Comprised of 18 international leadership figures, including former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, the Global Ocean Commission's recommends solutions to key problems contributing to the high seas' degradation: overfishing; large-scale loss of habitat and biodiversity; the lack of effective management and enforcement; deficiencies in high seas government. After 18 months of research, the Commission released its report From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean with a five year deadline for action.