The Prince of Wales has described the challenge of protecting the world's oceans as "like none that we have ever faced before."In a speech delivered to the Blue Economy and Finance Forum in Monaco, Prince William said life on the ocean floor was "diminishing before our eyes" and called for ambitious action "on a global,

Prince William on June 8 called upon world leaders to protect the planet's oceans, calling it a challenge "like none we have faced before."

David Attenborough has described the human impact on the deep ocean floor as “unspeakably awful” in a conversation with Prince William to mark the launch of the veteran broadcaster’s latest documentary.