Thematic Area

Polymetallic Nodules

Different perspectives to best manage the Pacific Ocean in the interests of all who live there.

Hilborn, R. (2016). Marine biodiversity needs more than protection. Nature, 535(7611), 224-226.
http://www.nature.com/news/policy-marine-biodiversity-needs-more-than-protection-1.20229

Technical Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing

Underwater Acoustic Thresholds for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts

• Deep Sea Mining contract areas in ABNJ
• Purse seiner pollution observer incidents across region
• Regional fishing vessel density
• Purse seiner pollution observer incidents and purse seiner vessel density

Catchment Management and Coral Reef Conservation

Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) Special places in the world’s oceans (Western South Pacific)

Global Biodiversity Outlook 4: A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Perspectives mondiales de la diversité biologique 4:  Évaluation à mi-parcours des progrès accomplis dans la mise en œuvre du Plan stratégique pour la diversité biologique 2011-2020

Identifying and mitigating potential impacts of seabed mining on whale, dolphins and other marine megafauna 

Fisheries

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

State of the World's Fisheries and Aquaculture

Pacific Community

Fisheries in the Economies of Pacific Island Countries and Territories

Coral Reefs

Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network

Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2008

Status of Coral Reefs of the Pacific and Outlook: 2011

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)