He wanted to create a marine protected area (think underwater national park) close to where the Summit at Sea had cruised by.

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His organisation is campaigning for a large Marine Protected Area to be established here to protect the sharks from boat damage and fin-poaching.

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Results from the tagging project will help the government decide whether a Marine Protected Area should be put in place to safeguard the sharks and balance environmental interests with industry and recreation.

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Adventure writer and business executive Thayer Walker is leading the charge to protect sharks in the Bahamas by raising money to help the Bahamian government create a management plan, infrastructure and enforcement team to protect a 70 square mile marine protected area in the South Berry Islands.

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In support of environmental cooperation on natural reserves and ecotourism, they noted the recently signed Agreement twinning the protected Marine Coastal Area Francisco Coloane in Chile and the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska, with the purpose of intensifying the collaboration and mutual support for their protection and conservation.

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Fish populations in the area had dropped dramatically due to over fishing and the protected zones will allow marine stocks to regenerate.

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