Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - 17:37. Updated on Friday, April 7, 2017 - 20:23.
The Cook Islands in the Cook Islands have banned commercial fishing within a 50 nautical miles radius of the islands in an attempt to protect whales. In addition to the ban, the South Pacific have declared their Exclusive Economic Zone a marine park. The region already has a prohibition on potential sea bed mineral activity within 50 nautical mile of the islands.