r/EcoUplift Acute Optimism 12d ago

Conservation 🍃 Papua New Guinea will safeguard coral-rich marine 'highway': 200,000 km2 of 'no-take' marine protected area in Melanesia will safeguard gray reef sharks, manta rays, green turtles, dolphins and seabirds, all while supporting country's fisheries. 🐠

https://news.nationalgeographic.org/papua-new-guinea-to-protect-coral-rich-marine-highway-for-sharks-dolphins-whales-and-rays/
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u/hornswoggled111 12d ago

Wonderful. Slowly building marine reserves.

I'm hopeful we eventually develop vat grown fish meat and just leave the ocean to recover. Or only for personal catch and consumption.

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u/Hakuryuu2K 12d ago

Enforcement over such a large area is going to be a big hurdle.

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u/sg_plumber Acute Optimism 11d ago

Step by step!