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Uninterrupted, multi-decadal observations of the ocean are critical to understanding the Earth system as a whole and managing the ocean's resources on which human lives and economies depend. Short-term funding cycles in the United States challenge the continuity of ocean observations over the long term, and make support of a new generation of the workforce, technology development, and the research fleet vulnerable. To explore strategies to expand support for sustaining ocean observing over the long term, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop on September 16-18, 2020, for representatives from multiple sectors to share potential solutions and next steps for sustaining ocean observations. This publication highlights the presentations of the workshop.