title: Politics should walk with science towards protection of the oceans.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, R. Matão Tr.14, 101, 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: marques@ib.usp.br.
authors.forename: Antonio C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.affiliation: Centro Universitario Regional Este - CURE, Universidad de la República, Maldonado, Uruguay and Área Biodiversidad y Conservación, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Montevideo, Uruguay. Electronic address: alvardoc@fcien.edu.uy.
authors.forename: Alvar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carranza
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004463:Ecology; D058735:Environmental Policy; D006801:Humans; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D011057:Politics; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control