The two largest marine protected areas (MPAs) in the world have now joined forces as "sister sites". They are the areas in Kiribati and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and together they make up 25% of the world's total MPAs. The Kiribati (Kee-ree-bas) site, established in 2008, is called the Phoenix Islands Protected Area and is about the size of California.
The Hawaiian site is called Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and is slightly smaller. They encompass about 300,000 square miles of ocean.
"Our sites provide ocean insurance for the Pacific against the depletion of marine life that has accelerated across the globe," said Tukabu Teroroko, director of the Phoenix Island Protected Area.
For more details see ENS.
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