The ocean provides countless benefits and resources to nations across the globe, supporting coastal communities, giving access to critical food sources, enabling global transport and providing natural capital that provides the basis for ocean economies. Sustainable ocean development has been identified as a priority area by the international community through the establishment of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14). It has been further prioritized through the introduction of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science and Sustainable Development and national and regional blue economy plans. Financial resources underpin these commitments towards ocean health and are critical to realizing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.