Azores to create largest Marine Protected Area in North Atlantic – and a 'blueprint' for the rest of the world.The Azores has passed bold new ...
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The Azores has passed bold new legislation to create the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) network in the North Atlantic ocean.
The ocean around the Portuguese archipelago of nine volcanic islands is home to abundant marine life, including whales, sharks and deep-sea corals.
An area of approximately 1,000,000 km², the Azorean sea represents 55% of Portuguese waters and around 15% of European waters.
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- ocean preservation