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.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/world%E2%80%99s-largest-shark-sanctuary-created
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/environment-news-network
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-pacific-ocean
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fish