but he has been accused by California Governor Gavin Newsom of an assault on democracy.
Pressure is also building for more countries to ratify the High Seas Treaty at the Ocean Conference in Nice.The treaty will not come into force until it is ratified by 60 countries.
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500 sq miles) of the UK's offshore areas that are already designated as protected.said the consultation was ultimately a long-overdue completion of a process started by the previous government.
dredging and mining for aggregates on the seabed in what are known as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
It says it has carried out detailed assessments into the harms caused to habitats and species.Deep sea biology is the most threatened of global biology.
But many scientists and NGOs are worried MPAs will not be effective whilst practices like bottom trawling are still allowed within them.absorbing excess heat and greenhouse gases.
It was conducted at the premiere of his new documentary.Planetary life support systemThe ocean is crucial for the survival of all organisms on the planet - it is the largest ecosystem.