...the much-anticipated Ocean Cleanup initiative that was created by a Dutch teenager has successfully set sail and is now undergoing its final round of tests before it begins tidying up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Click on the link below to read the full article.
...King Tupou VI of Tonga was joined by a host of other Pacific Island leaders calling for action on what they saw as “the defining issue of our time”. Click on the link to read the full article
The group believes that with their cleaning vessels, or "systems" as they call them, they can halve the notorious Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just five years. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The European Union says its new funding agreement with marine agencies in the Pacific will help promote sustainable management and sound ocean governance in the region. Click on the link below to read the full article.
This is the first time the systems are really being put to the test — if they work, they could be part of a solution to a massive problem. Click on the link below to read the full article.
A team from The Ocean Cleanup will remove the trash collected every 6 weeks and transport it back to The Netherlands for recycling. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Japan's fishing quota for Pacific bluefin tuna, popular fish for sushi and sashimi, will remain at the current level next year. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Never before has anyone gone further by trying to clear the stuff from the middle of an ocean. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and its international partners have wrapped up an operation focusing on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Pacific Ocean on the high seas outside Australian waters. Click on the link below to read the full article.
By tracking migratory marine species, scientists reveal movements through different countries' waters and in the open ocean beyond areas of national jurisdiction. Click on the link below to read the full article.