Argentina creates two marine protected areas in the South Atlantic

Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:09 UTC

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Argentina has officially created two large marine protected areas: the Yaganes Marine National Park, lying off of the country’s southern tip, and the Namuncurá-Burdwood Bank II Marine National Park in the South Atlantic. Together, the two parks cover a total area of about 98,000 square kilometres. Read full article

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Brit Bob
Good to see that they have kept away from certain areas that they claim.

Argentina's Continental Shelf Claims and The UN CLCA Commission (1 page):-
https://www.academia.edu/33898951/Argentinas_Continental_Shelf_Claims_-The_UN_CLCS_Commission

And what does international law say about the ownership of natural resources?
Dec 17th, 2018 - 09:37 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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golfcronie
Brit Bob, my understanding is that the UK is going to declare the North Sea as a marine national park, only the UK can fish in said waters.
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