GOAP Secretariat

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.

Why ocean data must include people

Coastal communities remain largely invisible in ocean policy decisions. A new eight-country analysis reveals that countries have the tools and data to start integrating social data into Ocean Accounts transforming ocean governance into an instrument of equity.

The Social Data Audit Methodology: leveraging national social data for Ocean Accounts

This report outlines a social data audit methodology which can be used as a first step in compiling social data within the ocean accounting framework.

News Vol. 12 | October 2025

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Handbook on Sustainable Ocean Plans: A Practitioners’ Guide

The ‘Handbook on Sustainable Ocean Plans: A Practitioners’ Guide’ provides a practical framework to help countries design and implement Sustainable Ocean Plans (SOPs). SOPs are comprehensive, country-driven frameworks to sustainably manage 100% of the ocean area under national jurisdiction.

Training. Introduction to SEEA and Ocean Accounts

This training provides an overview of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA) and introduction to Ocean Accounts, including the integration of environmental, economic and social values.

Webinar. Ocean Accounts and Marine Spatial Planning: mapping seagrass from local to global scales

Webinar 19 Nov 2025 - machine learning methods for mapping seagrass using earth observation data, with applications for natural capital accounting.

Webinar. Integrating social data into ocean accounts

Webinar 30 Oct 2025 - how social data can be integrated into ocean accounts for equitable, inclusive and transparent ocean governance.

Strengthening the Climate-Ocean Nexus

We stand at a pivotal moment in international environmental law—one where the ocean and climate are finally being recognized not as separate challenges, but as interconnected systems requiring integrated legal responses.

WIOMSA 2025 Special Session: Advancing Sustainable Ocean Management through Ocean Accounting

Live event 3 Oct 2025 - WIOMSA Scientific Symposium, the GOAP Africa CoP special session to explore how Ocean Accounts can transform marine resource management in the Western Indian Ocean region

Consultancy opportunity. Integrating the social domain of Ocean Accounts in Belize: a pilot study towards global standards

The Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP), in partnership with the