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Leonardo DiCaprio urges Antarctic ocean sanctuary
by Staff Writers
Sydney (AFP) Oct 23, 2012


The Hollywood star wrote an email to supporters of activist group Avaaz calling for a "people-powered surge" in favour of the sanctuary, which is headlining talks at the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).



DiCaprio said most countries backed a marine haven off East Antarctica which, if approved in the size being advocated by green groups, would be the world's largest ocean sanctuary sprawling over an area twice the size of India.

"But Russia, South Korea and a few others are threatening to vote it down so they can plunder these seas now that others have been fished to death," he said, advocating an online petition with more than 842,000 signatures.




DiCaprio said climate change was already reducing many creatures' habitats and industrial fishing would further reduce their chances of survival, urging against dilution or delay of the sanctuary proposals currently before CCAMLR.

"The future of the Southern Ocean is in our hands," said the star of the movie "Titanic", which is based on the ship which hit an iceberg and sank during its maiden voyage in 1912.

"Let's unleash a massive surge of global pressure and ensure governments don't put profits before our planet."


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