... Va'ulele community established the first pearl-meat farm in Fiji Apr 11, 2022 - The initiative to establish community pearl-meat farms in Fiji began with a Voluntary Commitment ...
... Meet Jérome Aucan, Head of the Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science (PCCOS) Apr 06, 2022 - What is PCCOS? Why is ocean science important? What does PCCOS hope to achieve? These are the que...
... Strengthening the voice of Pacific fishers’: FAO, SPC and INFOFISH launch the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) in the Pacific Mar 31, 2022 - The International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) was launched in the Pacif...
... Ocean Science Fact: The largest recorded blue whale is 33 meters long Feb 25, 2022 - Photo Credit: Jeff Hester / Ocean Image Bank Our ocean teems with life ranging from the blue whale...
... And… action! When movies are our allies for capacity building and awareness raising Feb 21, 2022 - Some call it “infotainment”, but the value of videos and podcasts to share knowledge can sometimes b...
... Ocean Science Fact: Did you know that a tsunami can travel at the speed of an airliner? Feb 17, 2022 - Because of the physics that governs the propagation of water waves, the speed of a tsunami depends o...
... Ocean Science Fact: The Pacific is 5.5 times wider than the moon! Feb 11, 2022 - The Pacific Ocean is more than 19,000 km wide while our beloved natural satellite is ‘just’ about 3,...
... Case study: Luen Thai/Lian Cheng involvement in electronic monitoring of tuna fisheries in the Federated States of Micronesia Feb 07, 2022 - Although there is general agreement that the use of electronic monitoring (EM) aboard tuna vessels c...
... Quantifying illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Pacific Islands region – a 2020 update Feb 02, 2022 - Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a recognised global problem that undermines the...