The scale of problems facing the ocean are as large as the sea itself. From plastic pollution to illegal fishing, coral bleaching to acidification – it’s easy to get depressed and discouraged by the magnitude of the challenge.

David Lang is the cofounder and CEO of OpenROV and below he explores what we can all do to make a difference to ocean conservation. 

Pascal Lamy and Geneviève Pons – For the last sixty years France has been a world leader when it comes to protecting the Antarctic – and it should for the next sixty too…

I am delighted to be spending some time in Canada, where I had the pleasure of meeting Catherine McKenna, the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. We talked about the steps Canada has been taking to protect more of the ocean at home and how we can come together globally – you’ll be able to hear us on an upcoming episode of Learning with Richard Branson on Sirius XM soon.

Karen Sack & Chip Cunliffe – Every 8th of June people are invited to stop what they’re doing and think about the Ocean, what it means to us, and what we can do to help protect it.