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  "path": "/2026/05/how-shark-tracking-data-shaped-papua-new-guineas-ocean-sanctuary/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T00:00:35.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Climate Action",
    "Conservation",
    "Environment",
    "Evergreen",
    "Oceans",
    "30x30",
    "30x30 ocean protection",
    "biodiversity",
    "Bismarck Sea",
    "Coral Triangle",
    "Fishing",
    "Marine Protected Areas",
    "Melanesia ocean conservation",
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    "How shark tracking data shaped Papua New Guinea’s ocean sanctuary",
    "The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News"
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  "textContent": "BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Papua New Guinea announced on May 13 that it will protect roughly 214,000 square kilometers (about 82,600 square miles) of the Bismarck Sea from all fishing and extractive activity, an area approaching the size of the United Kingdom. The Western Manus Marine Protected Area would be the largest no-take […]\n\nThe post How shark tracking data shaped Papua New Guinea’s ocean sanctuary first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.",
  "title": "How shark tracking data shaped Papua New Guinea’s ocean sanctuary"
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