Category: Macquarie Island

Australia to Create a Marine Park Bigger Than Japan

June 6, 2023
AntarcticaAsia & PacificAustraliaEnvironmentMacquarie IslandMarine ParkScienceTanya PlibersekTasmaniaWorld
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Australia is set to triple the size of its marine park on Macquarie Island, making it far larger than Japan. After rejecting an application for fisheries to trawl through the new Macquarie Island Marine Park, Australia’s federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek signed off on a final design for the expansion on June 5, which will allow two fisheries to continue operating. Local fisheries…

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Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Macquarie Island Region: USGS

May 20, 2022
Asia & PacificearthquakeMacquarie IslandPacificWorld
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the Macquarie Island region in the southern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, which was revised from an initial magnitude of 7.3, had a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), USGS said. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami…

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