An inflatable octopus larger than a double decker bus rose from the Thames recently outside the Houses of Parliament to demand a sea-change in the UK government’s approach to ocean protection. Despite this week’s welcome news that the government will back a moratorium on deep sea mining, the government has recently stated an intention to delay until after the next general election the ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty – a key step towards making this landmark agreement legally-binding. At the same time, ministers have also approved a raft of…
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