Ocean monitoring is in trouble: without the US, it’s up to Europe and Asia to avoid losing sight of the world’s deep-sea ecosystems
By Lijing Cheng,, Professor at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesJune 9, 2026
Defunding marine monitoring networks could jeopardise efforts to avoid losing track of the world’s oceans and their precious ecosystems, which drive the blue economy.