June 3, 2014 — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry today issued a call to action to people around the world to help protect our ocean, an encouragement as the Our Ocean Conference hosted by the Department of State in Washington, D.C., approaches on June 16-17.
The conference will focus on three key issues – sustainable fisheries, marine pollution, and ocean acidification – and will bring together ministers, scientists, advocates, and other members of the international ocean community – to create a healthier ocean.