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Opinion
How China Could Change the Future of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean
October 16, 2015
Antarctica may be one of the coldest and harshest places on Earth, but it is teeming with life. This is especially true in the Southern Ocean, where penguins, whales, leopard seals, toothfish, and a plethora of other marine life have thrived, largely undisturbed by humans—due to both the region’s remote location and the existence of multinational agreements that limit fishing.

But this unique environment now faces a triple threat: industrial fishing, climate change, and an effort to undermine the protections originally agreed to by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) a consensus-based fisheries management organization established in 1982.

While no single country can unilaterally determine the fate of the Southern Ocean, one nation—China—can play a major role in helping to safeguard this stunningly beautiful region…