On behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), we would like to invite you to participate in a Town Hall meeting on the possible expansion of the protections of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument in the south-central Pacific Ocean. The Town Hall discussion […]
Contact: Jeff Burgett, PICCC Science Coordinator 808-687-6149 Email: [email protected] Honolulu, Hawai’i. Coral reefs are home to more than 25% of all known marine fish species. Photo: Glassy sweepers, Polynesia. Credit: Thomas Vignaud. Honolulu, Hawai’i. February 18, 2014 – An international team of coral reef scientists has […]
Australia News Network. Feb. 6, 2014 Palau's President Tommy Remengesau Jr. has declared the Pacific nation will become a marine sanctuary, where no commercial fishing will take place. Mr Remengesau has told a UN oceans conference Palau's 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone will be a "100 per cent marine sanctuary", and commercial operations will […]