ATSEA will participate in the 10th Our Ocean Conference in Busan, South Korea from 28 to 30 April 2025.  ATSEA interim Executive Director Dr Handoko Adi Susanto will be a speaker at a Side event led by PEMSEA and COBSEA entitled “Collective Action in Implementing the 30×30 GBF Targets: Establishing a Regional Collaborative Network of Marine Protected Areas in the East Asian Seas (EAS)”.  In addition, Dr Susanto will take part as a panelist on a side event organised by the Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries Korea entitled Marine Plastic Pollution Prevention in relation to Fisheries Management.

Before the OOC event, ATSEA will join the 10th Our Ocean Conference Pre-Conference Workshop on 26 and 27 April 2025, organised by UNOPS and COBSEA. The pre-workshop will bring together partners to advance discussions on establishing a bold, multi-agency Regional Collaborative Network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for the East Asian Seas. This initiative aims to strengthen coordination, foster knowledge sharing, and support cross-country and cross-agency collaboration on MPA efforts across the region.