Before 2020 became the year of Covid-19, it was set to be the “year of the oceans”.
Waters more than 370km from national shores are of critical importance to both fisheries and climate mitigation. The Global Ocean Commission estimates the high seas account for up to $16bn in annual gross catch and between $74bn and $222bn in annual carbon storage.
The high seas also largely lawless. Covering two-thirds of the Earth’s surface, they are subject to a patchwork of agreements that largely fail to conserve biodiversity, said Sophie Mirgaux, Belgium’s special envoy for the ocean. Their task has been made more difficult, since three other high-profile meetings that aimed to map a strategic future for oceans — the UN Ocean Conference, the Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 and the UN Climate COP26 — were postponed until 2021. “There is a real concern we’ll lose momentum, which we don’t get very often on ocean issues,” said Kenney.
Uh, so we're back to the climate crap. Guess riots really did kill COVID.
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