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Pauly, D. & Zeller, D. Catch reconstructions reveal that global marine fisheries catches are higher than reported and declining. Nat. Commun.

Runge, C. A., J. E. M. Watson, S. H. M. Butchart, J. O. Hanson, H. P.  Possingham, and R.  A.

Given the fact that the vast majority of protected areas in the Pacific is the ocean, it's important for those in charge of Marine Protected Areas, Monuments, Reserves, etc.

Each month this year, 2016, Green Fire is releasing one short video clip on marine planning from the Great Bear Seas film and other new material.

A Petition to List the Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris), Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi), and Caribbean Manta Ray (Manta c.f.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has extended the comment period for the proposed endangered species listing of several species pursuant to the U.S. Endangered Species Act:

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration listed a species of coral, Cantharellus noumeae, known to occur in New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea, as endangered on November 6, 2015.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the U.S.

Ninety-six new species of coral in Vava'u in the Kingdom of Tonga were newly recorded during a Rapid Biodiversity Assessment.

Pacific Year of the Whale Campaign to launch in 2016

19 September 2015, Apia, Samoa - The Pacific islands are uniting to strengthen Whale Conservation through a specially designed campaign that starts next year. Pacific island governments and partners c... More detail