U.K. Government Builds Its Ocean Legacy

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U.K Designates Pitcairn Islands Marine Reserve

Creation of large marine protected area follows successful demonstration of Project Eyes on the Seas monitoring technology

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LONDON—The Pew Charitable Trusts joins the Pitcairn Island Council in praising Her Majesty’s government for today’s designation of 320,465 square miles (approximately 830,000 square kilometres) as a marine reserve in the remote waters surrounding the Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.