The Workshop on Marine Observation and Research Towards Evidence-Based Sustainable Ocean Governance was held by the APEC Ocean and Fisheries Working Group in Tokyo, Japan on 28-29 June 2017. The workshop aim was to share good practices and knowledge on the latest marine scientific research and observation and marine policy-making in the APEC region.

This summary report compiles the workshop presentations and discussions, and provides recommendations, formed with input from the workshop speakers and participants.