10th our ocean conference

Side event

Side Event

Date: April.28(Mon)-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.

Side Event Program Overview

“Using the search function (Ctrl+F) in the PDF download of the full schedule allows you to easily find the time and
venue by organization.”

Selected Organizations

Strategic and convening roles and contributions of UNEP’s Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans - addressing the triple planetary crises in the marine environment
11:00-12:30Conventional Hall, Room 201+202

Lead Organization: UN Environment Programme, Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (UNEP-COBSEA)

Co-organization: UNEP Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans:

· Abidjan Convention
· Cartagena Convention
· Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) - Barcelona Convention
· Nairobi Convention
· Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA)
· Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP)
Our Commitments to Oceans : Proposal by Korean Civil Society Organizations
11:00-12:30Conventional Hall, Room 203+204

Lead Organization: OOC CSO Network
Human Rights and the Ocean Economy
11:00-12:30Exhibition Center 1, Room 211

Lead Organization: IUCN People and the Ocean Specialist Group, WWF

Co-organization: IUCN People and the Ocean Specialist Group, WWF Global Science, WWF-Int Coastal Communities Initiative, Conservation International Blue Communities Initiative, One Ocean Hub, The Ocean Defenders Project, The University of British Columbia
Ocean Literacy as a tool to drive ocean conservation actions
11:00-12:30Exhibition Center 1, Room 212

Lead Organization: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO

Co-organization: Asian and Korean nodes of the UN Ocean Decade-endorsed Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Programme Oceanus Conservation, Philippines
The High Seas Treaty and Regional Fishery Management Organizations: Navigating Shared Waters & Responsibilities
11:00-12:30Exhibition Center 1, Room 213

Lead Organization: Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security

Co-organization: The Pew Charitable Trusts, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, High Seas Alliance
SAvE Whales: Turning Vision into Action to Mitigate Ship Strikes
11:00-12:30Exhibition Center 1, Room 214

Lead Organization: OceanCare

Co-organization:

• Ministry of Environment and Energy (Greece)
• Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (NECCA, Greece)
• OceanCare (lead organizer for the OOC-10 side event)
• The Green Tank
• Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute
• Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)
The First Conference on Strengthening Sustainable Growth and Resilience in Small-Scale Fisheries through Fishing Vessel Modernization
11:00-12:30Exhibition Center 1, Room 215

Lead Organization: Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority(KOMSA)

Co-organization: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)
Strengthening Food Security via Stakeholder-Driven Sustainable Seaweed Supply Chains
11:00-12:30Exhibition Center 1, Room 216

Lead Organization: Korea Maritime Institute

Co-organization: APEC OFWG, Korean Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries
Transparency in Action
12:50-14:20Conventional Hall, Room 201+202

Lead Organization: Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)
Taking the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement from Theory to Practice: Implementing Commitments for Science and Indigenous Knowledge
12:50-14:20Conventional Hall, Room 203+204

Lead Organization: Inuit Circumpolar Council

Co-organization: Ocean Conservancy, Oceans North, Korea Polar Research Institute
Towards IPOS: Leveraging the power of AI to accelerate action for global Ocean targets
12:50-14:20Exhibition Center 1, Room 211

Lead Organization: European Commission – DG MARE

Co-organization: Towards IPOS Consortium
Bridging maritime security and the blue economy
12:50-14:20Exhibition Center 1, Room 212

Lead Organization: University of Copenhagen

Co-organization: Danish Embassy to Korea, Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Smart Ocean Data Applications: Advancing Towards a Sustainable Future
12:50-14:20Exhibition Center 1, Room 213

Lead Organization: National Academy of Marine Research
Women in Blue Foods: Pathways to Achieve Justice for Human, Environment, and Future Generations
12:50-14:20Exhibition Center 1, Room 214

Lead Organization: Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative

Co-organization: Conservation Indonesia, Blue Alliance
Marine Spatial Planning for Growing Natural Capital: Advancing Blue Economy Co-location Solutions in EAP with lessons from ROK
12:50-14:20Exhibition Center 1, Room 215

Lead Organization: World Bank Group

Co-organization: Korea Maritime Institute, GEO Blue Planet, United Nations Environment Programme, Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia
Strengthening Climate Resilience via Stakeholder-Driven Sustainable Seaweed Supply Chains
12:50-14:20Exhibition Center 1, Room 216

Lead Organization: Korea Maritime Institute

Co-organization: APEC OFWG, Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries
Toward Green Shipping by 2050 (ROK-US Green Shipping Corridors)
14:40-16:10Conventional Hall, Room 201+202

Lead Organization: Korean Register(KR)

Co-organization: Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Busan Port Authority, Ulsan Port Authority
Ambition to Action : Asia and the Pacific's ocean conservation leadership
14:40-16:10Conventional Hall, Room 203+204

Lead Organization: Bloomberg Ocean Fund
Marine Digital Transformation
14:40-16:10Exhibition Center 1, Room 211

Lead Organization: Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

Co-organization: Busan Metropolitan City, Pusan National University
Alliance for Countering IUU Fishing in Nigeria, the Gulf of Guinea and the West African Region: A Key Necessity for Advocacy, Awareness and Capacity Building for key Stakeholders.
14:40-16:10Exhibition Center 1, Room 212

