7 results
 Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment,  Climate Change,  Disaster Management and Meteorology

Technical report of survey conducted May 13-June 17, 2004.

 PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority

Dolphins and whales of Bismarch sea

 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

This report provides a review of the current state of knowledge of cetacean diversity, habitat and threats in the Pacific Islands Region.

 South Pacific Whale Reseach Consortium

Members of the South Pacific Whale Research Consortium met at the University of Auckland from 8-12 February, 2009 to discuss (i) the results of fieldwork and analysis conducted during 2008 and, (ii) conservation initiatives in the region. As with previous synoptic surveys dating back to the austral winter of 1999, surveys of humpback whales were conducted to collect genetic samples, individual identification photographs and song recordings in the four primary regions: New Caledonia, Tonga (Vava’u), Cook Islands and French Polynesia (Moorea).

 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

In 2008, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reviewed the conservation status of cetacean populations worldwide. As a consequence of this review, the Oceania population of humpback whales has been re-classified from Threatened to Endangered. This is in recognition that, although humpback whales in many parts of the world are showing encouraging signs of recovery from whaling, most of the small breeding populations in the South Pacific remain at extremely low levels and some remain vulnerable to extinction.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

To date, there is no defined list of priority migratory species of concern (indicator species) at the regional level for the Pacific islands to direct efforts. The Regional Marine Species Action Plans (under revision; see below) and the regional CMS Memorandum of Understanding (2006) for cetaceans can be considered as part of regional level prioritisation. For birds, Bird Life’s Data zone includes a list of migratory species for each country in the region.

 Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)

This report provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of cetacean diversity, habitat and threats in the Pacifi c Islands Region.