New marine reserve
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The governments of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are teaming up on an ambitious plan to create a massive marine reserve covering six million square kilometers of ocean.
It's called the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, and if it goes ahead, it'll connect the waters of not just...

![While it's not officially in place yet, once it's up and running, it'll be one of the biggest protected ocean areas in the Pacific. [courtesy photo] PROPOSED MARINE RESERVE](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/new_marine_reserve.jpg?itok=uF2Jr2KS)