South Georgia expands by 36%, --166.000km2-- No Take Zones closed to fishing activities in its Southern Ocean MPA — MercoPress

The Commissioner for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) has announced plans to extend the spatial extent of No Take Zones in the SGSSI Marine Protected Area (MPA), increasing their area from 283,000km2 to 449,000km2.

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