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In more remote areas, like the Clarion Clipperton Fracture in the central Pacific, the mapping researchers have done through the census is now helping the International Seabed Authority craft rules for future deep sea mining.
Global Census of Marine Life reveals thousands of new species, other discoveries Juliet Eilperin 2010
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In more remote areas, like the Clarion Clipperton Fracture in the central Pacific, the mapping researchers have done through the census is now helping the International Seabed Authority craft rules for future deep sea mining.
Global Census of Marine Life reveals thousands of new species, other discoveries Juliet Eilperin 2010
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It includes the archipelagoes of Revillagigedo and Galapagos and the islands of Clipperton, Cocos, Coiba, Gorgona and Malpelo off Columbia.
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection, Panama 2009
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It includes the archipelagos of Revillagigedo and Galapagos and the islands of Clipperton, Cocos, Coiba in Panama and Gorgona in Colombia.
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It is possible that Clipperton is an important stepping stone for connection between the two bioregions.
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It is possible that Clipperton is an important stepping stone for connection between the two bioregions.
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A circular atoll with a completely enclosed lagoon, Clipperton is one of the less disturbed islands in the Pacific.
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Clipperton also serves as the sole nesting site for seabirds within several thousand square kilometers.
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Ducks are reportedly common in the lagoon and migratory landbirds rest on Clipperton during winter trips to the Southern Hemisphere.
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Clipperton is positioned at the edge of the Eastern Pacific Barrier, which is the world's largest deepwater barrier to the dispersal of marine shore organisms.
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