This article tells us about how the Marshall Islands are protecting their ocean from fishing.

Marshall Islands Establishes First National Marine SanctuaryThe Republic of the Marshall Islands has declared its first national marine sanctuary. This sanctuary will protect a "pristine" expanse of the Pacific Ocean that is home to deep-sea sharks and green turtles. Like many Pacific islands, the low-lying Marshall Islands are highly vulnerable to climate change and rising seas. The World Bank warned in 2021 that this had placed "extreme pressure" on its biodiversity. The government announced on Tuesday that it has banned fishing in the waters surrounding two northern isles. This area teems with vibrant corals, rare giant clams, and reclusive deep-sea sharks."The only way to continue benefiting from the ocean's treasures is to protect it," Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine said in a statement. "I am proud of our country's first marine sanctuary, which certainly won't be its last."The sanctuary lies to the east of Marshall Islands' Bikini Atoll. The United States bombarded this atoll with experimental nuclear bombs throughout the 1940s and 1950s.It covers 48,000 square kilometers (18,500 square miles) — dwarfing Switzerland — and surrounds the uninhabited atolls of Bikar and Bokak. These are renowned nesting grounds for green turtles."We aim to preserve the ecological integrity of this region to ensure that these two atolls remain pristine for future generations," the country's Marine Resources Authority said in a statement to Agence France-Presse (AFP).Conservationist Enric Sala has said that Marshall Islands is home to some of the healthiest marine ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean. "This new marine sanctuary protects global biodiversity jewels," he said."These pristine atolls are time machines that show us what the ocean was like before humans, and what coral reefs could be in the future if we so wish," Sala told AFP.The Marshall Islands (population: 40,000) is a chain of coral atolls and volcanic isles lying between the Philippines and Hawaii. Its economy relies heavily on fishing. Nonprofit group Global Fishing Watch estimates that at least one-third of domestic government revenue comes from tuna alone.

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