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Chile: creation of one of the largest marine reserve in the Americas

1 September 2016

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The Chilean government officialy announced the creation of the Nazca-Desventuradas marine park, which covers 300 000 km2 and protects renowned Desventuradas islands of San Felix and San Ambrosio. With this action, Chile triples its protected ocean areas and has one of the largest marine parks of the Americas.

A unique ecosystem without any sign of human impacts and exceptional 90% levels of endemism!

The new fully protected Nazca-Desventuradas marine area covers 300 000 square kilometers where fishing and any other extractive activities are prohibited.

Chile will thus be able to protect 12% of its marine area, which represents an increase of 4.4%.

National Geographic and Oceana are behind the proposal to establish this marine park. An expedition was launched in February 2013, led by a renowned national and international scientists team that explored for the first time and with advanced technology, one of the most pristine and wild places of South America .

One of the most pristine and wild places of South America

Scientists have discovered a unique ecosystem with no sign of human impact and with an exceptional 90% level of endemic species.

The site stands out also by the abundance of seaweed forests and teeming populations of predatory fish such as large tuna, yellowtail amberjack and other deep-water sharks, not to mention fragile deep-sea corals. Large lobsters – individuals spanning more than one meter and weighing up to 8 kilos! – were observed, an indicator of the exceptional health of these preserved ecosystems.

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Santiago Times

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