News Headline
Obama to create world's largest protected marine area off Hawaii
Source
Guardian (UK)
Publication Date
2016-08-26
Barack Obama is to create the world’s largest protected marine area off the coast of Hawaii, the White House has said. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will quadruple in size, to cover around 582,578 sq miles (1.5m sq km) - more than twice the size of Texas.