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Environmental groups say the act was "politically motivated".

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The 14 countries pledging to save the world's oceans

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What is ghost fishing and why is it killing dolphins?

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Plans to map the entire ocean floor by 2030 are underway

“For each extra mile mapped may be a small splash, but it's a giant leap forward for all for us.”

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120 whales have been rescued on a beach in Sri Lanka

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How can we stop 200,000 tonnes of plastic polluting the Mediterranean?

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Coral reef taller than the Empire State Building found in Australia

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What's going on in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula?

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Russia

Russia launches criminal investigation into unexplained sea pollution

Russia has launched a criminal investigation into unexplained sea pollution and the loss of sea life in the Kamchatka peninsula.

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Could tourism be the key to guaranteeing the future of our oceans?

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Russia

Environmental activists demand answers about Russian marine pollution

Environmental activists demand answers for marine pollution on the Kamchatka peninsula in eastern Russia after several large sea animals washed ashore.

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Egypt’s fight to preserve coral reefs in the Red Sea

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Dive into the Great Barrier Reef at Monaco’s underwater exhibition

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