Establishment of the first ocean conservation garden in the Atlantic

A first marine reserve on the ocean will be established to protect deep gorges along the continental shelf and the chain of oceanic volcanoes has stopped working.

In an event that just happened, President Barack Obama has just decided to establish the first ocean-protected national reserve in the Atlantic, which is a commercial ban for fishing and banning exploitation. the underground volcanic area was deactivated off the 240km offshore New England, northeast of the United States

At the event, Mr. Obama said: "The seas where I grew up were very different when it came to my son's life, my grandchildren's life. It was unacceptable. The dangerous changes taking place in the climate mainly came. From human activity, the oceanic dead zones are mainly created from ground activities, long-term fishing activities and unprotected waters, making ecosystems and species All these rare things are happening, and it has been going on for quite a long time, so if we don't resolutely change the situation, our children and grandchildren it is the bearer of the consequences ".

The reserve will consist of two separate areas, totaling 12,700 km ² . The first area that runs along the edge of the continental shelf, will protect three large canyons that cut several kilometers deep and the continental shelf. The gorges are covered by corals, anemones and sponges.

Marine animals that live in newly established protected areas start from 240km off the coast of New England.(Photo: Canyons research team and discovery program of NOAA).

To the south of the continental shelf, which is the area of ​​deep suction abyss, the second conservation area will protect the four undersea mountains here, respectively Bear, Physalia, Retriever, and Mytilus. Located more than 2100km above the ocean floor, these four mountains are ancient volcanoes formed hundreds of millions of years ago by melting magma that creates volcanoes in New Hampshire state.

New protected areas stretching 320km from the continental shelf to the outer edge of the exclusive economic zone, are home to the abundance of animals and the most primitive form of life in both wide and deep areas. .

"This is where you can find different small and big animals that haven't been named by scientists yet. They represent things we haven't yet discovered about the ocean, which are legacies. Our nature is in the future, " said Peter Auster, a scientific researcher at Mystic Aquarium and an emeritus professor at the University of Connecticut.

New protected area map of New England, northeastern United States.(Photo: Riley D. Champine).

The establishment of New England protected areas will lead to the opening of other ocean reserves in the Papahānaumokuākea Sea, northwest of Hawaii, which is expected to be the largest protected area on Earth. And this makes Obama the most conservative President of the United States, even underwater.

However, the commercial fishing industry has decided to oppose the new law in this sea, they demanded to create a sanctuary in Cashes Ledge, another side of New Coast. England, which is closer to the coast and has more marine life.

Jon Williams, CEO of New Bedford Red Crab Company in the Atlantic, said of the new law: "After 40 years of catching red crabs, our fishing ground is said to still retain its pristine appearance by the surveyors. If after 40 years of catching but we still retain the original look, why do we need to apply the reserve to prevent fishing activities in this area? "

The new reserve has a rich number of species of animals and a variety of marine life forms, from small to large are very primitive species.(Photo: Canyons research team and discovery program of NOAA).

Across the United States, there are 8 councils established and their specific plans for the exploitation and harvesting of marine minerals in a closed process. The leaders of all 8 councils wrote a letter asking Obama to allow them to continue fishing in the areas where the reserve was established. Boundary boundaries in protected areas for commercial fishing activities.

"However, in addition to marine animals, scientists want to target minerals that are gradually depleted and want to create a reserve with the aim of opening a natural research room to monitor and explore. impacts of climate change ", according to a statement from the White House.

Threats make scientists to establish protected areas including exploration and exploitation of oil, gas, manganese shells, methane hydrate. Some recent surveys show that cold mathane has affected seabed species like chemosynthetic species, which only live in darkness and nutrition with chemical energy from mathane.