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A tiger shark at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, which encompasses 582,578 square miles of the Pacific Ocean and is one of the largest marine protected areas in the world. Photo by Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument / Koa Matsuoka.
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Marine protected areas (MPAs) exist all over the world to protect biodiversity. Their protection statuses range from minimally protected “sustainable use” areas to no-take zones, where any form of extractive activity, like fishing or mining, is prohibited. “Like protected habitats on land, these are the areas we want to preserve to give animals a safe haven,” says Sarah Ohayon, a zoologist at Tel Aviv University.

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