One Ocean Week in Bergen, Norway, was a great gathering of ocean entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and policymakers. I had the pleasure of presenting the opening keynote at the One Ocean Summit and participating in two panels. Here are my key takeaways:

• While the oceans have received unprecedented political attention, discussions on peace and security, ocean health, and the blue economy remain disconnected.
• We should move beyond current discussions of dual use and instead develop multi-use systems—ones that support security while also benefiting the economy, conservation, science, and people.
• To improve maritime security governance, global (UN), regional seas, and national responses need to be better coordinated.
• The everyday, often quiet work of coastguards is essential to strengthening ocean governance. More efforts are needed to build coastguard capacity and enhance cooperation in Europe and beyond.

The recording of the opening session is available here.