WELLINGTON: The countries that decide the fate of Antarctica’s waters reached an historic agreement yesterday to create the world’s largest marine protected area in the ocean next to the frozen continent. The agreement comes after years of diplomatic...Marine Protected Area Agreement • October 28th, 2016
Contract Type FiledOctober 28th, 2016for a marine reserve for years. They first submit- ted a joint proposal in 2012, but it was rejected five times before Friday’s agreement. Ukraine, China and Russia had expressed concerns in the past, with Russia becoming the final holdout before the deal was made.