The previous U.N. ocean treaty – the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea – was signed in 1982. It established "the high seas," international waters that are open to fishing, shipping and ...

In addition, oceans are much deeper, with an average depth of about 12,000 feet while the Mediterranean Sea, one of the world’s largest seas, has an average depth of about half that of oceans ...

Blog by Dr Daniel Wilde, Head of Oceans, and Dr Jane Collins, Ocean Governance Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat ...

Scientists find rising ocean salinity in Antarctica, reversing decades-long trends and accelerating sea ice loss.

Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Role of oceans and seas for our future 3 January 2017. In June 2017, the international community will come together at the Ocean Conference to find ways to conserve and protect our oceans and seas ...

Yeah, I mean, if you think of the oceans as this sprawling watery realm, two-thirds of the planet is covered by water, and in that space the majority is international waters, high seas.

April 23, 2010— -- The new book "Oceans: Threats to the Sea and What You Can Do To Turn the Tide" is the companion book to the new DisneyNature film of the same name. The book is an anthology ...

The ocean heat content was greater by almost 10 zettajoules (approximately 159 million Hiroshima-equivalents) than in 2021, which had previously held the distinction of hottest ocean year on record.