French Polynesia and the Cook Islands this month created adjacent shark sanctuaries spanning 2.5 million square miles of ocean, a move that reflects a growing trend to protect sharks worldwide and ...

The deal: Nonstop round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Rarotonga of the Cook Islands in Polynesia for $840 per person on Air New Zealand (includes taxes). When you’ll go: From Aug. 10 to Nov. 16, ...

E. Chungue, J.-P. Boutin, L. Le Marchand, G. Philippon, A. Le Guellec, S. Chanteau, J.-L. Cartel, C. Gras, P. M. V. Martin and J. F. Roux Different population groups ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The Cook Islands in the South Pacific has approved a shark sanctuary in its waters, helping create the largest such sanctuary in the world, officials said.

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