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Global Distribution of Coral Reefs - United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This dataset shows the global distribution of coral reefs in tropical and subtropical regions. It is the most comprehensive global dataset of warm-water coral reefs to date, acting as a...
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Dataset
Marine Species Biodiversity - AquaMaps
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Dataset
AquaMaps are computer-generated predictions of natural occurrence of marine species, based on the environmental tolerance of a given species with respect to depth, salinity, temperature,...
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Ocean Data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a key instrument aboard the Terra (originally known as EOS AM-1) and Aqua (originally known as EOS PM-1) satellites. Terra's...
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Global Distribution of Hydrothermal Vent Fields (2020) - InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields 3.4
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Dataset
The InterRidge Vents Database is a global database of submarine hydrothermal vent fields. The InterRidge Vents Database is supported by the InterRidge program for international...
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Global Distribution of Seamounts and Knolls
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This dataset shows the global distribution of seamounts and knolls identified using global bathymetric data at 30 arc-sec resolution. A total of 33,452 seamounts and 138,412 knolls were...
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Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features - Blue Habitats
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Conservation International, GRID-Arendal and Geoscience Australia recently collaborated to produce a map of the global distribution of seafloor geomorphic features. The global seafloor...
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General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
GEBCO's aim is to provide the most authoritative publicly-available bathymetry of the world's oceans. It operates under the joint auspices of the International Hydrographic...
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Bio-ORACLE 2.1 - Marine data layers for ecological modelling
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Bio-ORACLE is a set of GIS rasters providing geophysical, biotic and environmental data for surface and benthic marine realms. The data are available for global-scale applications at a...
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Dataset
World Database on Protected Areas
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Dataset
The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database of marine and terrestrial protected areas, updated on a monthly basis, and is one of the key global...
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UN Biodiversity Lab
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The UN Biodiversity Lab is an online platform that allows policymakers and other partners to access global data layers, upload and manipulate their own datasets, and query multiple...
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Pacific Marine Climate Change Report Card 2018
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This CMEP report provides a summary of climate change impacts on coasts and seas in the Pacific island region, and how Pacific islands can respond.
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Marine Opportunity Costs: A method for calculating opportunity costs to multiple stakeholder groups
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This study seek to address the following 5 main questions: (1) Where are the preferred target species located and what spatial models serve as the best predictors of species abundance;...
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Vulnerability of mangroves, seagrasses and intertidal flats in the Pacific to climate change
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This chapter describes the diversity and distribution of mangrove, seagrass and intertidal flat habitats in the tropical Pacific (25°N–25°S and 130°E–130°W), outlining the role they play...
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Seamount Distribution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Dataset regarding 'Seamounts' - peaks that rise over 1,000 m above the seafloor. Seamount chains occur in all three major ocean basins, with the Pacific having the most number and most...
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Blue Habitats Portal
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
A direct internet link to and resources pertaining the Blue Habitat website which has been established as a portal for information on the global distribution of marine ‘blue’ habitats....
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Global Distribution of Seafloor Geomorphic Features
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
dataset with internet direct links and resources relating to the global seafloor geomorphic features that represents an important contribution towards the understanding of the...
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Pacific Action Plan - Marine Litter
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This dataset contains information for Pacific island countries and territories to take a major step forward to protect our Pacific Ocean from marine litter.
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Dataset
Marine Pollution in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Dataset
Marine pollution originating from purse seine and longline fishing vessel operations in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, 2003-2015. The data was collected by the Secretariat of the...
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A global review of species-specific shark-fin-to-body-mass ratios and relevant legislation
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
A global review of species-specific shark-fin-to-body-mass ratios and relevant legislation
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Current State of Knowledge of Cetacean Threats, Diversity and Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Current State of Knowledge of Cetacean Threats, Diversity and Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region