17 JUNE 2014
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called for a global regime to protect the oceans, which he said were under threat from too much fishing, acidification from climate change and marine pollution.
Mr Kerry opened the two-day 'Our Ocean' conference at the State Department on Monday with a call for all nations to move beyond talks and studies to taking specific steps toward a global agreement to protect the oceans.
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Source: Australia Network News