Dataset contains training material on using open source Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to improve protected area planning and management from a workshop that was conducted on February 26-28, 2020. Specifically, the dataset contains lectures on GIS fundamentals, QGIS 3.x, and global positioning system (GPS), as well as country-specific datasets and a workbook containing exercises for viewing data, editing/creating datasets, and creating map products in QGIS.
The Strandings of Oceania database is a collaborative project between SPREP, WildMe and the South Pacific Whale Research Consortium to record stranding and beachcast data for whales, dolphins and dugongs throughout the Pacific. We use a platform called Flukebook. An account is needed to view or use data within Flukebook but the data is available for download here. You can submit data direct into Flukebook (preferably while logged in) or send a completed data form to SPREP for upload. Guidance on using the database is available :
Emergency division tabletop exercise in Kosrae- October 25-27, 2023
The main objective of a demographic household survey (DHS) is to provide estimates of a number of basic demographic and health variables. This is done through interviews with a scientifically selected probability sample that is chosen from a well-defined population.
This dataset has information on coral reef cover and fish in Cook Islands from 1994 to 2013.
Average hard coral cover for all sites in 2013
Data Management System Project
Table extracted from the "Local Fisheries Regulations 1995" that details the minimum size of fish which may be sold or caught.
Table extracted from the Local Fisheries Regulations 1995 - listing the fish and invertebrates prohibited for sale
Table extracted from the Local Fisheries Regulations 1995 - this specifies the species of fish in respect of which the Director may declare a period or periods when fishing for such species is prohibited.