This contains 10 field reports of 10 ocean planning teams in 201, that conducted Solomon Islands first round of consultations to the nine Provinces and Honiara, towards the development of a National Marine Spatial Plan by 2020. The national initiative is lead by MFMR and MECDM as mandated by the Ocean12 (a body comprising of 12 key ocean-Ministries) as per the Solomon Islands National Ocean Policy. Funding and technical support were provided by IUCN, GIZ and WCS through the PEUMP Project. These 10 reports will be annexed to the main Ocean Planning first round consultations report.
Tuvalu Statement at the Whale in a Changing Ocean Conference, Vava'u, Tonga, 2017
Pacific Community workshop, Noumea, New Caledonia, 23-25 July 2019: summary report – ‘a Pacific solution to a global issue’. Suva, Fiji: Pacific Community (SPC). 17 p. [The first United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development regional consultation
was held at the Pacific Community (SPC) headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia, from 23-25 July
2019, gathering more than 70 participants from across the Blue Pacific Continent.].
Aucan J., Soapi K. 2021. PCCOS: The Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Sciences. Information Paper 12. 13th Heads of Fisheries Meeting, 1–4 June 2021, Virtual meeting. Noumea, New Caledonia: Pacific Community. 3 p.
Data on the Population Status of Marine Turtles in the pacific ocean. Information is useful also for Palau's marine turtles
Ocean resources and impact of climate change
Between September 10, 2013 – October 3, 2013 the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a
research mission to Tonga, focusing on coral reefs surrounding the islands in the Ha'apai group (Sep 11-21),
Vava'u (Sep 22-28) and Niuaatoputapu (Sep 29-Oct 1). The mission included coral reef assessments, coral reef
research, habitat mapping, and educational activities. The objectives of the mission were to: