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        Coastal shark fisheries in the Pacific

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This study first presents the general knowledge on shark exploitation and vulnerability. Then, the status of coastal shark fisheries in the Pacific Islands is addressed from the angle of...
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        Pacific Marine and Coastal Tourism

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        Fact Sheet - Pacific tourism depends on healthy marine ecosystems for aesthetic appeal and for the ecosystem services that support human occupation. This fact sheet links it to SDGs and...
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        Ocean Acidification in the Pacific

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        Pacific Factsheet on ocean acidification, briefly covering how it links to SDGs
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        Pacific Ocean 2020 Challenge

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        The Pacific Ocean 2020 Challenge seeks to focus global attention, to build new partnerships, and generate the necessary commitments, to address threats to the world’s largest natural...
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        Strategic Plan for the Conservation and Management of Marine Resources in the Pacific region

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This Strategic Plan provides an integrated overview of a science based to living marine resource conservation and management in the Pacific Islands Region. The goals and objectives...
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        Lime Juice and Vinegar Injections as an Alternative to Control COTS Outbreaks

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        Outbreaks of the corallivorous crown-of-thorns seastar Acanthaster planci (COTS) represent one of the greatest disturbances to coral reef ecosystems in the Indo-Pacific, affecting not...
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        Size limits and other coastal fisheries regulations used in the Pacific Islands region

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This booklet is a vehicle for sharing knowledge between the islands of the Pacific Community about the basic fishery management measures that have been used in different places for...
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        Capacity building in the Marine sector in the Pacific Islands

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This paper stresses out that human resources development in the marine sector is a priority. The University of the South Pacific is a key player in tertiary training and education, and it...
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        Managing the Use of the Ocean

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This volume is the third of a four-volume report entitled 'Cities, Seas and Storms: Managing Change in the Pacific Island Economies' produced by the World Bank. The key outcome of the...
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        Pacific Islands Ocean Acidification Vulnerability Assessment

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This report summarises the projected changes in ocean chemistry for the Pacific island region (from 130°E to 130°W and 25°N to 25°S) at regional and sub-regional scales, assessing the...
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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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        Economics of Coastal Zone Management in the Pacific

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        Coastal Zone management is a much debated subject in the discourse about sustainable development in the South Pacific region. This book specifically deals with the analysis of the effects...
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        Management State of Pacific Sea Cucumber Fisheries

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        Many of the sea cucumber fisheries in Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) are in a poor state and in need of rehabilitation. This article documents the status of sea...
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        Bycatch and non-tuna catch in the tropical purse seine fisheries of the world

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        This report provides a review of our knowledge of the bycatches, defined as discarded dead, from the tropical tuna purse seine fisheries of the world. The major fishing grounds involved...
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        State of the Environment Toolkit

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        State of Environment (SoE) reports provide in-country partners with a process to gather data on current environmental indicators, document their status, and formulate a plan for keeping...
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        Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        A direct internet link to easily access the visualization of ocean acidification conditions and data synthesis products being collected around the world on the GOA-ON Data Explorer portal.
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        Legislation Review

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        Concise environmental legislative reviews of Pacific Island countries plus Tokelau. Please submit new information or corrections as the reviews will be updated annually.
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        InforMEA - United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        InforMEA provides easy access to information on Multilateral Environmental Agreements. It is an initiative facilitated by the United Nations Environment Programme and supported by the...
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        Aqua-Maps : Predicted range maps for Aquatic species

        Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications

        Dataset with direct internet link and resources pertaining to AquaMaps. It is an online tool for generating model based, large scale predictions of natural occurrences of species. For...
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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...