Nation Aug 27 Watch 4:46 Obama to make marine preserve largest in the world An executive order issued Friday by President Barack Obama will make the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument the largest ecological preserve in the world, at more than 580,000 square miles. Matt Rand, director of the Pew Charitable Trust’s Global Ocean Legacy… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Aug 26 Obama plans to create world’s largest marine protected area The White House says that President Barack Obama will expand a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating the world's largest marine protected area. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press