Obama to create world's largest protected marine area off Hawaii

Expansion of Papahanaumokuakea marine national monument, which is now more than twice the size of Texas, is the president's final push on conservationBarack Obama has created the world's largest marine protected area by expanding an existing ocean reserve off Hawaii to cover 582,578 square miles, providing what's likely to be the grandest, and final, chapter in the president's conservation legacy.The sweeping move quadruples the size of the Papahanaumokuakea marine national monument, which was originally designated by George W Bush in 2006 and was declared a World Heritage site in 2010. Continue reading...