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“Join the Watch” to save the Ross Sea

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Mission Blue

Published on

February 27, 2012

Wellington, New Zealand
The Antarctic Ocean Alliance has launched it’s first report, “Antarctic Ocean Legacy: A Marine Reserve for the Ross Sea,” today in Wellington, New Zealand. The report calls for a 3.6 million square kilometer fully protected marine reserve in what the Alliance’s Chuck Fox calls “One of the most amazing and relatively untouched marine environments on earth.”
The Alliance is made up of supporters such as actor and UN Biodiversity Ambassador Edward Norton, Dr. Sylvia Earle, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and some 16 global environmental organizations.
“The fate of the Antarctic’s Ross Sea is likely to be decided by 24 countries and the EU this year and the global public knows nothing about it,” said Alliance Campaign Director Steve Campbell. “Now is the time to protect this amazing environment but we’ll need the global public involved to make that happen.”
You can send a message to protect Antarctica by adding your voice to “Join the Watch.”