Well, we are back from our epic voyage, our own odyssey to the Pa Tokerau, our northern group in the Cook Islands, after seven weeks away on our Marumaru Atua.
A new rule protecting biodiversity off the coast of Motiti Island came into effect this week.
No one will be allowed to take any kind of marine life from three reef areas surrounding Mōtītī Island from tomorrow onwards. This follows a decision made by the Environment Court that has ruled the area's biodiversity and cultural value to be special and in need of protection.
Advancing Social Equity in and Through Marine Conservation
Substantial efforts and investments are being made to increase the scale and improve the effectiveness of marine conservation globally. Though it is mandated by international law and central to conservation policy, less attention has been given to how to operationalize social equity in and through the pursuit of marine conservation. In this article, we aim to bring greater attention to this topic through reviewing how social equity can be better integrated in marine conservation policy and practice.
A team of Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) employees, volunteer freedivers and a representative from the Proprietors of Manuae Incorporated (PMI) has just returned from a crown-of-thorns starfish (taramea) removal expedition to the uninhabited island of Manuae.
This toolkit is being developed within the framework of the “Marine mammals, a way to enhance cooperation between Marine Protected Areas” twinning. This twinning is part of the Ocean Governance project.
Currently, less than 3 per cent of the ocean is protected from fishing, mining and other commercial activities. With so little protection, it is perhaps unsurprising that three quarters of fish species are depleted, and shark numbers have declined by 90 per cent over the last few decades.
Rock Island Southern Lagoon (RISL) of Koror State celebrated its 9th year as UNESCO World Heritage Site, highlighting some of the unique contributions of RISL and conduct highly effective public awareness activities on June 29th, Tuesday this week...Inscribed into UNESCO World Heritage list
Along Guam's coastline and beach shores, colorful and peculiar animals abound.
Eight government agencies participated in World Oceans Day yesterday, sharing information and advocacy for environmental awareness under the theme ‘Life and livelihoods.’ World Oceans Day is held each year as a reminder of the huge role the ocean plays in the livelihoods of human beings and the i
