The 24 countries and territories of the Pacific are united behind a call for a Climate Change resolution to come out of the 16th meeting of the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC16) taking place in Papua New Guinea...“The [FFA] membership are calling for strong action by the Tuna
WWF is pushing for the development of a recovery plan for the dangerously depleted population of the oceanic whitetip to prevent the species from going extinct.
A team of researchers in the US has managed to measure the heart rate of a blue whale for the very first time, and they were amazed by the extremes they saw. David Cade and his team found the whale's pulse dipped to as low as two beats per minute when the whale was diving and foraging underwater.
This paper reviews the provisions and efforts to implement the 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW) and the 1980 Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). It illustrates progress and continuing challenges to stopping the over exploitation of living resources in high seas areas beyond national jurisdictions.
Representatives from key Ministries and non-government organisations met in Nuku'alofa this week to plan activities to support Government and coastal communities achieve their protected marine species conservation priorities. The collaborative workshop was initiated by the Ministry of Fisheries,
A comprehensive biodiversity assessment of the Southern Lau Islands conducted by Conservation International (CI) and partners recorded six new fish species. the report said it included 39 newly identified species.
A giant oceanic manta ray washed up on a Northland beach on Thursday. The sea creature is more than 4m wide and is estimated to weigh about 1.5 tonnes.
Marine Law Enforcement (DMLE) Chief Victor Remengesau said that their aim is to have full prosecution of those who will be found liable for 'finning' sharks in Palau's diving sites...Chief Victor fears the the recent harvesting of marine species might be the doing of some residents, adding the he
Samples taken from a dolphin that washed up dead on Papua New Guinea's Rai Coast have revealed very high concentrations of heavy metals. The samples were taken by a team led by Swiss scientist Alex Mojon, who was hired by the Madang Provincial government after a slurry spill from the Ramu nickel
A new subspecies of fin whale, the second-largest species on Earth after the blue whale, has been discovered by scientists in the Pacific Ocean...The northern fin whale subspecies was previously believed to include populations in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans, but a recent genetic a