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Fisheries of the Pacific Islands - Regional and National Information
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This publication presents information on coastal and offshore fisheries in the region. The information is broken down into resource categories, the major types of fishing, the important...
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Mapping Ocean Wealth Explorer
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Mapping Ocean Wealth data viewer is a live online resource for sharing understanding of the value of marine and coastal ecosystems to people. It includes global maps, regionally-...
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Effects of Climate Change on Fish and Shellfish
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
In the Pacific Islands region, fish and invertebrates (specifically shellfish) fulfill important ecological roles in coastal and oceanic habitats, and many species are targeted by...
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Effects of Climate Change on Ocean Fisheries
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This paper discuss the profound effects of climate change on oceanic fish habitats, food webs, the fish stocks they support and, as a consequence, the productivity of fisheries
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Natural resources management and the environment in small island developing states
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This paper focuses on the environmental challenges of sustainable development issues with particular attention to natural resource management, environment and climate change in the food...
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Coastal shark fisheries in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This study first presents the general knowledge on shark exploitation and vulnerability. Then, the status of coastal shark fisheries in the Pacific Islands is addressed from the angle of...
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Strategic Plan for the Conservation and Management of Marine Resources in the Pacific region
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This Strategic Plan provides an integrated overview of a science based to living marine resource conservation and management in the Pacific Islands Region. The goals and objectives...
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Pacific Islands Ocean Acidification Vulnerability Assessment
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This report summarises the projected changes in ocean chemistry for the Pacific island region (from 130°E to 130°W and 25°N to 25°S) at regional and sub-regional scales, assessing the...
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A global review of species-specific shark-fin-to-body-mass ratios and relevant legislation
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
A global review of species-specific shark-fin-to-body-mass ratios and relevant legislation
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Tuna Fisheries Status and Management in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Tuna Fisheries Status and Management in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
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Fisheries in the economies of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Reports by Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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ByCatch Information
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Bycatch Management Information System (BMIS) focuses on bycatch mitigation and management in oceanic tuna and billfish fisheries*. It is an open resource useful for fishery managers,...
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Environmental indicators for Pacific Island countries
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This guide introduces environmental indicators and provides an overview of SPREP’S core indicators for Pacific island countries. In 2012, the SPREP members approved the development of a...
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Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): guidelines for Pacific island countries and territories
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This publication ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment – Guidelines for Pacific Island Countries and Territories’ has been prepared to provide guidance on the application of SEA as a tool...
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State of Environment and Conservation in the Pacific Islands - 2020 Regional Report
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This first state of the environment report for the Pacific region uses regional environment indicators to assess the status, trends, and data quality and availability for the endorsed...
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Regional Environmental Indicator Assessments : 2020 Report
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This dataset hosts 31 individual environmental indicator assessments that are in the State of Environment and Conservation in the Pacific Islands : 2020 Regional report. Regional...
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Global Mangrove Distribution - Global Mangrove Watch
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) is a collaboration between Aberystwyth University (U.K.), solo Earth Observation (soloEO; Japan), Wetlands International the World Conservation Monitoring...
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Global Distribution of Seamounts and Knolls
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This dataset shows the global distribution of seamounts and knolls identified using global bathymetric data at 30 arc-sec resolution. A total of 33,452 seamounts and 138,412 knolls were...
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General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
GEBCO's aim is to provide the most authoritative publicly-available bathymetry of the world's oceans. It operates under the joint auspices of the International Hydrographic...
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International Seabed Authority Annual Report 2020
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Minerals are non-renewable resources (at least within human timeframes) but mining them is now apparently a sustainable enterprise, not a one-way street of exploitation. ISA provides an...