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Today in Smithsonian History: April 8, 1994

A southeast view from the top of lighthouse in Cayos Cochinos, Bay Islands looking to mainland Honduras. (Via Wikipedia Commons)

A southeast view from the top of lighthouse in Cayos Cochinos, Bay Islands looking to mainland Honduras. (Photo by RioGTomlin via Wikipedia Commons)

April 8, 1994 The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute signs an agreement with the Honduras Coral Reef Fund to advise on management and protection of the Los Cochinos Archipelago, a group of small islands off the Caribbean coast legally protected by the Government of Honduras. STRI also designs a research and biological monitoring program for the area.

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