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Ministers from 95 countries – including France – on Tuesday backed calls for a global treaty to restrict plastic production, on the sidelines of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice.

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Following 18 new ratifications on Monday, UN chief Guterres said on Tuesday the High Seas Treaty is "within sight" of taking effect. He warned of a 'hard battle' against 'greed', which denies science to oppose the pact.

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The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into the ocean shortly after taking off from San Diego and killing all six people aboard

Marine Minister Emma Hardy said a bill will be introduced to enable ratification of the pact to establish protected areas in international waters.

Move comes after efforts at UN ocean summit to establish marine protected areas in international waters

Researchers have filmed a living Antarctic gonate squid in a world-first sighting deep in the ocean surrounding Antarctica.

World leaders gathered for the UN Ocean Conference in Nice on Monday called for strict rules to govern deep-sea mining and warned against racing to exploit the ocean floor. This comes amid growing anxiety over US President Donald Trump's unilateral push to fast-track the practice in international waters.