I will add to Oceans North's answer from the World Wildlife Fund's perspective.
All of our recommendations about marine protected areas are based on science, which may be to do with a species—it's a particular place for that species—or to do with all of the biodiversity represented by that area. In that context, in the Arctic it's our view that the science is very clear: the area is very fragile. It's also timely to protect the areas now before problems ensue from the melting sea ice and from the potential for both development and significantly increased shipping traffic.
It's science-based. Some of it can be protective and forward-looking, and we have a chance to get it right now, which is why we're so thrilled with the work of your committee.
I would like to add one other thought, which isn't in any of our notes—