With World Oceans Day coming up on June 8, policymakers and researchers will be thinking about the state of the ocean and efforts to protect marine environments. There is no shortage of global objectives and targets to drive those conversations. The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-30) has advanced 10 challenges to drive action. One of them aims to protect and restore ecosystems and biodiversity. Another UN effort, the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversit