How shark tracking data shaped Papua New Guinea’s ocean sanctuary

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Papua New Guinea announced on May 13 that it will protect roughly 214,000 square kilometers (about 82,600 square miles) of the Bismarck Sea from all fishing and extractive activity, an area approaching the size of the United Kingdom. The Western Manus Marine Protected Area would be the largest no-take […] The post How shark tracking data shaped Papua New Guinea’s ocean sanctuary first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.