A vast marine protected area (MPA) in the Pacific, protecting
more than 1,249 species of marine mammals, seabirds and
fish, has been guaranteed in the latest UK government
budget.
The reserve will ban commercial fishing in a huge area of
834,000 square kilometres around the Pitcairn Islands. This
volcanic island chain is mostly uninhabited, with the exception of
the second largest, which is home to the descendants of the Bounty
mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
By: Duncan Geere,
