Tiny Atlantic island takes giant leap towards protecting world's oceans

UK overseas territory Tristan da Cunha’s new marine protected area will be fourth largest sanctuary of its kindA community of 250 people on one of the most remote inhabited islands on Earth has made a significant contribution to marine wildlife conservation by banning bottom-trawling fishing, deep-sea mining and other harmful activities from its waters.The government of Tristan da Cunha, a volcanic archipelago in the south Atlantic and part of the UK’s overseas territories, has annou