The socio-economical potential of the oceans will be maintained only if the marine ecosystems are preserved in terms of habitat protection and mitigation of the climate change impacts, in particular in terms of water acidification and warming.
Socialno-ekonomski potencial oceanov lahko obdržimo le, če bomo ohranili morske ekosisteme v smislu varstva habitatov in blaženja učinkov podnebnih sprememb, zlasti v smislu zakisovanja in segrevanja vode.