Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Ocean Protection
President Obama announced that he intends to create the world’s largest marine sanctuary. He plans to use his executive powers to extend protections to a vast area of the Pacific. Details are a bit sparse, but early reports say the protected area will be 782,000 square miles roughly bounded by Hawaii, Samoa and Guam.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 1 min readPresident Obama announced that he intends to create the world’s largest marine sanctuary. He plans to use his executive powers to extend protections to a vast area of the Pacific. Details are a bit sparse, but early reports say the protected area will be 782,000 square miles roughly bounded by Hawaii, Samoa and Guam.
