Huge new marine protected area offers oasis and hope for endangered sharks and sea turtles
Saturday, March 5, 2011 - 08:20
in Biology & Nature
A massive new marine protected area around Cocos Island is a beacon of hope for ocean health and human well-being in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, and will offer endangered marine species such as hammerhead sharks and leatherback turtles, as well as fish stocks that are important to local communities, the chance to recover from increasing pressures, Conservation International (CI) said today in reaction to a decree by the Costa Rican government...