Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Green sea turtle at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
LocationCentral Pacific Ocean
Area313,818,892 acres (1,269,980.00 km2)[1]
CreatedJanuary 6, 2009 (2009-January-06)
AdministratorJohn Klavitter, Superintendent, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsitePacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
The previous (2011) boundaries of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument are outlined in light blue.
Soldierfish, Baker Island NWR
Grey reef sharks, Pacific Remote Islands MNM

The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument is a group of unorganized, mostly unincorporated United States Pacific Island territories managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States Department of Commerce.[2][3] These remote refuges are "the most widespread collection of marine- and terrestrial-life protected areas on the planet under a single country's jurisdiction".[2][3] They protect many endemic species including corals, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, seabirds, water birds, land birds, insects, and vegetation not found elsewhere.[4]

  1. ^ "MPAtlas". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Presidential Proclamation 8336" (PDF). fws.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents: Monday, January 12, 2009 Volume 45—Number 1, Page 14 Archived March 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CIA World Factbook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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