Campaigners call for two marine sanctuaries

Campaigners on Monday urged global leaders to put aside differences and create two vast marine sanctuaries in Antarctica to protect one of the world's last untouched wildernesses.

This would also safeguard a unique array of species, including whales and giant squid, they said.

The fate of the plans to shield critical areas of ocean around the continent is in the hands of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, which opened its annual meeting in Hobart, Australia.