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Henrik Österblom, Professor of Environmental Science Stockholm University and marine biologist discusses "the recent agreement between 14 heads of state, the participating countries – Australia, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan,...theconversation.com/can-countries-end-overfishing-…


Henrik Österblom, Professor of Environmental Science Stockholm University and marine biologist discusses "the recent agreement between 14 heads of state, the participating countries – Australia, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, Palau and Portugal – committed to a number of goals within their national waters, including investment in zero-emission shipping, eliminating waste and ensuring fisheries are sustainable. The aim is to ensure all activity within these exclusive economic zones is sustainable by 2025.

The countries agreed to fast-track their plan for action, rather than work through the UN. Their combined national waters roughly equal the size of Africa."

The fast track aspect is interesting (admittedly the 14 countries aren't superpowers but then superpowers don't derive their wealth from the oceans) - in bypassing the UN and other global autocracies the 14 countries are basically saying "you offer nothing but regulation for the sake it of and your collective desire for world control - you bring nothing to the table here so you are not involved"

It will be interesting to see how far they are allowed to get

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