Remedy needed to restore sick seas to health

Scroll down through the items on the Outcome List of President Xi Jinping's recent state visit to the United States, and right down at the bottom, after all the blurb on the two sides strengthening their practical cooperation in promoting a strong and open global economy, and their affirmations they will work together on various issues, you will come, at last, to item No 49.

This, the final item on the list, states the two countries decided to continue to enhance their communication and coordination in maritime and fishery affairs and step up dialogue on ocean protection. This will include a partnership between the coastal cities of Xiamen and Weihai in China and San Francisco and New York in the US to share best practices to reduce the flow of trash into the ocean.

Well hurrah!