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IOTC adopts closure period for drifting FADs, over EU opposition
February 17, 2023

At a contentious special session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), developing nations bucked pressure from the European Union and approved an annual closure period for drifting fish-aggregating devices (dFADs).

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The Maldives, seen in part from above, is comprised of 1,192 islands. The tiny island nation also has the world’s highest levels of microplastics in its beach sand and offshore waters. PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
The Maldives designates marine protected areas
January 21, 2022

The Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and his administration designated six naturally unique and eco-rich areas in Laamu Atoll as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

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Bringing the Indian and Pacific Oceans together on IUU fishing
December 17, 2021

The issue of IUU fishing provides ample scope for Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean fishing management to collaborate and mitigate these challenges...For the Pacific islands, as in other oceans, IUU fishing comes in many shapes and forms and can have huge costs.

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Coral Reefs in the Chagos Archipelago had more fish per square meter than reefs in any country surveyed on the Global Reef Expedition--the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history. Credit: © Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation/Ken Marks
What's happening to the most remote coral reefs on Earth?
March 5, 2021

In the middle of the Indian Ocean lies some of the last coral reef wilderness on Earth.

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