During its 32nd session, which was held from 2-10 July 2008, in Quebec, Canada, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee inscribed two new sites with marine components on its World Heritage List.

The Lagoons of New Caledonia represent the main diversity of coral reefs and associated ecosystems in the French Pacific Ocean archipelago of New Caledonia, and are among the three most extensive reef systems in the world. Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago in the northwest Indian Ocean is remarkable for its rich biodiversity and endemism: its marine component has 253 species of reef-building corals; 730 species of coastal fish; and 300 species of crab, lobster, and shrimp.
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UNESCO press release, 7 July 2008