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“As well as being home to a wide range of marine species, the Kermadec region is one of the most geographically and geologically diverse areas in the word”, Key said.
The sanctuary will encompass more than twice of New Zealand’s land area, lying 1000km northeast of the Bay of Plenty in the Pacific Ocean.
All fishing and marine exploitation will be banned in the area. Key said: “New Zealanders value our coasts and oceans, which are an important part of our culture, economy and environment and we are committed to managing them sustainably”. About 35 whale and dolphin species pass through, and maybe 6 million seabirds breed there each year, as the release stated.
According to Pew, Kermadec will be the third-largest fully protected marine area in the world, after the United Kingdom’s Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific Ocean and the Chagos Marine Reserve in the Indian Ocean. That’s in line with existing legislation, and “those fishers now operating in FMA10 (the Kermadec Fisheries Management Area) target EEZ-wide HMS (highly migratory species) stocks that can be taken effectively in other areas”.
The Green Party said it was delighted with the announcement, which lifted marine reserves in New Zealand’s territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone from 0.4 per cent to 15 per cent.
The variation in the area, which spans from tropical to sub-tropical waters, means it boasts a high diversity of habitat types including active undersea volcanoes, ridges and the Kermadec Trench itself, said Malcolm Clark from New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research.
But the announcement has surprised fishing and mining companies. And yet, “only two percent is protected,” Smith added.
“New Zealand welcomes the focus on the sustainability of the world’s oceans and marine resources – a goal which resonates strongly with our region where so many draw their food and livelihoods from the sea”, Mr Key says.
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“Together we’ve helped establish a large haven in the Pacific that will allow some of the ocean’s most exploited and threatened species to not only recover but flourish”.
