Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

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The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument is a vast protected marine area in the central Pacific Ocean that safeguards some of the most pristine coral reefs, deep-sea ecosystems, and seabird habitats under U.S. jurisdiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marine national monument
marine protected area
protected area of the United States
allows scientific research under permit
contains Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED
Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED
Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED
Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED
Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED
Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED
Wake Atoll NERFINISHED
country United States of America
createdBy President George W. Bush NERFINISHED
establishedBy Presidential Proclamation 8336 NERFINISHED
establishedOn 2009-01-06
expandedBy Presidential Proclamation 9173 NERFINISHED
expandedOn 2014-09-25
governingBody National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED
hasEcosystemType atoll ecosystem
island terrestrial ecosystem
pelagic open-ocean ecosystem
seamount ecosystem
tropical coral reef
IUCNCategory IV
Ia
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
central Pacific Ocean
locatedInExclusiveEconomicZoneOf United States of America NERFINISHED
managementObjective conservation of marine biodiversity
protection of coral reef ecosystems
protection of seabird nesting habitat
nearestStateOrTerritory American Samoa NERFINISHED
Hawaii NERFINISHED
notableFor high marine biodiversity
large seabird colonies
relatively pristine coral reefs
remote uninhabited islands
partOf U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System NERFINISHED
prohibits commercial fishing in most areas
mineral extraction
oil and gas exploration
protects coral reef ecosystems
deep-sea ecosystems
endangered marine species
pelagic ecosystems
seabird habitats
threatened seabird species

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U.S. Pacific national wildlife refuges includes Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
U.S. Pacific national monuments hasPart Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
U.S. Pacific unorganized territories partOf Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
subject surface form: Baker Island
U.S. Pacific unorganized territories partOf Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
subject surface form: Howland Island
U.S. Pacific unorganized territories partOf Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
subject surface form: Jarvis Island
U.S. Pacific unorganized territories partOf Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
subject surface form: Kingman Reef
U.S. Pacific unorganized territories partOf Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
subject surface form: Palmyra Atoll
Johnston Atoll administeredAs Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
Johnston Atoll partOf Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
Palmyra Atoll partOf Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
Baker Island partOf Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
Kingman Reef partOf Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
Kingman Reef partOf Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
this entity surface form: Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Howland Island partOf Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument