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The Pacific Islands Marine Portal provides various information on the status of marine protected areas and much more.

What are we actually protecting in the ocean?

The authors contend in this National Geographic Ocean Views blog that most marine species are not well represented within MPAs and several hundred species are not covered at all.  The blog summarizes their article in Natures's Scientific Reports:

Lubchenco, Jane, and Kirsten Grorud-Colvert.  2015.  Making waves: The science and politics of ocean protection. Science Vol. 350 No. 6259: 382-383.

Wagner, D. (ed).  2013.  Big Ocean: A Shared Research Agenda for Large-Scale Marine Protected Area.  Prepared by Big Ocean planning team in collaboration with the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument & UNESCO World Heritage Site (PMNM), NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

Infield, M., Morse-Jones, S., and Anthem, H. (2015). Guidelines for the Rapid Assessment of Cultural Ecosystem Services (GRACE): Version 1. A report by Fauna & Flora International.

Cultural ecosystem services (CES) and the benefits they provide have long been overlooked in decision making, yet they contribute greatly to human wellbeing. 

Oonzaier, L. B. and D. Pauly. 2016.  Marine protection targets: an updated assessment of global progress. Oryx 50(1), 27–35.

AntWiki: a wealth of information on the world's ants

Invasive Species Research in the Pacific by the U.S. Geological Survey

Pacific Invasive Ant Key (PIAkey) - an illustrated identification guide to invasive ant species commonly encountered in the Pacific island region.

Pacific Invasives Initiative is a leading provider of technical support and capacity development for invasive species management in the Pacific