,

SDG s
Goal No.

14
(Oliveira, 2020)
 • SDG 14 aims to manage, address and
protect marine and coastal ecosystems
from pollution and ocean acidification
according to sustainable practices.

• It expected to mitigate some of the

challenges through the imposition of
international marine laws and
regulations against the practices
polluting marine resources.

(Sustainable Development Goals | United Nations Development Programme, n.d.)

(RESOURCES, n.d.)
10 Targets
10 Indicators

(RESOURCES, n.d.)
 Why SDG’s No 14 is important?
75% of earth covers three Around 680 million people live in coastal zones,
quarter of the surface. expected to increase to reach a billion by 2050.

The largest ecosystem on the planet Over 80% of world merchandise trade
that home for over 200,000 identified is carried out by sea.
species many non identified.
(Oceans, 2022) More than 3 billion people rely on the
ocean for their livelihoods.
(Sustainable Development Goals | United Nations Development Programme, n.d.-b)

Oceans also absorb about 30 % of

the carbon dioxide produced by
humans

Absorbs 90% of the excess heat in

the climate system.
(Oceans, 2022) Images: (Pngtree, n.d.)
 40%
Ocean is polluted by
human activities (1).
CO2
emission
Causing ocean warming,
acidification and oxygen loss.
Ocean heat causing extensive
marine heat waves (2).
Death
Rate
Annual death rate of sea
species is over a million due to
ocean plastic (3).
26%
Ocean acidification increased
after the during 1760 – 1840 (1).
Marine &
Coastal
Pollution
Mainly caused by water from
farm fields, pesticides, plastics &
untreated liquid discharges on
land (2).
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Marine pollution is reaching alarming levels, with an
average of 13,000 pieces of plastic litter to be found on
every square kilometers of ocean (4). 
 It is predicted there will be more plastics than fish
(by weight) in the ocean by 2050 (5). 
1.(Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Sea and  Marine Resources for Sustainable Development, n.d.)
2. (Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Sea and  Marine Resources for Sustainable Development, n.d.)
3. (Reddy, 2018)
4. (UN Calls for Commitments to Safeguard the World’s Oceans Ahead of First Major Conference | UN DESA |
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, n.d.)
5. (Reddy, 2018)
6. Images: (Pngtree, n.d.)
British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund
An Innovation In Canada

Causes:
Started in 2019  The salmon habitants are heavily impacted by the climate change and land use.
On going Project  The British Columbian Indigenous communities heavily rely on salmon for their food
supply and cultural purpose.
Organizations:
Canadian Federal Government and British Colombia Provincial government.
42 Projects Target:
To protect and restore salmon habitat, and to ensure that the fish and seafood sector in
British Columbia is positioned for long-term economic and environmental sustainability.
$71.3 M
Investment Priorities in projects: Additionally Prioritized :
 Salmon ecosystems • Climate change on salmon
 Salmon habitats • Priority salmon stocks
Direct benefits for
 Sustainable fisheries • Indigenous participation and knowledge
Salmon in 86%
 (Stewardship, n.d.) (Twinned Watersheds Project – Overview Booklet, 2022)  (British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, n.d.)
(Information Archivée Dans Le Web | Information Archived on the Web, n.d.)
Project targets are planned through,

Achievements:
Innovation Over 955,000 square meters of fish habitat
To support the development of novel technologies to increase restored by 2020.
productivity and help address sustainability and its objectives:
the protection and restoration of wild BC stocks, including The main causes for the salmon population
Pacific salmon. were identified as fish passage and human-
caused fish habitat effects such as loss of
Infrastructure fish habitat due to developments and fish
To support investments in novel products and methods to harvest-caused effects.
support the developments in sustainable fishing practices and
protecting and restoring wild BC stocks.

Science partnerships
To support collaborations with research institutions to improve
the knowledge and understanding of impacts on wild stocks and
to develop sustainable fishing practices.

 (Stewardship, n.d.) (Twinned Watersheds Project – Overview Booklet, 2022)  (British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, n.d.)
Atlantic Sea Farms
An International Company
Organization:
Atlantic Sea Farms sources kelp and produces kelp-based products. Kelp plays an
important role in maintaining a healthy coastal ecosystem.
Atlantic Sea farms are approved by “Ocean
Approved” . Ocean approved is the first
Cause: International sustainability label for companies
As a result of climate change, heat waves and diseases, the sustainable kelp dedicated to protect the ocean.
(Ocean Approved Label, 2021)
harvest has declined significantly.

Action:
ASF collaborates with fishermen to grow kelp sustainably during offseason. They
run the largest kelp farm at Western Hemisphere.

Community Support:
By 2009, They had generated US$500K to fishing communities within two years.

Marine Sustainability:
Managed to reduce an average of 8000 lbs of carbon and 200lbs of nitrogen
annually from the ocean per farm.
One of the products made from sustainably
harvested Kelp
(UpLink, n.d.)  (Farms, n.d.)
 Thank You!

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