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    The Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR) lies a thousand kilometres from the Ecuadorian mainland and covers an area of around 133,000 km2 (51,000 sq mi). The...
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    The Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is a penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It is the only penguin found north of the equator...
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    The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), also known as the sea iguana, saltwater iguana, or Galápagos marine iguana, is a species of iguana found only...
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    The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the Equator 900 km (560 mi)...
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    Galápagos National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Galápagos) was established in 1959. It began operation in 1968, and it is Ecuador's first national park...
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    The Galápagos Islands xeric scrub, also known as the Galápagos Islands scrubland mosaic, is a terrestrial deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion that covers...
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    cormorants, marine iguanas, boobies, pelicans, Sally Lightfoot crabs, Galápagos land iguanas, Darwin's finches, Galápagos hawks, Galápagos doves, and very...
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    historically vulnerable to hunting, the Galápagos fur seal has been protected by the Ecuadorian government since 1934 Galápagos fur seals are the smallest otariids...
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  • journal BBC GMR, now BBC Radio Manchester Galápagos Marine Reserve, the protected waters around the Galápagos Islands General Motors Research Laboratories...
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    the Galápagos Marine Reserve by 50%, adding 23,000 sq mi (60,000 km2) to protect submarine mountains northeast of the islands as the Hermandad Marine Reserve...
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    The Galápagos petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) is one of the six endemic seabirds of the Galápagos. Its scientific name derives from Ancient Greek: Pterodroma...
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  • year. WildAid operates a field program in the Galapagos Islands, protecting the Galápagos Marine Reserve, apprehending poachers and smugglers and creating...
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    The Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) is a species of sea lion that lives and breeds on the Galápagos Islands and, in smaller numbers, on Isla de...
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    Human activities affect marine life and marine habitats through overfishing, habitat loss, the introduction of invasive species, ocean pollution, ocean...
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    government. During his period as minister, the expansion of the Galapagos marine reserve in 2022 stood out. On 2 April 2023, President Guillermo Lasso appointed...
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    sea cucumber, the Galápagos Marine Reserve and all major stakeholders took it upon themselves to monitor its population in the Galápagos twice a year between...
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    record of the southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi, in the Galapagos Marine Reserve". Marine Biodiversity Records. 6: 1–4. doi:10.1017/S1755267213000377...
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    Whitespot ghost shark (category Endemic fauna of the Galápagos Islands)
    species lives. Its range is protected due to being a part of the Galápagos Marine Reserve, which covers an area of 133,000 km2 (51,000 sq mi) and makes fishing...
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    All populations of this species are found within the Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve; furthermore, the archipelago was designated as a World...
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    of a manta ray created". Oceanographic. Retrieved 2023-02-02. "Galapagos marine reserve: Conservationists hail expansion". BBC News. 2021-11-03. Retrieved...
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  • The Galápagos ghostshark (Hydrolagus mccoskeri) is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, likely endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It was discovered...
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    Kermadec and Galapagos Islands are protected within marine reserves. The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the Galapagos shark as "Not...
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    such as marine iguanas, birds, Galapagos crabs can be seen. There is also a mangrove where white tip reef sharks and the gigantic Galápagos tortoises...
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    commando battalion based on the Galápagos Islands. The 111th Independent Mechanized Brigade (formerly the 130th Marine Amphibious Brigade) of the Egyptian...
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    species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve through identification and protection of marine key biodiversity areas". Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater...
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    predators. Additionally, they exhibit a top-down control in the Galápagos Marine Reserve, and their presence may alter the sessile community composition...
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    the waters around the Galápagos Islands. The Galápagos National Park Directorate lacked the manpower to adequately manage the marine park, and fishing laws...
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    Valdes Peninsula List of marine protected areas of Hawaii Barnett, Cynthia (August 26, 2016). "Hawaii Is Now Home to an Ocean Reserve Twice the Size of Texas"...
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    around the Galapagos Islands each year. In 2017 the Ecuadorian Navy seized the reefer vessel Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 inside the Galapagos Marine Reserve with over...
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    The island and surrounding marine area of 52.01 square kilometres (20.08 sq mi) has been established as a biological reserve, with a permanent ranger station...
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