Turkish marine exhibition at UN highlights need to protect waters

Turkey's scenic coastlines are the subject of a new exhibition at UN headquarters in New York aiming to create a treaty to protect and conserve ocean biodiversity

Tourists enjoy boat trip in the Aegean Sea along Kusadasi coastline in Aydin province of Turkey on July 23, 2019.

Bayram Ozturk, president of the Turkish Marine Research Foundation is trying to catch the rest of the world's interest. Deep-sea mining and overfishing are changing the underwater environment and putting sea life at risk and experts say protecting high seas are an essential part of restoring the world's ecosystem.

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