Papua New Guinea has detailed its plans to protect approximately 200,000 km² of Pacific Ocean waters – an area roughly the size of the United Kingdom – from fishing and all other destructive human activity.
Revealed at the inaugural Melanesian Ocean Summit in Port Moresby earlier this week, the Western Manus Marine Protected Area will form part of the newly established Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves (MOCOR), a network of national and jointly managed protected areas spanning Fiji, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea.
Original Article: Papua New Guinea announces largest MPA in its history
