This historic agreement offers the global community an opportunity to protect some of the abundant marine life and ecosystems in the twothirds of the ocean. The new High Seas Treaty addresses many of the governance gaps that have plagued the ocean, setting out clearer ways to conserve biodiversity in the high seas.The UN High Seas Treaty could protect uncharted habitats and species in international waters. This debate is one in which we all agree with the goal: that the UK should ratify the global ocean treaty, also known as the high seas treaty.