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As Leaders and Champions of the Ocean headed to Tonga over the weekend for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, there was a gathering of the Pacific Ocean Alliance, organised by the Pacific Ocean Commissioner’s Office (OPOC) in Tonga on 24 August. As a multi stakeholder coordination mechanism created by the Pacific Island Forum Leaders through the 2010 Regional Ocean Policy, the POA held its first ever Alliance event at the margins of the Forum Leaders, this year 2024. Creating a POA Space for Ocean Champions and stakeholders alike is more important now than ever before because of the increased interest in the Pacific Ocean.
