Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
A remote Eastern Tropical Pacific marine sanctuary centred on Malpelo Island, where converging currents, steep underwater terrain and strict protection support unusually large aggregations of sharks and other pelagic predators.
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A remote Eastern Tropical Pacific marine sanctuary centred on Malpelo Island, where converging currents, steep underwater terrain and strict protection support unusually large aggregations of sharks and other pelagic predators. It gives readers a primary-source example of how remote ocean geography, currents and no-take protection can sustain large-predator marine ecosystems.
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Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
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