For most of modern history, the open ocean has been treated as a place apart. Beyond the 200-nautical-mile limits of national ...
GLAND, Switzerland (17 January 2026) : WWF welcomes the entry into force of the High Seas Treaty as a beacon of hope for the ...
A United Nations agreement for the “conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity” in the open oceans has ...
The National Marine Fisheries Service adopted new regulations to protect deep-sea coral gardens on Sur Ridge, offshore of Monterey, California, following campaigning by Oceana and its allies.
Officially known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, the legally binding UN treaty covers the ocean zones that lie beyond national waters (the “high seas”) and the ...
The entrance of the High Seas Treaty into international law on 17 January is a historic moment, many years in the making.
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