizations: Navigating Shared Waters & Responsibilities
- Environmental Justice Foundation
- Transparency in Action
- EU IUU Fishing Coalition
- From Ocean to Plate: The Role of Technology and Harmonisation in ensuring Seafood Traceability and fighting against IUU Fishing
- Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative
- Women in Blue Foods: Pathways to Achieve Justice for Human, Environment, and Future Generations
- Inuit Circumpolar Council
- Taking the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement from Theory to Practice: Implementing Commitments for Science and Indigenous Knowledge
- Korea Maritime Institute (APEC-Related Event)
- Strengthening Food Security and Climate Resilience via Stakeholder-Driven Sustainable Seaweed Supply Chains
- Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority (APEC-Related Event)
- Sustainable Growth and Resilience of Small-Scale Fisheries Through Vessel Modernization
- Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (ROK) & APIL
- Forum on Maritime Crimes Related to IUU Fishing and Fishermen’s Human Rights
- U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs
- Leveling the Playing Field: Labor Standards, Enforcement, and Cooperation to Galvanize Sustainable Fisheries
MPAs
- Bloomberg Ocean Fund
- Ambition to Action: Asia and the Pacific’s Ocean Conservation Leadership
- Climate Ocean Research Institute(CORI)/Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC)
- Starting with the Southern Ocean: How protecting Antarctica can advance global ocean conservation, promote peace and diplomacy, and lay a foundation for the success of the BBNJ treaty
- Directorate of Aquatic Biota and Ecosystem Conservation. Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
- Scaling Commitments for Marine Conservation: Multi-Stakeholder Approaches and Technological Innovations for Effective MPAs and OECMs
- ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office
- Collaborating for conservation: Protecting the Yellow Sea’s Biodiversity and Ecosystems
- High Seas Alliance
- From Busan to Nice: Accelerating Ambition in the Race for Ratification of the High Seas Treaty
- Oregon State University
- Accountability in Action at the 10th Our Ocean Conference: Progress on Commitments for Ocean and Fisheries Health
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- Marine Prosperity Areas: Integrating Conservation and Socio-Economic Well-Being for Ocean Sustainability
- Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- Sustainable Ocean Initiative—15 years of Capacity-Building, Partnerships and Synergies to Support the Achievement of Global Biodiversity Targets in the Ocean
- World Bank Group
- Marine Spatial Planning for Growing Nature Capital : Advancing Blue Economy Co-location Solutions in EAP with lessons from ROK
Climate Change
- Asian Development Bank
- Maritime Decarbonization Initiative for Asia and the Pacific
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
- Ocean Literacy as a tool to drive ocean conservation actions
- Korean Register
- Roadmap for U.S.-Korea Green Shipping Corridor
- Ocean Conservancy
- Melting North, Changing South: How Climate Impacts Connect the Arctic Ocean and Jeju Sea
- Seoul National University Blue Carbon Research Center
- Forum on New Blue Carbon International Certification
- The Stimson Center
- Innovative Actions to Reduce Climate Risk and Build Resilient Blue Economies in the Indo-Pacific
- UNDP
- Investing in Coral Reefs: Innovative Finance for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
- UNEP COBSEA
- Strategic and Convening roles and contributions of UNEP’s Regional Sea Convention and Action Plans – addressing the triple planetary crises in the marine environment
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions for Marine CDR: An Information Exchange Event
Blue Economy
- Busan Metropolitan City
- Sustainable Global Ocean City Forum
- Greek Prime Minister Envoy
- Green and Digital Innovation in Shipbuilding, Shipping and finance.
- IUCN People and the Ocean Specialist Group, Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy & WWF
- Human Rights and the Ocean Economy
- Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the ROK
- Strategies for Expanding Ocean Satellite Accounts for the Scientific Assessment of the Ocean Economy
- Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the ROK & Korea Maritime Institute
- Global Ocean Leadership and Blue Finance
- Ocean Climate Innovation Hub Kenya / Technical University of Mombasa
- An Inclusive, sustainable and climate positive blue economy that contributes to Africa’s transformation and growth
- Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance
- From Beach to Boardroom: Building a Capital Market for the Ocean
- Oceanographic Institute – Fundation Albert 1st, Prince of Monaco
- The Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF) : a UNOC Special Event on 7-8 June 2025 to mobilise financial resources for Ocean Health and a regenerative blue economy
- United Nations Capital Development Fund
- Unlocking Transformative Ocean Finance at Scale: Pre-UNOC High-Level Dialogue
- World Resources Institute
- Enhancing inclusive policymaking through participatory quantification of community dependence on marine ecosystems
Digital Oceans
- European Commission DG MARE
- Towards IPOS : Leveraging the power of AI to accelerate action for global Ocean targets
- Korea Autonomous Surface Ship Project Office
- Autonomous Ships Seminar
- Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the ROK & Busan Metropolitan City
- Marine Digital Transformation
- National Academy of Marine Research
- Smart Ocean Data Applications: Advancing Towards a Sustainable Future
- Ocean Outcomes
- Digital Seminar on Distant-Water Fisheries
- OSEAN (Our Sea of East Asia Network)
- Empowering Citizens through Data Science for a Cleaner Ocean
- U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Global Collaboration through High-Resolution Ocean Modeling, Digital Oceans, and AI Techniques: Driving Societal, Economic, and Environmental Benefits
Marine Pollution
- Government of Panama, Ministry of Environment consultant
- Solutions to Stem Ocean Noise Pollution and Protect Marine Biodiversity
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Costa Rica
- Action for Change! UNOC3 as a global milestone to accelerate action for the ocean
- OOC CSO Network
- Our Commitments to Oceans : Proposal by Korean Civil Society Organizations
- U.S. Government – USAID
- USAID, JICA and KOICA International Collaboration to Advance Effective Global Actions to Combat Marine Plastic Litter
- Ulsan Port Authority
- Seminar on Ammonia as clean shipping fuel towards Shipping Decarbonization
- Ocean Conservancy
- Integrated Seminar on Marine Plastics
Maritime Security
- ROK NAVY, ICRC
- Seminar on the Law of the Sea
- University of Copenhagen
- Bridging maritime security and the blue economy