The Guardian15 jun 2026Macro
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A proposal to designate the Endurance wreck site as Antarctica’s first specially protected underwater area was passed without dissent last month at a meeting of Antarctic Treaty parties in Hiroshima, but requires final approval from the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources when it meets in September. The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is leading the effort; a potentially new species of wood-eating squat lobster was discovered on the wreck by marine biologists in 2022. The wreck lies at 3,000 metres depth, currently subject to a 1.5 km permit-radius, and the new designation would prohibit entry unless rigorous conditions are satisfied.