The message from the Parliamentary Ocean Evening in Berlin is clear: it is time to act

Germany must seize current opportunities and establish a sustainable blue economy, according to unanimous feedback from members of parliament at the third Parliamentary Ocean Evening hosted by the German Ocean Foundation at the Zeiss Großplanetarium in Berlin on 23 September. The ocean offers enormous potential worldwide for German companies and scientists to sustainably use and develop the seas and coastal regions. As part of the European Union, with the world's largest exclusive economic zone, Germany has a special responsibility to develop new and sustainable forms of economic activity in the sea