After more than 15 years of discussions, member states of the United Nations finally agreed to a treaty creating high seas marine protected areas. Delegates at the UN headquarters in New York, United States took two weeks of intense talks, including a marathon overnight session Friday into Saturday, to finalized the text of the treaty that will be formally adopted at a later date once it has been vetted by lawyers and translated into the UN's six official languages, conference chair Rena Lee announced Saturday.

Treaty turning high seas to conservation areas. (2023, March 6). Daily Tribune, p. B14.