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Marine heatwaves are defined as periods of five days or more during which ocean temperatures are unusually high, compared with the long-term average for any given place. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A comprehensive analysis of more than 11,000 previous coastal-habitat measurements suggests that mangroves and seagrasses provide the greatest value as “nurseries” for young fishes and invertebrates, providing key guidance for managers of threatened marine resources.

On Wednesday, Pacific leaders are joining United Nations Secretary General António Guterres in Fiji to discuss climate change and what the international community must do to address it. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The local government of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands has bought hundreds of acres of land in Hawaii as a climate change bolthole. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Water supplies in the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara, are being increasingly affected by logging upstream from the catchment. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has praised Fiji for, as he described it, "standing up for the planet". Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A skipper and deckhand were fined $7000 after Queensland Government staff raided their boat and found 31 shark fins on board at the port in Cairns. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

As the plight of sharks and rays around the world worsens, James Cook University and WWF have launched the first-ever guide aimed at getting the best out of areas designed to protect them, and avoiding the mistakes of the past.Click on the link below to read the full article. 

WWF NZ researcher Amanda Leathers explains why Hector's and Māui dolphin are on the brink of extinction. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Temperature rise and climate change affect not just some countries but the entire globe, on which all species live- humans, animals, plants, fish, microbes. Click on the link below to read the full article.