NB Members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) will have the opportunity to protect one of the most pristine and unique marine environments on earth, the Ross Sea. At this year’s special meeting of CCAMLR, the international body responsible for the conservation and management of Antarctic marine resources, nations will make decisions on a U.S.-New Zealand proposal that would protect portions of the Ross Sea by designating it a Marine Protected Area (MPA). NOAA Fisheries played a key role in the development of the Ross Sea Region proposal. The Ross Sea Region is one of the last great ocean wilderness areas on the planet, supporting one of the most productive ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, high biodiversity, and a unique assemblage of species found nowhere else on Earth. It is also one of the most studied polar regions, with some of the world’s longest time series of polar observations.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:02:27 +0000
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