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Federal fisheries managers rejected a petition to list Pacific bluefin tuna as endangered this week, concluding that the species is stable, despite its historic low numbers.Click on the link below to read the full story.

Identifying opportunities the blue economy offers to Pacific Islands,  so that they can sustainably manage and conserve their ocean resources to benefit their economies and people will be the focus at the first high level Pacific Blue Economy Conference to be held on 23-24 August 2

Partnership is one of the cornerstones for successfully implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Click on the link below to read the full story.

Commercial fishermen may be able to catch more of the profitable fish they want with marine reserves than without them, according to a study in the journal PNAS led by the University of California, Davis. Click on the link below to read the full story.

The course provides an introduction for marine data managers to the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to the marine environment using open source software (QGIS).

The Protected Areas Officer (PAO) is a new position under phase two of the Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA) implemented by SPREP.Applications Close: Friday 24th August 2017 Please click on the link below for the information package for this vacancy.

Wilderness areas are important for biodiversity conservation, along with sustaining key ecological processes, and ecosystem services that underpin planetary life-support systems.

With the sequel to his blockbuster documentary An Inconvenient Truth about to be released, Al Gore tells how his role at the forefront of the fight against climate change consumes his life.Click on the link below to read the full story.

During the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) meeting that took place in Mexico City last week, no measures were agreed to tackle the decrease in Pacific bluefin tuna...Click on the link below to read the full story.