The Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 2011 repeals the Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1983. It states that the "Contiguous Zone" means waters beyond the territorial sea within a distance of twenty-four (24) nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
The Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 2011 repeals the Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1983. It states that the exclusive economic zone comprises those waters beyond the territorial sea of Kiribati, but within a distance of two hundred (200) nautical miles from the baseline of Kiribati, shall be the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Kiribati.
The Maritime Zone Notification ( M.Z.N.149.2019.LOS) deposited by France contains lists of geographical coordinates of points, pursuant to article 16, paragraph 2, article 75, paragraph 2, and article 84, paragraph 2, of the Convention and describes the Decree No. 2019-320 of12 April 2019 which contains the list geographical coordinates of points concerning the outer limits of the territorial sea of Wallis and Futuna Islands.
The Maritime Zone Notification ( M.Z.N.149.2019.LOS) deposited by France contains lists of geographical coordinates of points, pursuant to article 16, paragraph 2, article 75, paragraph 2, and article 84, paragraph 2, of the Convention and describes the Decree No. 2019-320 of12 April 2019 which contains the list geographical coordinates of points concerning the outer limits of the territorial sea of Wallis and Futuna Islands.
The Solomon Islands EEZ layer was extracted from the Global Marine Regions platform (https://www.marineregions.org/)
The Republic of Vanuatu Maritime Zones Act No 6 of 2010 states that an exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Vanuatu is established beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea of Vanuatu. It goes on to say that:
(a) the exclusive economic zone boundaries with other States is to be effected by agreement on the basis of international law as referred to in Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, in order to achieve an equitable solution; or
The 24 nautical mile layer for Vanuatu was extracted from the Global Marine Regions platform (https://www.marineregions.org/) since Vanuatu has not published it officially with UNDOALOS.
The 12 nautical mile layer for Vanuatu was extracted from the Global Marine Regions platform (https://www.marineregions.org/) since Vanuatu has not published it officially with UNDOALOS.
The exclusive economic zone of Tonga comprises those areas of the sea, seabed, and subsoil that are beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea of Tonga, having as their outer limits a line measured seaward from the baseline described in Sections 5 and 6 of this Act, every point of which line is distant 200 nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, where/-
Tonga's 24 nautical mile zone was extracted from the Global Marine Regions platform (https://www.marineregions.org/) since they have not deposited formally with UNDOALOS.
The territorial sea of Tonga comprises those areas of the sea having, as their inner limits, the baseline described in sections 5 and 6 of this Act and, as their outer limits, a line measured seaward from that baseline, every point of which line is distant 12 nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline.
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 biodiversity data sets being widely used by scientists, businesses, governments, International secretariats and others to inform planning, policy decisions and management.
Documentation on getting started with the Inform Data Portal
Regional data on marine pollution. Observation pollution event
This dataset contains mapping information (shapefile) of reefs in Tuvalu including its distribution. A foundation baseline map for future, more detailed, work.
State of Environment Report 1993 & State of Environment Report 2022
Tuvalu’s State of Environment Report was first developed in 1993 to raise awareness among the people of Tuvalu on all environmental issues and to use the report in decision making. This year (2022), the Department of Environment under the Ministry of PublicWorks, Infrastructure, Environment,Labour, Meteorology and Disaster (MPWIELMD) is pleased to present the 2nd Tuvalu State of Environment Report 2022.
Tuvalu Statement at the Whale in a Changing Ocean Conference, Vava'u, Tonga, 2017
Tuvalu signed the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992. The program of the Work Protected Areas is one of the successes of the convention. This action plan therefore presents the broad targets for the country as complemented in the National Biodiversity Action Plan to recognize, protect and apply best practices in relation to the management, protection and utilization of biological resources.
An Act to amend the Marine Pollution Act 1992 to ensure that there is current compliance with marine pollution related conventions and for related purposes.