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Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries
Photo title: Great White Shark photographed near Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
Four United Nations agencies launch ocean preservation plan
by UNESCO Media Services
01 November 2011
Overfishing, degradation of coastal areas, pollution and declining biodiversity are seriously affecting the health of the ocean. To address these problems, four United Nations agencies have prepared a plan to improve the governance of oceans and limit their degradation.