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Two million square mile shark sanctuary established in the Western Pacific Ocean

The Federated States of Micronesia, comprised of The Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, have passed a resolution calling for a shark sanctuary that encompasses more than two million square miles in the Western Pacific Ocean. This sanctuary would make it illegal to fish for sharks in the area and would ban the possession, sale and trade of shark fins, according to a report in Voxy, a news site based in New Zealand… Source

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