Factoid/2016/09/06
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Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is Now the World’s Largest Marine Protected Area
- "Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will become the largest conservation area in the world following a proclamation today (8/26/16) from President Obama expanding the marine protected area in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from 139,818 square miles to 582,578 square miles. The expansion will help protect the region's extensive coral reefs that are home to more than 7,000 marine species, one-quarter of which are found only in the Hawaiian Archipelago." - excerpt from NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries website.
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