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CONSERVING THE LAST OCEAN FRONTIERS
The unique combination of natural and cultural resources has made the Salas y Gómez and Nazca Ridges a top priority for protection on the high seas. With support from global datasets and GIS analysis, researchers have identified this area off the west coast of South America as a key location to conserve and protect diverse marine biodiversity without impacting industries.
By Daniel Wagner and T. ‘Aulani Wilhelm, Conservation International; Alan M. Friedlander, National Geographic Society, University of Hawai‘i; Richard L. Pyle, Bernice P. Bishop Museum; Kristina M. Gjerde, International Union for the Conservation for Nature; Erin E. Easton, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Carlos F. Gaymer and Javier Sellanes, Universidad Catolica del Norte; Cassandra M. Brooks, University of Colorado Boulder; Liesbeth van der Meer, Oceana Chile; and Lance E. Morgan and Samuel E. Georgian, Marine Conservation Institute.†
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