Pew Supports Shark Sanctuary Designation in Pacific Waters Off Micronesian State Coasts
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] March 2, 2015
In early February the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) passed to create a shark sanctuary in the country’s full exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which covers nearly 3 million square kilometers (1.1 million square miles) in the western Pacific Ocean.
President Manny Mori transmitted and assigned the legislation as Public Law No. 18-108. Tee law was passed on February 4 and marks the completion of the Micronesia Regional Shark Sanctuary. The Sanctuary already includes the waters of Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the U.S. territories of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. In total, the area of protected shark habitat across the contiguous area is larger than the size of the European Union...
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