![]() Vulnerable to climate change impacts, the atolls, shoals, seamounts, banks and reefs in this unique and fragile area are home to some of the most diverse and remarkable tropical marine life on the planet and provides haven for a host of species from corals and fish to marine mammals and seabirds. The Pacific Remote Islands encompass seven islands, atolls, and a reef unit: Baker, Howland, Jarvis, Johnston, Wake, Palmyra, and Kingman. That area includes the existing as well as the submerged lands and waters surrounding the existing Monument to the limit of the U.S. ![]() The Pacific Remote Islands Coalition nominated an area totaling about 770,000 square miles for sanctuary designation. As President Biden noted, expanding protections for the Pacific Remote Islands would create the largest protected ocean area on the planet.” “Our National Marine Sanctuary System is critical to achieving these goals, as well as honoring the cultural heritage of coastal communities around the country. “Fulfilling our bold conservation goals are a priority for the Biden-Harris Administration and the Commerce Department,” said U.S. ![]() A sanctuary designation would provide additional layers of protection for the region’s important marine ecosystems, maritime heritage resources, and support the cultural heritage and values of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. waters around the Pacific Remote Islands as a national marine sanctuary. Ocean by 2030įollowing President Biden’s call to action at the White House Conservation in Action Summit and a Presidential Memorandum issued today, the Commerce Department directed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to initiate a process to consider designating all U.S. Expanding Protections for Pacific Remote Islands Toward Goal of Conserving 30% of U.S. ![]()
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