Papua New Guinea (PNG) Wednesday announced its intention to protect roughly 200,000 km² of Pacific Ocean waters — an area nearly the size of the United Kingdom — from fishing and other destructive activities. The new marine protected area (MPA) will be part of the new Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves (MOCOR), a network of national and joint boundary protected areas across Fiji, Vanuatu and PNG. The Western Manus Marine Protected Area is de…
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