The Pacific BioScapes Programme is providing support to produce the Samoa National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (SNMSMP) which will provide guidance for government and the public to implement existing regulations which established the sanctuary to protect whales, dolphins, sharks, rays and turtles.
Protecting 30% of the world's land and sea outweigh the costs by a ratio of 5 to 1, according to a new report.
The last year has seen some promising changes in the global framework for environmental governance.
At a contentious special session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), developing nations bucked pressure from the European Union and approved an annual closure period for drifting fish-aggregating devices (dFADs).
Kiribatis marine ecosystems are worth at least AU$400 million per year, which is twice the countrys gross domestic product (GDP). We are strongly committed to sustaining these values to build an equitable and pros-perous blue economyAvailable onlineCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 76 p
Tongas marine ecosystems are worth at least TOP 47 million per year, exceeding the countrys total export value. We are strongly committed to sustaining these values to build an equitable and prosperous blue economy.Available onlineCall Number: [EL],363.94 MARISBN/ISSN: 978 82 7701 174 5Physical Description: 84 p
Solomon Islands marine ecosystems are worth at least SI$2.6 billion per year comparable to the countrys total export value. We are strongly committed to sustaining these values to build an equitable and prosperous blue economy.Available onlineCall Number: [EL]ISBN/ISSN: 987-82-7701-176-9Physical Description: 80 p
This island nation contains many marine eco-systems, from globally significant coral reefs to mangroves, seagrass areas, seamounts and deep-sea trenches supporting at least 769 fish species, including sharks and rays, as well as whales, dolphins and sea turtles.Available onlineCall Number: [EL]ISBN/ISSN: 978 82 7701 173 8Physical Description: 84 p
Fijis marine ecosystems are worth FJ$2.5 billion per yearexceeding the countrys total export value. We are strongly committed to sustaining these values to build an equitable and prosperous blue economyAvailable onlineCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 88 p
A team of scientists is undertaking coastal marine surveys in Tongan waters to evaluate impacts to coral reefs and fisheries following the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai eruption in January 2022.
