Of almost 300 pirate attacks the maritime organization recorded for 2008, more than 100 took place on the high seas off Somalia's coast.

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Two French sailors have been rescued in separate operations in high seas off Cornwall.

BBC: French sailors rescued in high seas off Cornwall

Morocco is renegotiating a fishing agreement with Europe which includes the seas off Western Sahara.

ECONOMIST: Diplomacy over Western Sahara: Morocco v Algeria | The

Oil firms are searching harder in more remote places, such as the Arctic and the deep seas off Brazil.

ECONOMIST: Oil firms you have never heard of are booming