Additionally, a 110,000 sq km "special research zone" will be established on the outside of the no-take zone, allowing catching of krill and toothfish only for research purposes.
The agreement also establishes a large 322,000 sq km "krill research zone" that will allow for research catching of krill, but prohibit toothfish catching.
According to Sanabria, Matamala may have decided to enjoy a few days of vacation near the research zone with Gomez, his girlfriend.
There are 18 wells in the research zone of the Oligocene O73 reservoir, and they are characterized by a core depth of 168 m; average well distance more than 1000 m; dominant seismic frequency of 35 Hz; and sand recognition 15 20 m.
Welcome to the research zone, where 100 or so whiz kids including Ms. Jurman, the preternaturally poised senior who claimed fifth place and a $25,000 scholarship this month for her Intel investigation of the parental link to teenage drinking, wrack their brains a minimum of 10 hours each week.
Step outside the research zone, though, and the animal sounds fall silent.
The research zone lies in the middle lower slope, between compressive and extensional zones, 186 km away from Luanda, Angola.
Gannon says that he's looking forward to learning about the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific research zone, which he suspects is facing some of the same challenges Europe did over the past decade or so.
The study was conducted in October/November 2006 in the urban research zone of the Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna (CRSN) in Nouna Health District, north-western Burkina Faso.
The total population of the CRSN research zone is about 60,000 inhabitants, with about 40% living in Nouna town.
