Bush to establish 3 marine monuments in Pacific
January 6, 2009 By DINA CAPPIELLO , Associated Press Writer
In this photo released by NOAA, dense populations of coral and pink coralline algae are found along the outer slopes at Rose Atoll in America Samoa in this photo, date unknown. The fan-shaped coral pictured here is Pavona duerdeni. Parts of three remote and uninhabited Pacific island chains are being set aside by President George W. Bush as national monuments to protect them from oil and gas extraction and commercial fishing in what will be the largest marine conservation effort in history. The three areas _ totaling some 195,280 square miles _ include the Mariana Trench and the waters and corals surrounding three uninhabited islands in the Northern Mariana Islands, Rose Atoll in American Samoa and seven islands strung along the equator in the central Pacific Ocean. (AP Photo/NOAA, Jean Kenyon)
(AP) -- The home of a giant land crab, a sunken island ringed by pink-colored coral, and equatorial waters teeming with sharks and other predators are being designated national marine monuments by President George W. Bush in the largest marine conservation effort in history.
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GrayMouser - Jan 06, 2009
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And these areas are in US national waters? Or is The Dub nationalizing international waters?- report abuse
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theophys - Jan 08, 2009
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Did I read this wrong, or did Bush actually do something that could benefit the environment? And it limits commercial industry? ALIENS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE PRESIDENT'S BRAIN!!- report abuse
Feb 08, 2010
