The high seas already have law. They don't yet have data.
The High Seas Treaty (BBNJ) entered into force in January 2026 and governs two thirds of the ocean.
It requires EIAs, protected areas and traceability of genetic resources — yet its data platform (Clearing-House)
does not exist yet. That is the opening: to order the data the treaty will need.
① The value · the data of the planet's last two thirds
Tap a piece of deep-ocean data: which treaty obligation it covers, where it leads, and why there is nowhere to put it yet. Mark the ones you already have.
Where each datum comes from: ↺ Reused (same record) · → Derived (computed) · ≈ Homologous (same model, different file) · ＋ New (must be captured)
0%of the High Seas Treaty's obligations — mark your data
That percentage comes from the real treaty, binding since January 2026. Here are its data obligations — and they light up with what you marked 👇 (the platform to upload them is precisely what is still missing).
② The treaty · obligation by obligation
The BBNJ Agreement, through its data-bearing pillars: protected areas, EIAs on the high seas, and genetic resources (DSI). Each one wired to the data it requires.
Select an obligation
The High Seas Treaty
Green = you cover it with your data; red = you are missing it. Each obligation points back to its article in the BBNJ Agreement.
BBNJ Agreement / High Seas Treaty (UNCLOS) — adopted 19 Jun 2023, in force 17 Jan 2026, 90 States Parties 🟢. It requires EIAs (Part IV), marine protected areas (Part III) and traceability of genetic resources + DSI (Part II). Its data platform (Clearing-House, Art. 51) and standards are still being built (COP1, Jan 2027) ⚪. It does not regulate fishing directly.