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Greenpeace Urges Creation Of Galapagos High Seas Protected Area

Fish swim at the North Seymour Island dive site in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, a diverse marine area that Greenpeace hopes will be further protected from the hazards of industrial fishing (Credit: AFP)

Greenpeace on Monday urged governments to ratify a UN treaty for ocean protection to allow for the creation of a world-first marine preservation area in the high seas around Ecuador's famous Galapagos archipelago.

"We must protect this area" with its unique fauna and flora where "industrial fishing fleets continue to plunder the oceans," Ruth Ramos of the Greenpeace Protect the Oceans campaign said in a statement.

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