Among these pressing issues caused by anthropogenic reasons and climate change are ocean acidification, marine pollution, and declining marine habitats. Microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, archaea, and microalgae could play a critical role in aiding these issues as they are highly adaptive, multi-functional, and metabolically diverse organisms. However, the pathway to using microbial innovations to achieve SDG 14 has not been investigated. I am currently writing a literature review on the limitations of using microbes to reach SDG 14 targets and how they can be overcome.