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Big Wins From France's One Ocean Summit

Last month, the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France, brought together leaders from around the world to address the challenges facing our global ocean.

We've rounded up key wins from the conference below—and insights on how these protections make a difference.

Good News: 1 Million Square Kilometres Protected

France announced 1 million square kilometres of marine protections in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF)—helping nature to thrive and more than doubling the area of highly protected waters there.

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Countries Commit to Protecting Fishers' Lives at Sea

Six new countries have committed to improving the safety of fishers worldwide by declaring that they will ratify the International Maritime Organization's Cape Town Agreement.

WHAT THIS MEANS

New Marine Protections in French Polynesia

French Polynesia announced plans to conserve roughly 1 million square kilometres of its waters in the South Pacific Ocean—and establish artisanal fishing zones around all of its 118 islands.

QUOTE OF NOTE

"As science continues to reinforce the value of large-scale, fully protected waters, France's decision provides an important step toward a sustainable and healthy ocean."

Pew's Jérôme Petit on the new French Polynesia protections

IN OTHER NEWS

Species Require Bigger Conservation Solutions

Some of the ocean's largest animals are the most vulnerable to human activities. Pew marine fellow Ana M.M. Sequeira is bringing researchers together to track these marine megafauna—and the effects we have on them.

EXPERT Q&A

We All Rely on the Global Ocean. Here's Why.

The consequences of taking resources from the sea were once limited to the local level. Today, exploitation, depletion and loss affect us all. And ambitious new protected areas are critical to preserving our planet—and ourselves.

IN THE MEDIA

New Government Commitment to the High Seas

EU REPORTER

Fresh Hopes for Landmark Treaty to Rescue Ocean Life

FRANCE 24

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