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Once again, a proposal to amend the Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act (PNMS), a landmark conservation legislation Palau is known for, to allow foreign fishing within the Palau’s EEZ, is being entertained by OEK.

The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa advisory council and the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary advisory council will meet virtually on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. This meeting is the first joint meeting between the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine

On January 1st, 2020 the Palau National Marine Sanctuary became one  of the largest protected body of water on planet earth.  It took years of planning from a team of visionaries, and sacrifices from the entire Palau community to bring this concept to life.   The hopes and dreams of this small is

What used to be a turtle slaughtering ground for a coastal community in the Solomon Islands in the past is now a safe sanctuary for the leatherback, the largest sea turtle species on earth. The Haevo Khulano Integrated Conservation area in Isabel Province was established in 2013 following initial

This 3.5 minute video reports on efforts to protect Palau’s National Marine Sanctuary now that foreign fishing fleets have left the area. Bernadette Carreon reports on progress and Richard Brooks videos and produces this special report on World Tuna Day.

...As the speed boat approached, the dolphins raced towards the bow and immediately began surfing the wake. The dolphins were now within touching distance and everyone immediately noticed that they were different...These could only be the excessively rare Fraser’s Dolphins.

In 2015, palau, a nation of more than 300 coral and volcanic islands in the western Pacific Ocean, expanded on decades of marine conservation to create a 193,000-square-mile protected area encompassing an extraordinary 80% of its ocean waters.

The public is invited to attend NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa virtual meeting of the Sanctuary Advisory Council via Google Meet video conferencing (due to COVID restrictions and safety protocols)...Items on the agenda include updates NMSAS Condition Report, Conservation Scien

Two reports compiled by President Surangel Whipps Jr.’s Transition Subcommittee for the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Tourism (MNRET) examines steps the government can take for the development and conservation of Palau’s natural resources, including domestic fisheries.

Surangel Whipps Jr. was sworn in as president of Palau on 21 January, and said he will continue the nation’s signature policy – the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS).