Question 1

What share of all plastic waste in the world ends up in the oceans?

Question 2

What happened to the annual number of oil spills from tankers worldwide since the 1970s?

Question 3

Oil and gas were the marine sectors that made the most money in 2010. If trends continue as before, which sector will it be in 2030?

Question 4

Globally, people eat an average of 6kg of beef and veal a year. How much fish is consumed on average per person?

Question 5

Since 2016, what has happened to the share of marine protected areas in national waters worldwide?

Question 6

How many countries have ratified the Law of the Sea, a UN convention introduced in 1982? (There are 195 countries.)

Question 7

What share of all fish caught for food across the world comes from fish farming?

Question 8

What happened to the total volume of fish caught in the wild every year during the past 20 years?

Question 9

When biologists started counting fish in the oceans in 1950, around 1% of existing fish stocks were overexploited. By 2019 this share was...

Question 10

Before countries signed the High Seas Treaty in March 2023, around 1% of international oceans were protected. What number does the new agreement aim to achieve?

Question 11

Compared to 30 years ago, the pollution of microplastics in the world's oceans today is roughly: