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High Seas Treaty Must Reflect Critical Role of Fish in Marine Ecosystems
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Members of the United Nations are negotiating a treaty that would enable the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), including the international waters known as the high seas. Extending from the water column to the sea floor, these international areas are distant—usually 200 nautical miles from coastlines, vast, and teeming with life.
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