1. 15% of the animal protein we consume worldwide comes from the ocean and its biodiversity.

2. Over 50% of people in the least developed nations rely mostly on seafood as a source of protein.

3. Additionally, more than 90% of the excess heat in the climate system has been absorbed by the ocean, which helps to control temperatures on land.  

4. By absorbing 25% of all carbon emissions from non-renewable industries and producing 50% of the oxygen we need to survive, oceans help to reduce pollution from these sources.  

5. Marine ecosystems provide food, employment, a means of subsistence, and economic advancement. 

6. Half of the world’s oxygen comes from the marine ecosystem and all the oceans and seas.

7. The ocean is a crucial economic resource. One of the world's fastest expanding economies is that of the oceans. 

8. Additionally, coastal regions host 80% of all tourists. 

9. Around the world, marine fisheries support 57 million employments.  

10. Although a substantial amount of the world's major marine ecosystems, which support these livelihoods, are completely deteriorated, over 60% of them are still being used in an unsustainable manner.

11. It not only serves as the planet's lungs, giving us the oxygen, we breathe, but it also works as the largest carbon sink in the world, reducing the harmful effects of climate change.