Chile's Easter Island Approves Marine Protection Zone
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Aljazeera] September 6, 2017
Indigenous residents of Chile's famed Easter Island have voted to create the largest marine protection zone in Latin America.
Marcelo Mena, Chile's environmental minister, announced the new 720,000sq km protection area for waters surrounding the island following a poll of the islands native Rapa Nui inhabitants on Sunday.
"This consultation was intended to respect the will of the Rapa Nui people, regarding creating a marine protected area that respects the ancestral use of the sea and its fishing habits," he said.
"It is also part of the government's commitment to consolidate a ...
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