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By 2048, the Asia-Pacific region may not have any fish stocks left.

Human fishing effort is size-selective, preferentially removing the largest individuals from harvested stocks.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will award grants to improve the health of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems.

Dr Sangeeta Mangubhai, director of WCS Fiji  has been awarded an international Pew Fellowship Award. Dr.

The Pacific Island region and its communities are vulnerable as they are particularly threatened by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.Click on the link below to read the full story.

Ocean, maritime issues and fisheries will again be highlighted in the forthcoming 8th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM8), in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.Click on the link below to read the full story.

Efforts to strengthen current law and policy frameworks in the area of fisheries management and marine protected areas has initiated discussions between the Fiji Environmental Law Association (FELA) and stakeholders today in Suva.Click on the link below to read the full story.

...Since 2012, 5 protected areas that exceed 1 million km2 in size have been created, mostly in remote oceanic areas.

The western and central Pacific Ocean is home to the world"s most productive tuna fisheries, supplying global markets with canned tuna, sashimi and other tuna products...Conservation is increasingly a concern as some tuna and associated species are threatened by overfishing. Click on the lin

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted two resolutions that aim to advance implementation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.Click on the link below to read the full article.