The European Union and more than 24 other countries, including China have agreed to form the world’s largest marine park in the Antarctic Ocean.
It will cover more than one point five million square kilometers of ocean – and will be called the Ross Marine Park. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, meeting in Hobart, Australia, said the Ross Sea marine park would be protected from commercial fishing for 35 years.
The Ross Sea is seen as one of the world’s most ecologically important oceans.
The sanctuary will cover more than 12 percent of the Southern Ocean, which is home to more than 10,000 species including most of the world’s penguins, whales, seabirds, colossal squid and Antarctic tooth fish.
CCTV’s Kathryn Omwandho has that story.
