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The interview comes as Kerry launches a two-day Our Ocean conference at the State Department.
"It is a vital national security issue for the United States, what is happening to our oceans," Kerry said. "This is vital to food security, it's vital to stability, it's vital to security, it's vital to livelihoods for people. It's also the lifeline for life itself on Earth."
The conference rests on three pillars: sustainable fishing, battling marine pollution, and reducing ocean acidification.
"This is a very, very important conference," Kerry said.
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