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An exceptionally well-preserved trove of fossils uncovered in southern China represents a complex marine ecosystem from the dawn of modern life, according to a study published in Science today.

Former Kiribati president Anote Tong suspects a major agreement is "cooking" between Beijing and Tarawa after the country's decision to quit the Pacific Islands Forum..."I know they are cooking something with China," Tong, who led the atoll islands from 2003 to 2016, said.

China's foreign minister on Friday arrived on the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati, where the future of a vast fishing ground is at stake...At stake in Kiribati is the future of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, a stretch of ocean the size of California that has been named a UNESCO World Herit

China, as the world’s largest producer and consumer of seafood, is well known for its voracious international fishing fleet.

This autumn, without much fanfare, China established a new government initiative that could have a profound impact on the nation's increasingly threatened biodiversity.

During a recent meeting of the China-Pacific Island Countries Fishery Cooperation and Development Forum, held in Guangzhou, China, Ma Youxiang, the deputy minister of fisheries at China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said China stands ready to cooperate on finding solutions to probl

The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, La'auli Leuatea Schmidt says Samoa remains committed to ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Blue Pacific’s fisheries resources. La'auli had made the comments during a virtual address to the China-Pacific Island Countries Forum on Fisheries Coop

The Kiribati Government has decided to open up one of the world’s largest marine reserves to commercial fishing and de-register it as a World Heritage site. The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) spans over 400,000 square kilometres and borders US waters...Former President Anote Tong, who was

Sticking points on financing, implementation and benefit sharing will need to be resolved in the second session if negotiations in the spring are to succeed...The negotiators have only seven months left until the second and final part of the meeting, and no shortage of disagreements to resolve, p

China is organizing a summit with Pacific Island countries in December 2021 to further cooperation in fisheries...China’s focus for the meeting with Pacific Islands leaders appears to be focused on distant-water fishing rather than aquaculture projects, as the head of China Distant-Water Fishing