Imagine a box almost 2000 km² and between 250 and 1500 m deep. This part of our ocean is unique because no-one has ever dragged a net over it – it has never been trawled. Proclaimed in 2019, this MPA allows for further research and exploration to help us understand the ocean better. It provides a glimpse into what a healthy seabed should look like, what animals live there and how the complex relationships between them support important fish like the hake that we depend on for food. Hence, this MPA is fundamental towards sustainable fisheries development. This MPA also protects the waters above the sea bed that are home to predators such as blue sharks, as well as surface waters where thousands of seabirds such as Atlantic yellow-nosed albatrosses feed.