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Norway Creates Its Largest Marine Protected Area
Original: Norway has created its largest marine protected area, covering 1,848 km² of coral reefs, sponge gardens and fish nurseri
Norway has designated its largest marine protected area, covering 1,848 square kilometres of coral reefs, sponge gardens and fish nurseries. The move lifts formally protected waters from 4.8% to 6% of Norwegian territory. Discussion has focused on reports that the government drew the boundary around its salmon farms rather than through them, raising questions about how much industrial activity the new protections actually restrict.
Why now: The unusually large new protected area, and criticism that salmon farming was excluded from it, has drawn attention to Norway's marine conservation policy.
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- Norway has created its largest marine protected area, covering 1,848 km² of coral reefs, sponge gardens and fish nurseries. It lifts formally protected waters from 4.8% to 6% of Norway’s territory. The government drew the boundary around its salmon farms rather than through… · digyoursoul@universeodon.com · 3
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