This island nation banned fishing in an area of ocean the size of France | Pioneers for Our Planet

Name: This island nation banned fishing in an area of ocean the size of France | Pioneers for Our Planet
Uploaded: 2019-12-11T10:49:00Z
Duration: 4 min 31 s
Description: The Pacific island nation of Palau has banned fishing, mining and drilling in 80% of its waters, allowing stocks to replenish and overflow into surrounding marine areas. Today less than 8% of the world’s ocean is in marine protected areas, or MPAs.

The Pacific island nation of Palau has banned fishing, mining and drilling in 80% of its waters, allowing stocks to replenish and overflow into surrounding marine areas. Today less than 8% of the world’s ocean is in marine protected areas, or MPAs.