• Pitcairn Islands to get world's largest single marine reserve

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Pitcairn Islands to get world's largest single marine reserve
18 March 2015 - The UK is to establish the world's largest continuous marine reserve in waters around the Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific, the government has said. The zone is expected to ban commercial fishing, and will cover a 834,000 sq km (322,000 square miles) area where previous expeditions have found more than 80 species of fish, coral, and algae. (more)