Although oceans cover 73 percent of the surface of the Earth, little is known about marine plant and animal biodiversity.
To learn more about their future prospects for this special coverage of COP10 in Nagoya, The Japan Times spoke with Francois Simard, an expert on ocean fisheries at the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the world's largest and oldest global environmental network.
What are the major threats to ocean biodiversity?
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