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Photos: The amazing creatures of the world’s newest marine protected area in Antarctica After five years of debate, the Ross Sea has been declared a “marine protected area.” The southern most ocean in the world is considered the last true wilderness left on Earth. Its waters are relatively untouched by pollution and climate change, and most of its animals still live as they would have hundreds of years ago. The declaration was made by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, which consists of 24 countries that have an interest in Antarctica, including the US, some European countries and India. Like a protected land reserve, this decree will ensure there will be no form of fishing or mining in the 600,000 sq miles that comprise the Ross Sea (though some regulated amount of toothfish catching will be allowed). Though Ross Sea takes up only 2% of the Southern Ocean, it is home to nearly a third of all Adelie penguins, a third of all Antarctic petrels, and 6% of the world’s Antarctic minke whale. One reason for the bounty is that ocean currents cause an upwelling of nutrients, making the sea a prime feeding ground. The proposal succeeded in no small part due to the work of Lewis Pugh, the UN Patron for the Oceans, who undertook a series of death-defying swims in the freezing Antarctic waters to raise awareness of the amazing species that exist in and around the Ross Sea. More in Lifestyle More from Quartz In China, consumers have to be on guard not just against fake food, but also fake news about foodQuartz Flight refused to let 10-year-old girl fly in leggingsQuartz Pickiest kids ate dozens of new foods after doctor’s trainingQuartz
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Na Antarktičkom oceanu stvoren najveći svjetski morski park Dvadeset i četiri zemlje odlučile su uspostaviti najveće svjetsko morsko zaštićeno područje na Antarktičkom oceanu koje pokriva golemih 1,55 milijuna četvornih kilometara oceana. Povjerenstvo za očuvanje antarktičkog morskog života koje se sastalo u Hobartu u Australiji reklo je da će Pomorski park Rossovo more biti zaštićen od ribarenja narednih 36 godina. Rossovo more se smatra jednim od ekološki najvažnijih mora na svijetu i posljednji je netaknut morski ekosustav. Zaštićeno područje će pokrivati više od 12 posto Južnoga oceana koji udomljuje više od 10.000 vrsta među kojima i većinu svjetskih pingvina, kitova, morskih ptica, divovskih liganja te antarktičkog zubana. Rusija se suglasila s dogovorom nakon što je u pet prethodnih slučajeva blokirala prijedlog. Ovo je prvi put da se stvara morsko zaštićeno područje velikih razmjera u međunarodnim vodama. Ovo je najveće morsko zaštićeno područje, rekla je Elsa Evans, direktorica komunikacija Saveza antarktičkog oceana.