
- Protecting the marine environment and pollution control
- Managing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing
- Protecting fish and other resources in exclusive economic zones claimed by governments in coastal waters
- Combating trafficking of humans, drugs, and arms
- Combating piracy and marine terrorism
- Safeguarding energy supply chains at maritime choke points
- Managing port security and ensuring secure cargo loading
- Promoting ocean-based tourism and leisure activities with a connected regulatory framework for safety in territorial waters and the high seas
- Ensuring that Indian Ocean sea lanes, which carry much of the world’s cargo, including petroleum, are safe and secure
- Ensuring the safety of fiber optic cables on the ocean floor that transmit internet traffic, including financial transactions, e-mail, and phone calls