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This week, a shark sanctuary the size of Australia has been established
The Cook Islands has approved a shark sanctuary in its waters, making for the largest such sanctuary in the world.
The South Pacific island chain declared a 1.9 million-sq-km sanctuary, contiguous with one established last week by neighbouring French Polynesia.
That sees a ban on shark fishing and possession or sale of shark products in an area now totalling 6.7 million sq km - nearly the size of Australia.