After two weeks of negotiations between more than 50 countries, the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) ended last Friday without establishing a High Seas Treaty — once again leaving more than two-thirds of the global ocean unprotected. But important progress was also made, which the Only One community of supporters has helped push for. World leaders are closer than ever before to finalizing the treaty, and there’s reason to be optimistic that the next negotiation will be the last step in the nearly two-decades–long process. We can’t let up the pressure now, and we need you with us! Can you help build momentum for the coalition to protect the High Seas by sharing our petition with your network? We’re just shy of our goal of 75,000 signatures.
What you need to know
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been pushing forward a massive dredging project at Port Everglades. Under current plans, this intensive construction project would last five to six years and disturb sediment that would smother the vibrant coral reef sharing its waters. In a recent shift (April 2026), the Corps has withdrawn its state permit application for the project.
This development is a critical inflection point, not an endpoint, and now more than ever it’s important to remain vigilant to ensure any redesigned project is met with federal oversight and held to the highest scientific and transparency standards.
