US announces world's largest marine sanctuary
Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2014 - The United States on Thursday announced the creation of the world's largest marine sanctuary in the Pacific, where commercial fishing and energy exploration are off limits. The move expands the already existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument - west of Hawaii and northeast of Australia - to six times its previous size. "We're talking about an area of ocean that's nearly ... more
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