Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the Pacific
Task Force Oceania’s Pacific augmentation teams recently completed their first rotational tours providing continuous support to Pacific island countries in Oceania demonstrating U.S Army...
Marshall Islands lodges IUU fishing plan with FAO
The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has formally lodged its intention to become a party to the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) of...
Japan PM tells Pacific that nuclear wastewater dump is harmless
Japan's Prime Minister has told Pacific Islands leaders that his country would ensure no harm will come to the environment from dumping treated nuclear...
Cook Islands to continue support of UN seabed mining process
Cook Islands will continue to support the work of the International Seabed Authority(ISA) in developing global seabed mining regulations, and the country will continue...
Not a lone shark: bull sharks may form ‘friendships’ with each other, study finds
The apex predators show preferences for certain individuals and avoid others, according to new research on sharks in Fiji
By Tom Vierus
They reach 3.5...
DeepGreen the main beneficiary of Nauru’s mining trigger
Pacific Regional Civil Society groups today accused DeepGreen, a venture capitalist company, as the real beneficiary of the Nauru Government's decision to trigger the...
IOTC adopts resolution to rebuild yellowfin tuna stock, but NGOs question its effectiveness
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) agreed to reduce the total allowable catch for yellowfin tuna after months of pressure from non-governmental organisations and...
NZ 13 tonnes of shark fins exported overseas each year
New Zealand is exporting 13 tonnes of shark fins each year despite the practice being banned in the country's waters since 2014.
New figures obtained...
End war on nature and ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for...
Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his...
Japanese nuclear wastewater to be treated before discharge into Pacific
Japan's Government says nuclear wastewater it plans to dump into the Pacific Ocean will be treated.
Earlier this year it announced plans indicating that 1.25...
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Vanuatu quake: Clock ticking in race to find survivors
Rescuers in Vanuatu will be under pressure to reach trapped people quickly, but there will be tough decisions if buildings aren't safe to enter,...
UN responds to deadly earthquake in Vanuatu
The UN is also responding to the earthquake that struck the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, killing 14 people and injuring more...
Experts expect significant damage from Vanuatu earthquake
Seismologists in New Zealand and Australia have expected significant damage from a large earthquake that struck Vanuatu on Tuesday.
The 7.3-magnitude shallow earthquake caused strong...