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Scientists have laid out a strategy to protect nearly a third of the world’s oceans by creating a massive network of sanctuaries. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

At least 30% of international waters could soon form part of a protected global network of marine reserves to help save sea life from extinction. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The Pacific Community invites comprehensive proposals for the above consultancy. Click on the link below for further details. 

Here is the Third Edition of the Australia and New Caledonia Coral Sea Newsletter, February 2019. Click on the link below to access the full newsletter. 

The government of Palau is partnering with the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) and the Stanford Ocean Solutions to co-develop science-based policy recommendations and options supporting the implementation of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS).

 ...the marine environment (temperature, pressure, salinity, light, nutrients, oxygen, currents, physical structures, etc.) and the species that inhabit it vary dramatically with depth.

A team of international researchers and ecologists tracked the data of endangered species’ movements to provide critical information for designing international cooperative agreements needed to manage these species. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Thanks to a funding grant from the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, Ngati Kuri and Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum will host a marine conservation forum: Taiātea – Gathering of Oceans in March 2019.

A little over a year after David Attenborough warned in Blue Planet II that marine habitats are being destroyed, the UK government's "blue belt" initiative shows progress in protecting endangered waters. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Sharks have low reproductive rates, making them especially susceptible to overfishing.