Articles | Volume 7-osr10
https://doi.org/10.5194/sp-7-osr10-1-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/sp-7-osr10-1-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
The 2026 Starfish Barometer
Marina Lévy
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Sorbonne Université, LOCEAN-IPSL, CNRS, IRD, MNHN, Paris, France
Karina von Schuckmann
Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
Mahé Butel
Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
William W. L. Cheung
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Joachim Claudet
CNRS, PSL-EPHE-UPVD, CRIOBE, Paris, France
Thomas L. Frölicher
Climate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Patrice Guillotreau
MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France
Peter Haugan
Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
Janine Adams
Department of Botany, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
Diva Amon
Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Tamatoa Bambridge
Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement, Moorea, Polynésie Française
Cynthia Barzuna
World Resources Institute, Washington, DC, United States
Bruno Blanke
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), Université de Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, IUEM, Plouzané, France
Lijing Cheng
State Key Laboratory of Earth System Numerical Modeling and Application, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Sanae Chiba
North Pacific Marine Science Organization, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
Jorge Cortés
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA
Pierre Friedlingstein
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, CNRS, ENS, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France
Jean-Pierre Gattuso
Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, Sciences Po, Paris, France
Stefan Gelcich
Instituto Milenio en Socio-Ecología Costera (SECOS), Santiago, Chile
Jessica Gephart
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Deborah Greaves
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Audrey Hasson
Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
Claire Jolly
OECD, Directorate on Science, Technology and Innovation, Paris, France
Daoji Li
State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Yunne-Jai Shin
MARBEC, IRD, Université de Montpellier, IFREMER, CNRS, Montpellier, France
Aimée Slangen
Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Yerseke, the Netherlands
Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Mere Takoko
Pacific Whale Fund, Gisborne, New Zealand
Olivier Thébaud
Ifremer, Université de Brest, CNRS, IRD, UMR 6308, AMURE, Unité d'Économie Maritime, IUEM, Plouzané, France
Adrien Vincent
Albatros Advisory, Bordeaux, France
Patrick Vincent
Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
Viewed
Total article views: 217 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 17 Mar 2026)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 0 | 0 |
- HTML: 217
- PDF: 0
- XML: 0
- Total: 217
- BibTeX: 0
- EndNote: 0
Total article views: 217 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 17 Mar 2026)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 0 | 0 |
- HTML: 217
- PDF: 0
- XML: 0
- Total: 217
- BibTeX: 0
- EndNote: 0
Viewed (geographical distribution)
Total article views: 217 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 214 with geography defined
and 3 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 217 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 214 with geography defined
and 3 with unknown origin.
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
Latest update: 08 Jun 2026
Short summary
The Starfish Barometer provides an annual, science-based synthesis of global Ocean-related developments, structured around five interconnected dimensions: the Ocean state, human pressures, societal harms, protection efforts, and opportunities for humanity. It is released each year on World Ocean Day. This article presents the second edition of the Barometer, which shows a growing gap between increasing human pressures on the Ocean and the efforts being made to protect it and drive change.
The Starfish Barometer provides an annual, science-based synthesis of global Ocean-related...
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint