GOAP Secretariat

GOAP is a global, multistakeholder partnership established to enable countries and other stakeholders to go beyond GDP to effectively measure and manage progress towards ocean sustainable development.

Marine Spatial Planning and Ocean Accounting: Synergistic tools enhancing integration in ocean governance

This paper explores the roles MSP and ocean accounting play in strategic ocean governance, and how synergies may be enhanced to further an understanding of complex ocean systems.

Ocean Accounts for Fiji

Fiji's ocean accounts pilot: a focus on Mangroves

Ecosystem Services Factors

This report provides a compilation of global coastal ecosystem services factors for the purpose of enabling more coherent measurement of ocean services and the production of ocean accounts.

A Guide to Creating Core Ocean GDP Accounts

This guidance document provides a comprehensive introduction into how to create core ocean accounts.

UN Ocean Conference Side Event

30 June 2022 | Lisboa, Portugal

The Global Ocean Asset Data Package

The Global Ocean Asset Data Guide provides practical support to countries for the use of global data on ocean assets in developing national ocean accounts.

Viet Nam Pilot Ocean Accounts in Quang Ninh Province

Viet Nam's ocean accounts pilot: a case study in Quang Ninh Province.

Ocean Accounts of Indonesia

Indonesia's ocean accounts pilot.

Canadian Ocean Accounts: A Pilot Project

Documentation * Canada Ocean Accounts Pilot Bibliographic Research (June 28, 2021)

What are ocean accounts?

Ocean accounts organise social, economic and environmental information to enable coherent measurement of progress towards the sustainable development of the ocean.