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<p>The UK is a co-proponent for a proposal to designate a large-scale Marine Protected
Area in the Weddell Sea, which will be submitted for consideration at the Commission
for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in October. While
the Marine Protected Area will not tackle climate change, one of the objectives for
the Weddell Sea Marine Protected Area proposal is to establish scientific reference
areas to monitor the effects of climate change, fishing and other human activities
and to study, in particular, representative, rare, unique and/or endemic examples
of marine ecosystems, as well as biodiversity and habitats. The Foreign Secretary
will engage with key CCAMLR members to seek their support for this proposal.</p>
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