Obama announced the establishment of United States-Obama's first Atlantic marine protected areas, the Atlantic-IT information

United States President Barack Obama announced on 15th, will establish a United States first national marine sanctuary is located in the Atlantic Ocean, protecting United States under nearly 13,000 square kilometres of coastal waters in New England in the Northeast Valley and mountain ecosystems.

Obama's day in the United States sponsored by the State Council "our sea" international meeting announced "the underwater valleys and mountains in the northeast of the marine national monument". In his speech, he recalled that as a child in Hawaii beach life, that without the protection of the marine and will not be able to do to protect the Earth.

"We of marine raising has we, and protection with we, and regulation with we of climate and weather, and hosted with from traffic to tourism to various of trade, industry, we Earth Shang marine of health is big degree decided has we human and we economic of health," Obama said, "we in here by do of decided, and by take of action, will shaping we marine of future. ”

According to background statement issued by the White House, "the underwater valleys and mountains in the northeast of the marine national monument" 12,700 square kilometers of the total area, including 3 United States Grand Canyon to deep underwater Valley with 4 undersea mountains, full of sea turtles and the endangered sperm whales, fin whales, Wen whale and other protected species. After the establishment of protected areas, will be closed to commercial fishing, mining and drilling, but the crab and lobster fishing will provide seven-year grace period.

United States Northeastern New England region is famous for its fishing industry. National marine protected areas here, local fishermen's organizations have opposed it. United States Atlantic coast lobster Association said in a statement, Obama took local fishermen their jobs, fisheries economy has also been hurt.

Last month, Obama announced that papahanaomo Kua KIA at Northwest Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary area 4 times to about 1.5 million square kilometers, the reserve has also become the world's largest marine protected area.

"Our sea" from 15th to 16th at the International Conference in the United States capital of Washington. The White House said in a statement, more than 20 participating countries to announce 40 new marine protected areas, with a total area of 1.2 million square kilometers. Count papahanaomo Kua KIA National Marine Sanctuary expansion area, new marine protected area in the world this year has more than 2.3 million square kilometers, exceeding last year's record of 1.9 million square kilometres.

奥巴马宣布建立美国首个大西洋海洋保护区 - 奥巴马,大西洋 - IT资讯

美国总统奥巴马15日宣布，将建立美国第一个位于大西洋的国家海洋保护区，保护美国东北部新英格兰地区沿海近1.3万平方公里的水下深谷与山脉的生态系统。

奥巴马当天在由美国中国国务院主办的“我们的海洋”国际会议上宣布建立“东北部水下深谷与海底山海洋国家保护区”。他在讲话中回忆起小时候在夏威夷海滨的生活，认为如果不保护海洋，也就无法做到保护地球。

“我们的海洋养育了我们、保护着我们、调节着我们的气候与天气、承载着从交通到旅游到各种各样的贸易等行业，我们地球上海洋的健康很大程度决定了我们人体以及我们经济的健康，”奥巴马说，“我们在这里所做的决定、所采取的行动，将塑造我们海洋的未来。”

据白宫发表的背景声明，“东北部水下深谷与海底山海洋国家保护区”总面积1.27万平方公里，包括3个比美国科罗拉多大峡谷还要深的水下深谷与4座海底山，里面生活着海龟及濒危抹香鲸、长须鲸、鳁鲸等保护物种。保护区建立后，将禁止商业捕鱼、采矿和钻探，不过将为红蟹和龙虾捕捞业提供七年宽限期。

美国东北部新英格地区以捕捞业闻名。对于在这里建立国家海洋保护区，当地渔民组织纷纷表示反对。美国大西洋沿海捕龙虾者协会在一份声明中说，奥巴马大笔一挥，当地渔民纷纷失业，渔业经济也受到伤害。

上个月，奥巴马曾宣布，将位于夏威夷群岛西北处的帕帕哈瑙莫夸基亚国家海洋保护区面积扩大4倍至约150万平方公里，这个保护区也因此成为全球最大海洋保护区。

“我们的海洋”国际会议15日至16日在美国首都华盛顿举行。白宫声明说，20多个与会国家将宣布建立40个新的海洋保护区，总面积约120万平方公里。算上帕帕哈瑙莫夸基亚国家海洋保护区扩建的面积，今年全球新增海洋保护区域面积已超过230万平方公里，超过去年创纪录的190万平方公里。