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The Common Oceans ABNJ Program aims to improve fisheries management and biodiversity conservation in the marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). Between 2014-2019, the Program carried out many activities that contributed to: improving tuna fisheries, tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, protecting marine life, and safeguarding marine ecoystems. This brochure presents an overview of the Common Oceans ABNJ Program's key successes.

This is the report of the FAO/NPFC workshop on protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the North Pacific Fisheries Commission Area: applying global experiences to regional assessment. The event was held in Yokohama, Japan on 12–15 March 2018. The workshop was organized by the NPFC with financial support from the FAO ABNJ Deep Seas Project. 

This is an online report of the Common Oceans ABNJ Deep Seas Project, prepare by implementing partner United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), which summarises all the work carried out under the Project over the past 5 years. 

Watch this video to learn more about the connectivity of our ocean, and how it is managed. It was prepared under the Common Oceans ABNJ Deep Sea Project, by implementing partner the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).