World's largest shark sanctuary declared in Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands is now home to the world’s
largest shark sanctuary, according to nonprofit Pew Environment Group.
The
Nitijela, the Marshallese parliament, unanimously passed legislation
that ends commercial fishing of sharks in all 768,547 square miles of
the central Pacific country’s waters, an ocean area four times the
landmass of California, the release stated.
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20111004/NEWS01/111004011/UPDATE-World-s-largest-shark-sanctuary-declared-Marshall-Islands?odyssey=mod%7cnewswell%7ctext%7cFrontpage%7cp
largest shark sanctuary, according to nonprofit Pew Environment Group.
The
Nitijela, the Marshallese parliament, unanimously passed legislation
that ends commercial fishing of sharks in all 768,547 square miles of
the central Pacific country’s waters, an ocean area four times the
landmass of California, the release stated.
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20111004/NEWS01/111004011/UPDATE-World-s-largest-shark-sanctuary-declared-Marshall-Islands?odyssey=mod%7cnewswell%7ctext%7cFrontpage%7cp