Fourteen rowing teams departed Monterey Harbor (in central California) this week for a rowing competition connecting the US West Coast with the Hawaiian Islands.
A proposal to turn large swaths of ocean into a protected marine sanctuary was met with pushback from residents concerned about the federal government taking more control over the waters of the Western Pacific.
Today, NOAA announced it is starting the process to potentially designate a new national marine sanctuary in the Pacific Remote Islands area, as directed by President Biden and affirmed by the Department of Commerce on March 24, 2023. The proposed area in
The Palau Council of Chiefs commended President Surangel Whipps Jr.
Researchers from the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) have returned from surveying the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) using baited remote underwater videos (BRUVs).
Members of the Olbiil Era Keluau yesterday adopted amendments to the supplemental budget to pave way for the Blue Prosperity funding assistance, while Congress gave approval to the marine spatial planning.
“Ngdi teketekel ma terrudel”, said Rubekul Belau (Palau Council of Chiefs) citing a Palauan adage that means “while it’s being built, it is also being torn down”, referring to the proposal to amend the Palau National Marine Sanctuary law introduced as a rider in the FY 2022 Supplemental
“There is enough available data now to do a marine spatial planning,” stated Senator Umiich Sengebau, also a former Minister of Natural Resources, Environment & Tourism (MNRET), the ministry that was renamed the Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture & Environment (MAFE)...We have all that in