Lead Organization: Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE)
Legal Gaps and Response Measures in International Law for the Protection of Submarine Cables
14:40-16:10Exhibition Center 1, Room 213

Lead Organization: ROK Navy, ICRC
Electrified Vessels Bridging Shipping Decarbonization, Marine Biodiversity, and Coastal Sustainability
14:40-16:10Exhibition Center 1, Room 214

Lead Organization: Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC)

Co-organization: Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO)
Marine Plastic Pollution
14:40-16:10Exhibition Center 1, Room 215

Lead Organization: Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
Climate Change Impact on Marine Ecosystem: Digital Monitoring and Prediction Tools
14:40-16:10Exhibition Center 1, Room 216

Lead Organization: Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
Ocean Satellite Accounts and Blue Economy
16:30-18:00Conventional Hall, Room 201+202

Lead Organization: Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries(MOF)

Co-organization: Korea Maritime Institute(KMI)
From Busan to Nice: Accelerating Ambition in the Race for Ratification of the High Seas Treaty
16.30-18.00Conventional Hall, Room 203+204

Lead Organization: High Seas Alliance

Co-organization: Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, EU, France, Republic of Korea, Maldives, Palau, Philippines, Natural Resources Defense Council, IUCN, RISE UP, CORI, Bloomberg Philanthropies Ocean Initiative
Forum on Maritime Crimes Related to IUU Fishing and Fishermen's Human Rights
16:30-18:00Exhibition Center 1, Room 211

Lead Organization: Advocates for Public Interest Law(APIL)

Co-organization: Environmental Justice Foundation(EJF)
Seminar on Autonomous Ships: The Present and Future of Maritime Autonomous surface Ships
16:30-18:00Exhibition Center 1, Room 213

Lead Organization: Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean engineering(KRISO)

Co-organization: Korea Autonomous Surface Ship project office(KASS)
How the Circular Economy will end Marine Pollution: a joint effort of ambitious policies and innovative businesses
16:30-18:00Exhibition Center 1, Room 215

Lead Organization: Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Korea

Co-organization: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Korea, EU-Korea Green Partnership Programme
Collective Action in Implementing the 30x30 GBF targets: Establishing a Regional Collaborative Network of Marine Protected Areas in the East Asian Seas (EAS)
16:30–18:00Exhibition Center 1, Room 216

Lead Organization: Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)

Co-organization:

• Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA)
• Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystem Action Program (ATSEA)
• ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)
• Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF)
• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission - Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (IOC-WESTPAC)
• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia-Pacific
• North-East Asian Marine Protected Areas Network (NEAMPAN)
• South China Seas – Strategic Action Programme (SCS-SAP) Project
• Global Network of MPA Network

Side Event

Side Event Program Overview

Selected Organizations

Strategic and convening roles and contributions of UNEP’s Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans - addressing the triple planetary crises in the marine environment

Our Commitments to Oceans : Proposal by Korean Civil Society Organizations

Human Rights and the Ocean Economy

Ocean Literacy as a tool to drive ocean conservation actions

The High Seas Treaty and Regional Fishery Management Organizations: Navigating Shared Waters & Responsibilities

SAvE Whales: Turning Vision into Action to Mitigate Ship Strikes

The First Conference on Strengthening Sustainable Growth and Resilience in Small-Scale Fisheries through Fishing Vessel Modernization

Strengthening Food Security via Stakeholder-Driven Sustainable Seaweed Supply Chains

Transparency in Action

Taking the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement from Theory to Practice: Implementing Commitments for Science and Indigenous Knowledge

Towards IPOS: Leveraging the power of AI to accelerate action for global Ocean targets

Bridging maritime security and the blue economy

Smart Ocean Data Applications: Advancing Towards a Sustainable Future

Women in Blue Foods: Pathways to Achieve Justice for Human, Environment, and Future Generations

Marine Spatial Planning for Growing Natural Capital: Advancing Blue Economy Co-location Solutions in EAP with lessons from ROK

Strengthening Climate Resilience via Stakeholder-Driven Sustainable Seaweed Supply Chains

Toward Green Shipping by 2050 (ROK-US Green Shipping Corridors)

Ambition to Action : Asia and the Pacific's ocean conservation leadership

Marine Digital Transformation

Alliance for Countering IUU Fishing in Nigeria, the Gulf of Guinea and the West African Region: A Key Necessity for Advocacy, Awareness and Capacity Building for key Stakeholders.

Legal Gaps and Response Measures in International Law for the Protection of Submarine Cables

Electrified Vessels Bridging Shipping Decarbonization, Marine Biodiversity, and Coastal Sustainability

Marine Plastic Pollution

Climate Change Impact on Marine Ecosystem: Digital Monitoring and Prediction Tools

Ocean Satellite Accounts and Blue Economy

From Busan to Nice: Accelerating Ambition in the Race for Ratification of the High Seas Treaty

Forum on Maritime Crimes Related to IUU Fishing and Fishermen's Human Rights

Seminar on Autonomous Ships: The Present and Future of Maritime Autonomous surface Ships

How the Circular Economy will end Marine Pollution: a joint effort of ambitious policies and innovative businesses

Collective Action in Implementing the 30x30 GBF targets: Establishing a Regional Collaborative Network of Marine Protected Areas in the East Asian Seas (EAS)