Some of the crucial actions identified included the further development of existing tools for actions, such as Regional Seas for the protection of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, and facilitating cooperation and synergies through initiatives such as the Joint Programming Initiative for Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans (JPI Oceans).
Now that Britain has been assailed by storms beyond anyone's control, how lucky the nation is to have a captain at the helm who knows these seas who can recalculate derivatives in his head, who has the telephone numbers of the world's financial establishment on his mobile.