World's largest marine reserve to come up in Ross Sea, Antarctica

It has been labeled as a real win for marine conservation. It will be the world's largest marine reserve in Ross Sea, Antarctica and it has finally materialized after years of negotiations. Ross Sea is named after British explorer James Ross and is a deep bay in the Southern Ocean which forms one of the last intact marine ecosystems in the world.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 28 October 2016.

The decision was the outcome of deliberations of nearly 250 oceanic experts from 24 countries and the European Union - they had assembled in Tasmania and struck the historic deal to manage and protect the region's pristine ecosystem and reduce illegal fishing.
The agreement that has been sealed by the Commission for Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) will result in creating a 1.55 million sq km (600,000 sq miles) reserve in the Ross Sea. The area is roughly six and half times the size of of the UK.
Limited amount of fishing will be allowed mainly for research purposes. This will be throughout the protected zone because several countries fish in the waters surrounding Antarctica for lucrative toothfish, which are sold in North America as Chilean sea bass. Ross Sea is home to penguins, seals, toothfish and crystal krill and the zone is a critical research area for scientists who are trying to understand how marine ecosystems function, and, simultaneously, monitor the impacts of climate change.


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