Surfers, Conservationists Launch Campaign to Save the Ocean
One of the most important things we can do to protect the ocean from threats from climate change, overfishing, habitat destruction, industrial activities, and n...
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For a High Seas Treaty, We Need High Ambition
As governments at the UN conclude the third high seas treaty negotiating session, Greta Thunberg and all ocean and climate activists remind us why we need to ke...
Marine Biodiversity in Dangerous Decline, Finds New Report
Over one-third of marine mammals and nearly one-third of sharks, shark relatives, and reef-forming corals are threatened with extinction, according to a new rep...
2017 High Seas Year in Review: Progress Paves Way for Treaty
The vast expanse of ocean that lies beyond any one country’s national waters comprises nearly two-thirds of the ocean and almost half the planet. These waters...
World Oceans Day Comes at a Critical Time for High Seas
As we celebrate World Oceans Day this year, world leaders, businesses, scientists, and NGOs are gathered in New York at the first ever United Nations Ocean...