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How shark tracking data shaped Papua New Guinea’s ocean sanctuary

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Papua New Guinea announced on May 13 that it will protect roughly 214,000 square kilometers (about 82,600 square miles) of the Bismarck Sea from all fishing and extractive activity, an area approaching the size of the United Kingdom. The Western Manus Marine Protected Area would be the largest no-take sanctuary in Melanesia. What makes it unusual is where the boundaries fall: the zone covers 6.7 percent of PN…
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The Optimist Daily broke the news on Friday, May 29, 2026.
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