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Brooks posts on National Geographic on MPA to protect Ross Sea
Last week in an obscure stone building in Hobart Tasmania, representatives from 24 nations plus the European Union, sat in stiff dark suits around a large table, making decisions that will determine the fate of one of our great global commons, the Southern Ocean.
They discussed proposals for expansive marine protected areas, including in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, deemed by many to be one of the healthiest and richest marine ecosystems on Earth. The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of Antarctic waters and supports an incredible array of fishes, invertebrates, seals, whales and seabirds – including more than one-quarter of the world’s Emperor Penguins, and more than one-third of all Adélie Penguins.
