SYDNEY, Oct 19, 2015 (AFP) - Two vast marine sanctuaries proposed for Antarctica will be considered for a fifth time at international talks Monday with campaigners saying they are imperative to protect one of the world’s last untouched wildernesses.
The fate of the plans to shield critical areas of ocean around the frozen continent is in the hands of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), which opens its annual talks in Hobart.
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