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Reducing Ocean Threats, a global challenge

An analysis of data collected by fisheries observers between 2003 and 2015 from purse-seine fishing vessels and analysed by SPREP has indicated over 10,000 pollution incidents that happened at sea dur... More detail

Tonga 9th Pacific island member to sign on to Convention for...

Our ocean impacts all of us—what we eat, drink, and breathe is all connected to this water that washes over more than 70 percent of our blue planet.

Formulating Smart Commitments on Biodiversity: Lessons from the Aichi Targets
Stuart H. M. Butchart1,2, Moreno Di Marco3,4, & James E. M. Watson4,5

Participants at the third Our Ocean Conference announced over 136 initiatives on protecting ocean areas, promoting sustainable fisheries, reducing marine pollution, addressing climate and the ocean, building capacity, supporting coastal communities, and mapping and further understanding the ocean

Global Fishing Watch analyzes data from the Automatic Identification System (AIS), which is collected by satellites and terrestrial receivers, to identify apparent fishing behavior based on the movement of vessels over time.

Different perspectives to best manage the Pacific Ocean in the interests of all who live there.

Announcements by the United States at Our Ocean 2016

 
Fact Sheet

Office of the Spokesperson

Department of State

Washington, DC

September 16, 2016

Endangered humpback whales in nine of 14 newly identified distinct population segments have recovered enough that they don’t warrant listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries said today.