Stat of the week: 1.97 million km2 of the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone are covered by marine protected areas

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Did you know? 1.97 million km2 of the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone are covered by marine protected areas.

What is the purpose of marine protected areas? Governments create them to protect threatened marine ecosystems and other underwater resources from intrusive human activities. Marine protected areas are also living laboratories where oceanographers and marine biologists can conduct research. (Source: National Geographic)

 

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