"The tiny Pacific republic of Palau, which has declared itself the world's first shark sanctuary, has urged international respect for the decision to compensate for its lack of enforcement ability.
President Johnson Toribiong unveiled details of the sanctuary in his speech to the United Nations on Friday.
However, the small country which presides over rich fishing grounds has only one patrol ship to enforce the sanctuary in Palau's 621,600 square kilometer (237,000 square mile) exclusive economic zone, an area about the size of France."
by AFP
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Palau urges nations to respect shark haven
By: shannond | September 27th, 2009 at 8:28am
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