United Kingdom: The high seas are too precious to be left to plunderers and polluters

Guardian: The oceans are changing faster today and in more ways than at any time in human history. We are the cause. Which is why I welcome the launch of the Global Ocean Commission, dedicated to ending the neglect, in international affairs, of the high seas. These seas lie far beyond the horizon – 200 nautical miles offshore to be precise – and begin where sovereign national waters give way to the global commons, owned by none, shared by all. There was a time when foreign travel gave many people a familiarity...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/10/stop-plunder-of-the-high-seas
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