A visit during One Ocean Week in Bergen marked the beginning of something new. This week, One Ocean Week Seattle is being held for the second year in a row, inspired by the ideas, collaboration, and enthusiasm the delegation experienced in Bergen.
During One Ocean Week in Bergen in 2025, a delegation from Seattle participated, including representatives from Washington Maritime Blue, the Port of Seattle, and local authorities. Through meetings, professional events, and cross-sectoral discussions, they experienced how maritime industries, research, government, and civil society come together around a common goal: to take action for a sustainable ocean.
The visit inspired the creation of One Ocean Week Seattle, which is being held for the second time this week. The goal is to bring together stakeholders from across sectors to share knowledge, build partnerships, and highlight solutions related to the ocean and the blue economy.
A key message, both in Bergen and Seattle, is that the challenges facing the ocean cannot be solved by a single actor alone. Collaboration between the business community, research institutions, government agencies, and civil society is essential to developing the solutions the world needs.
For One Ocean Week in Bergen, it is inspiring to see how the experiences and ideas from the ocean week have helped generate engagement far beyond Norway’s borders. The fact that stakeholders in Seattle chose to establish their own One Ocean Week after their visit to Bergen shows how knowledge sharing and collaboration can create ripple effects across ocean cities and continents. Together, such initiatives strengthen the global effort to ensure a healthy and sustainable ocean.
