US loses credibility for rejection of international declaration to protect our ocean

US loses credibility for rejection of international declaration to protect our ocean

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Malcolm Shick of Orono is an emeritus professor of zoology and oceanography at the University of Maine. His book, “Where Corals Lie: A Natural and Cultural History,” presents coral reefs as canaries in the coal mine of global climate change. In early June, Nice, France, …