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Nine Fijians are part of a 10 day training and assessment that will certify them in coastal fisheries and aquaculture compliance. Senior Fisheries Officer Aporosa Rabo says the certificate four training will enable them to carry out thorough compliance assessments.

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Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Dame Meg Taylor headlined this year’s Griffith University Asia Lecture 2019 at the Queensland College of Art with a focus on the geopolitical and geostrategic issues of economy, security and climate change challenging the Asia-Pacific. Dame Meg

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The conference has run annually since it was initiated by former U.S. secretary of state John Kerry in 2014 to bring oceans more explicitly into international conversations about climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods.

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It's often noted that getting out into nature is good for the soul, both from physical and mental health standpoints.

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Marine Law Enforcement (DMLE) Chief Victor Remengesau said that their aim is to have full prosecution of those who will be found liable for 'finning' sharks in Palau's diving sites...Chief Victor fears the the recent harvesting of marine species might be the doing of some residents, adding the he

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The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat invites applications to the position of the Media and Communication Officer (MCO) located at its headquarters in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

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In March 2020, governments will meet in New York to try to complete a UN treaty to ensure “conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction”.

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Greenpeace has been campaigning for proper ocean protection for decades. It has taken many different forms, under many different names, but our argument has always been fundamentally the same: we need to fully protect a substantial proportion of our oceans, and sustainably manage the rest.

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Solomon Islands' incoming representative to the United Nations wants to ensure Pacific countries gain control over their ocean resources. Transform Aqorau, who was the original chief executive of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, helped turn the group of Pacific Island nations into a force

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Manufacturers claim their products taste like the real thing, have huge ecological benefits and could soon be in our homes...Eshchar Ben-Shitrit, co-founder and CEO of Israeli firm Redefine Meat, said switching to printed meat would have huge ecological benefits.

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