Up to 25 percent of the world’s tropical fish species swim in the protected waters around Koh Lipe (the island is in Tarutao National Marine Park).

里朴岛周围的水域里，多达25%世界热带鱼种在受保护的水域里游来游去（该岛在绿龟岛（Tarutao）国家海洋公园内）。

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In addition, travelling through the reef provides ships with shallower and protected waters that allow them to anchor in the case of mechanical failure, making it safer than going around the reef into open sea and deeper waters.

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This means he can now tell legally caught Brazilian sand tiger sharks from those protected in American waters, and can catch fibbing fishermen.

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Fiji wants 30% of its waters protected and European nations including the UK are slowly imposing their own marine protected zones, prompted by the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) which was initiated at Rio.

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