High Seas Treaty
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A landmark agreement to protect our oceans, known as the United Nations High Seas Treaty, has been officially approved and is set to become international law.
The treaty comes amid the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, attended by global leaders and...

![Palau's President Surangel S Whipps Jr says he is proud of the island nation being the first country to ratify the High Seas Treaty. [photo: Reuters / David Dee Delgado] Palau's President Surangel S Whipps Jr](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/pres_whipps_jr.jpeg?itok=tGVWpvxb)