The Pacific Ocean is the deepest, largest ocean on Earth, covering about a third of the globe’s surface. An ocean that vast may seem invincible.
In a long-awaited move from the Trump administration, the US has proposed critical habitat protections for twelve coral species in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. The rules would protect over 6,000 sq miles (nearly 16,000 sq km) of critical coral habitat.
There's a call for a Pacific tuna management agency to call an emergency meeting after it failed to agree on regulations for the coming year. The failure by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission means tuna stocks in the eastern Pacific are facing an unprecedented threat.
The collapse of negotiations to regulate and manage tuna stocks in the Eastern Pacific Ocean last week is cause for international concern.
Three species of black coral have been discovered on the seabed of the northern Pacific Ocean, an area where several countries have contracts to explore for metals including cobalt and nickel as they race to find new supplies of the key battery elements. The corals were discovered on deep se
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro has completed a two-month patrol covering 12,500 miles throughout the North Pacific on an annual mission to detect and deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
As COVID-19 continues to send shockwaves through the global economy, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in collaboration with Inspire Impact, is hosting a landmark discussion on investment opportunities in the Pacific Blue Economy, including why the sustainable use of oceans must be cent
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There is nothing like certainty in uncertain times. Every September, the northern summer folds into autumn, the southern winter blooms into spring. The leaves fall, the buds blossom, and all is well with the world. Except it is not.
Lord Goldsmith said the UK has a lot in common with the Pacific with shared views on climate, biodiversity and the ocean...The UK has a number of initiatives that will continue to address the climate/ocean nexus following the virtual visit.
As the pandemic dries up traditional revenue sources, some Pacific Island governments are considering diving into the unknown waters of deepsea mining.
