Loud noise from military training and operations at sea including sonar, air guns or explosives can affect marine life and interfere with normal behaviors. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Pacific Island countries want to rebrand as “large ocean states,” custodians of large swaths of the Pacific Ocean. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Creating large marine protected areas helps build resilience to climate change. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Council discussion centered around keeping healthy, sustainable U.S. Pacific Island fisheries viable amid an accumulation of U.S. regulations and international negotiations. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Before a hurricane in October, East Island, left, was an 11-acre sliver of land in the Pacific. After the storm struck, it largely disappeared. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The Pacific's environmental agency says it's clear any warming above 1.5 degrees threatens the very fabric of Pacific islands and communities. Click on the link below to read the full article.
NASA's Terra satellite analyzed Hurricane Walaka in infrared light as continued to lash the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Central Pacific Ocean. Click on the link below to read the full article.
According to the report, coral reefs in the Pacific remain “less stressed” compared to reefs elsewhere, with strong potential for coral, fish and invertebrate populations to recover following damaging events. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Please find SPREP’s Climate Change Matters newsletter for the period August-September, 2018. Click on the link below to access the newsletter.
Now 1,000 nautical miles from Japan, Lecomte's swimming campaign across the Pacific for ocean health and conservation is kicking into high gear.
