President Obama will create the largest marine protected area in the world, Papahānaumokuākea national monument surrounding the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.  The protected area will cover 582,578 square miles and provide protections to more than 7,000 marine species, including monk seals, whales, sea turtles, and  black coral. >>> Article

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