The Conference focused on three major themes related to achieving ecosystem management and integrated coastal and ocean management at national and regional levels, and in areas beyond national jurisdiction, as follows:

Theme 1. Achieving Ecosystem management and integrated coastal and ocean management by 2010

a.    Cross-Cutting Issues
b.    Large Marine Ecosystems
c.    Marine Biodiversity and Networks of Marine Protected Areas
d.    Linking the Management of Freshwater, Oceans, and Coasts
e.    Fisheries and Aquaculture-Sustainability and Governance
f.    Enhancing Ocean Use Access Agreements in the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of Developing

      Nations
g.    Maritime Transportation

Theme 2. Climate, Oceans, and Security: Addressing Impacts in Vulnerable Ecosystems and in Vulnerable Coastal Communities, especially in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

a.  Cross-Cutting Issues– i) Vulnerable Communities (Adaptation, Environmental Refugees, Public

     Health); ii) Vulnerable Ecosystems (Natural Disasters, Sea Level Rise, Ocean Acidification, Ocean

     Warming)
b.  Small Island Developing States and the Mauritius Strategy

Theme 3. Addressing the Governance of Marine Ecosystems and Uses in Areas Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction

a.    Cross-Cutting Issues– i) Overall Governance Issues; ii) Ecosystems and Uses (Marine Biodiversity, Fisheries, Bioprospecting, Deep Seabed Mining, Tourism, Maritime Transportation)

Overarching, Cross-cutting Issues

a.    Capacity Development
b.    Marine Ecosystem Productivity/Services
c.    Indicators for Progress
d.    Compliance and Enforcement
e.    Public Education/Outreach/Media