(Reuters) - The European Union and the governments of 13 countries urged nations on Tuesday to prioritise the ratification of a U.N. treaty to protect the world's oceans from overfishing and other human activities.
The EU and the governments of Belgium, Bermuda, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, South Korea, Nigeria, Palau, the Philippines and Seychelles committed that the "High Seas" treaty swiftly secure the 60 ratifications needed to get into force at an "Our Ocean" conference held in Athens this week.
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