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World’s largest shark sanctuary created [1]

The Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean is to ban shark fishing and trade in shark products throughout its waters, creating a sanctuary roughly eight times the size of the UK.

Publication Date: 
04/10/2011
Environment News Network [2]
Tags:
North Pacific Ocean [3], Fisheries [4], Sanctuaries [5], United Kingdom (UK) [6], Fish [7]
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