ClientEarth is seeking survey responses from experts with a deep understanding of ocean law and/or its implementation and enforcement at international, EU, EU member state or UK level. This survey follows two earlier surveys focused on coastal residents’ and fishing industry workers’ perceptions and experiences of ocean health and protection across several EU states and the UK. 

Our online survey includes a range of questions concerning the current gaps in the implementation and enforcement of ocean law, and, crucially, what can be done to close this gap.  

Does your current or recent experience relate to the ocean at EU member state, UK, international or EU level in:

Law, policy, research, enforcement, coastal community advocacy/campaigning, or small scale fishery advocacy/campaigning?

If so, we would greatly value your insights. By completing our survey, you will help us create compelling evidence demonstrating how to close the ocean implementation and enforcement gap. 

We are very grateful for the time you will give to completing this survey and are keen for you to be able to access and use the survey findings in your work. If you would like us to share the findings with you, please contact Catherine Maguire.

Complete the online survey now:
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About the survey 

Survey purpose: generate compelling data which demonstrates the law as a tool to accelerate action to close the ocean enforcement gap in order to influence policy maker decision-making at international, EU, EU member state or UK level. 

Survey sample: people with a deep understanding of ocean law and/or its implementation and enforcement at EU member state, UK, EU or internation level. 

Instructions for completing the survey 

Survey length. The survey contains 46 multiple choice and open-ended questions and should take no more than 30 minutes to complete. 

Ensuring your responses are saved. It is advisable to complete the survey in one sitting, however the survey does not time out. In order to ensure your responses are saved, please follow these simple guidelines: 

  • Aim to complete the survey in one sitting. The survey won't time out, but leaving or reloading the page will lose your answers. 
  • Check each answer before moving on, as going back to a previous question clears your response.

Open ended questions. There are several open-ended questions to enable us to get rich responses which make the most of respondents’ expertise. There is a character limit of 800 for each of these questions. 

  • Some of the open-ended questions are optional. Just type "N/A" if you'd rather not answer. 
Your data 

This survey is anonymous. No personal data will be collected, stored, or processed as part of completing this survey. Your participation is entirely voluntary and by choosing to complete the survey, you consent to take part. Further details about how data from the survey will be processed, analysed and stored can be found in our Closing the Ocean Implementation and Enforcement Gap Survey Privacy Notice. 

Share this survey 

We are keen for as many ocean law and protection experts as possible to share this survey so please do share with your networks. 

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