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Marine Sanctuary Created Off Antarctica


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World's Largest Marine Sanctuary Created Off Antarctica

The world's largest marine reserve, nearly twice the size of Texas, has been established off the coast of Antarctica this week.

The isolated but wildlife-rich Ross Sea in the Southern Ocean is already thought to be one of the least-altered marine environments on the planet. The new agreement means that an area covering 598,000 square miles (1.55 million square kilometers) of this sea will be further protected from human activities like fishing.

The reserve was unanimously approved today (Oct. 28) by all 25 members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) at their meeting in Hobart, Australia. The agreement will come into force in December 2017.

Read more: Live Science

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The plan was initially put forward by New Zealand and the United States in 2012, but was opposed  by China, Russia, and Ukraine, who were concerned about their fishing industries. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/28/worlds-biggest-marine-reserve-created-in-antarctica-as-nations-s/

thankfully it is going ahead, but above shows the selfishness of man. 6 years of diplomatic wrangling and this is still only a relatively short term project:

However, conservationists have expressed concern at the 35 year time limit, which they say could undermine the essential point of the reserve.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/28/worlds-biggest-marine-reserve-created-in-antarctica-as-nations-s/

I wonder what "more" devastation man will do on land to compensate for their lack of fishing? 

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