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Marine Protections in the Galapagos Benefit Nature Ecuadorian Fishing Fleet and Local Economy

Table of Contents Marine Protections in the Galápagos Benefit Nature, Ecuadorian Fishing Fleet, and Local Economy Frigates, pelicans, herons, and sea lions surround the fish market in the town of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz island in Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Chris J. Ratcliffe Getty Images for Lumix Clustered in the Pacific Ocean 660 miles (996 kilometers) off Ecuador, the Galápagos Islands provide a critical refuge for an estimated 3,000 marine species, including whales, dolphins, sharks, sea lions, rays, sea turtles, tuna, and tropical fish. The archipelago, which is part of Ecuador, hosts some of the world’s highest levels of endemism species found nowhere else. Yet the region faces threats from climate change, overfishing, and declining overall ocean health, due in part to years-long increases in commercial fishing. In 2020, nearly 300 international industrial fishing vessels up from 60 ships in 2018 were seen fishing at the border of Ecua

6 Terrifying Deep-Sea Creatures Recently Discovered That Are Out of This World

A team of marine scientists with the Schmidt Ocean Institute got on a research vessel named R/V Falkor and set out to the remote Phoenix Islands Archipelago in the west-central Pacific Ocean early June. They mapped out more than 30,000 square kilometers (11,500 square miles) of the ocean floor with underwater cameras - high-resolution, for about 34 days, and they also captured footage of five more underwater mountains. Researchers had never documented some of the animals that were gotten on camera before, like an uncommon whale shark and an octopus that appear like it s made of glass. On Thursday, the researchers safely arrived back ashore and they were prepared to share what they have discovered. Here are some highlights.

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