Marine Life Abundance - Ocean Central
Marine Life Abundance
The return of vibrant marine life is one of the clearest signs of ocean recovery. Marine species are the pulse of the oceans. They provide food, support communities, and regulate the climate. But they face growing pressure from pollution, habitat loss, overfishing, and climate change. We track abundance from pre-industrial levels to today. A healthy ocean depends on restoring at least 70% of historic abundance by 2050.
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This map shows how species risk is distributed across the globe. It highlights the number of species classified as “at high risk of extinction” by the IUCN, showing how close or far we are from hitting our recovery target. View differences across regions and species, including fish, mammals, reptiles, and birds.
Explore how human activities are affecting marine species.
Explore the action wedges driving this recovery.
View relevant data layers on the globe using the available map toggle in the top right of each card in the left panel.
LPI 2026. Living Planet Index database. 2026. www.livingplanetindex.org Downloaded in January 2026.
IUCN (2024). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™️ – API v4. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org (accessed 10 October 2025).
High Risk of Extinction – Species with a Red List status of Endangered, Critically Endangered, or Extinct in the Wild
NOTE: Marine species values are inclusive of Marine Neritic, Marine Oceanic, Marine Deep Benthic, Marine Intertidal, and Marine Coastal/Supratidal habitats as defined by IUCN.
