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A team from The Ocean Cleanup will remove the trash collected every 6 weeks and transport it back to The Netherlands for recycling. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

We have an opportunity to involve graduate students and scientists from the Southern Hemisphere and Pacific sector into the OceanVisions2019 - Climate Summit. The summit is centered around ocean solutions and success stories in the areas of resilience, adaptation, and s

Collecting and collating all information  on the range of protected areas across Rarotonga was the focus of a one day gathering of over 20 stakeholders in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).

Japan's fishing quota for Pacific bluefin tuna, popular fish for sushi and sashimi, will remain at the current level next year. Click on the link below to read the full article.

Never before has anyone gone further by trying to clear the stuff from the middle of an ocean. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Today the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) bids farewell to late Director Ameko Pato. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

In a unanimous vote, the California State Assembly voted to ban the use of gill nets off its coast. The bill is now headed to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and its international partners have wrapped up an operation focusing on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Pacific Ocean on the high seas outside Australian waters.

As climate change continues its assault on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Queensland Minister for the Great Barrier Reef Leeanne Enoch has called for global action to tackle the issue head-on. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

An agreement to promote sustainable management and sound ocean governance in the Pacific Region was signed on 5 September. Click on the link below to read the full article.