Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a legally-binding treaty to protect marine life in international waters, which cover around half of the planet's surface, but have long been essentially lawless.

Elizabeth Macpherson receives funding from Te Apārangi The Royal Society of New Zealand. Conrad Pilditch receives funding from Department of Conservation, MBIE, regional councils and PROs. He is ...

Fish and other marine organisms, though deeply affected by human activities, don’t respect human borders. The ranges of many commercially important species in fact straddle the borders of countries’ ...