Opinion

Op-Ed: Time to protect all the high seas from all forms of resource extraction – forever

By Professor Callum Roberts and Professor Dr Johan Rockström 2025-06-09T07:54:00

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Leading scientists says entire high seas should be protected from all forms of resource extraction

It’s our job as scientists to consider an issue dispassionately and analytically. But sometimes, when the evidence warrants it, we also have to sound the alarm. Today we are doing just that, because the planet’s largest single ecosystem – the international ocean – needs urgent protection, and if nothing is done it will soon be too late.

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