Southern Ocean protection efforts blocked

2014-11-04T16:23:00

Sea ice in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Credit: NOAA

Global efforts to protect key areas in the Ross Sea and East Antarctica have been blocked by China and Russia, after the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) failed to reach an agreement.

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