Bearing in mind that marine science, by improving knowledge, through sustained research efforts and the evaluation of monitoring results, and applying such knowledge to management and decision-making, is important for eradicating poverty, contributing to food security, conserving the world's marine environment and resources, helping to understand, predict, mitigate the effects of and respond to natural events, and promoting the sustainable development of the oceans and seas,
铭记着海洋科学通过持续的研究努力和对监测结果进行评价来扩大知识，并将这种知识应用到管理和决策中，对于消除贫穷、加强粮食安全、养护世界海洋环境和资源、帮助了解和预测自然事件并减轻其影响和作出反应以及促进海洋的可持续开发十分重要，