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The WTO Fish Fund invites developing and least-developed country WTO members that have ratified the Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies to apply for project grants to support their implementation.

Deadline: 8 May
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On 20 February 2026, the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste enacted Decree-Law 15/2026 of 1 April 2026, which lays down the Framework for the Planning and Management of the National Maritime Space (Framework Act).

I cry when I look at my coral,” says the man who goes only by the name Simon. He has a sad little smile, and a hacking cough rattles his emaciated body. But the chronic bronchitis and asthma don’t keep him from taking care of the reef in front of his clan’s hamlet.

In the clear waters of Ailuk Atoll in the Marshall Islands, underwater cameras are picking up something rare in today’s oceans: large numbers of sharks and Napoleon wrasse moving through healthy coral reefs.

Fiji is accelerating its push into the global diving spotlight, joining Mexico, French Polynesia, Indonesia, the United States and Japan as a high-profile frontier for coral-rich reefs and shark encounters across the Pacific and wider Asia region.

The Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (FAME) division is composed of three programmes: the Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme (CFAP); the Oceanic Fisheries Programme (OFP); and the Marine Ecosystems Programme (MEP).

SPREP wishes to call for tenders from qualified and experienced consultants who can offer their services for the Prioritisation, Costing and development of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Action Plan.

SPREP wishes to call for tenders from qualified and experienced consultants who can offer their services to provide training and capacity building to support seabirds monitoring activities in Palau.

Deep-sea mining in the Cook Islands has long been promoted as a pathway to diversify the national economy beyond its heavy reliance on tourism and aid. It has been framed as a rare and timely opportunity to generate revenue and strengthen economic independence.

New Caledonia will host the region’s largest Nature Conservation Conference for the Pacific from 7–11 September this year.