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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

On and off Screen, Aquaman’s Jason Momoa Fights for World’s Oceans

US actor Jason Momoa (R) greets UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson during the Youth and Innovation Forum at Carcavelos beach in Oeiras, outskirts of Lisbon on June 26, 2022. (AFP)

In superhero blockbuster Aquaman, popular Hollywood actor Jason Momoa plays the role of protector of the deep, but with the world's oceans under threat in real life, he is also taking the fight off-screen.

"Without a healthy ocean life, our planet as we know would not exist," Momoa said with the sea behind him as he took part in an event on a Portuguese beach ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, which starts on Monday.

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