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Evidence of ongoing illegal shark fishing surfaced this week, reigniting concerns about poaching in Palau’s protected waters despite a 2009 law that established the country as a shark sanctuary. At around 9 a.m.

All applications must be submitted beginning November 1, 2025 and no later than January 15, 2026. Successful applicants will be notified by May 1, 2026 and funds will be disbursed shortly thereafter.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) continues to support activities in the Pacific to tackle issues around by-catch and other threats to threatened marine species.

Grow Aitutaki provides a platform for children to be culturally immersed in experiential learning to conserve, learn, restore coral  and become the next generation of reef stewards and caretakers of the ocean. 

Across every tale passed down through Tongan generations, one remains unchanged: the Polynesian kingdom’s creation story. The beginning was the ocean; and from the ocean, the islands’ first ancestors emerged.

AT the close of the 5th Pacific Human Rights Film Festival in Suva, the screening of Oceans with David Attenborough sparked a vital conversation on the urgent need to protect our oceans.

The EU-FCCB Programme is offering 20 fully funded Master’s studentships (K100,000 each) for PNG citizens starting in 2026.

The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 Italy-AOSIS Fellowship Programme, supported by the Government of Italy.

For nearly a decade, iwi of Tīkapa Moana have led efforts to restore, revive, and revitalise the Hauraki Gulf.

The green turtle, found across the world’s oceans, is recovering after decades of decline, according to the latest IUCN Red List assessment. The species has been reclassified from endangered to least concern.