For conservationists, one of the major achievements of the high seas treaty was that it created a means to establish marine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters took effect Saturday, marking a ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The High Seas Treaty could benefit oceanic whitetip sharks significantly by creating marine ...

Leading marine scientists are calling for a complete and permanent ban on fishing and other industrial activities in international waters, according to a study published in the journal Nature, though ...

The highly anticipated High Seas Treaty has come into force today, marking a “historic milestone” for global ocean conservation. Covering almost half of the planet’s surface, the High Seas lie beyond ...

The high seas are set to gain a greater level of protection when a long-sought after treaty finally enters into force. For almost 20 years, nations have debated the need for the High Seas Treaty, ...

From her desk in a building in downtown Washington, Lacey Malarky monitors fishing vessels that take advantage of the vastness of Earth's oceans to cheat in the belief that no one is watching. Malarky ...

The United Nations Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), also ...

A new paper suggests that regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) haven’t done a very good job setting up systems to conserve fish stocks and broader ecosystems. The paper questions RFMOs’ ...

The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters took effect Saturday, marking a historic moment for ocean conservation after nearly two decades of ...