In 2009, the Commission agreed by
consensus to creating a representative network of
MPAs by 2012. It was the first international body to do this based on recommendations from the
United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development. In 2011, it identified nine planning domains within which to designate these protected areas.
South Orkneys MPA In 2009, the Commission agreed by
consensus to establish the world's first
high-seas MPA to protect ocean surrounding the
South Orkney Islands in the south
Atlantic Ocean. ==References==