FSM leaders in 2013 enacted a law that protects sharks, whales and dolphins, in addition to manta rays, in Yap. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The singers, in this case, are endangered Oceania humpback whales near the island of Niue, where they are considered sacred — and are a key to understanding the status of migratory marine species amid a changing climate. Click on the link below to read the full article.
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Mounting scientific evidence is showing how Earth’s largest organisms can join forces with some of the smallest to combat climate change. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The collapse of turtle populations on a global scale has greatly diminished their ecological roles. Click on the link below to access the full paper
Turtles are among the most threatened of the major groups of vertebrates in the world, a new review paper says, perhaps even more so than birds, mammals, fish or amphibians. Click on the link below to read the full article.
From the Galápagos Islands to New Zealand, organisations are fighting to save at-risk wildlife from predators. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Following the discovery of a new endemic Fijian nautilus species in Savusavu, the Ministry of Fisheries will soon create an outreach program to regulate the statuses of the nautiluses. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Acting Fisheries Principal Research Officer Saras Sharma said the tevoro species, which is considered the largest clam shell, was recently introduced again to Fiji waters from Australia...Click on the link to read the full article.
Oil derived from shark livers is a common ingredient in cosmetics, and the demand for it could be putting deep-sea sharks in peril. Click on the link below to read the full article.