Secretary of the Cook Islands MMR calls for greater precaution in setting catch limits that support more resilient ecosystems.
Category: Cook Islands
Cook Islands seabed mining workshop focuses on environmental management
Virtual seabed mining workshop to focus on environmental management and monitoring aspects of operating in the deep sea.
Environmental changes main cause of the fresh fish shortage, Cook Islands government says
The current climatic conditions are affecting fresh fish catch rates across the artisanal and commercial sectors of Rarotonga.
Cook Islands fish shortage ‘worst it’s ever been’
Cook Islands Fishing Association president says climate change and global fishing are the possible cause for the shortage of fish.
Cook Islands to continue support of UN seabed mining process
Cook Islands PM says it will continue to support the work of the ISA in developing global seabed mining regulations
Beetles to bolster the battle against the invasive tree
Introduced insects have landed on Rarotonga making it their new home in a combined effort to control an invasive tree
NZ maritime safety help for Cook Islands
The Pacific Maritime Safety Programme will undertake vessel inspections and surveys and provide safety advice to operators
Understanding the importance of Oceans Day
Government agencies shared information and advocacy for environmental awareness on Oceans Day
Will deep sea mining destroy what the ocean already provides humanity? -says the writer of Natural Heritage Trust
Cook Islands deep sea is still an immense reservoir of dissolved carbon as 80 per cent of the dissolved carbon in the ocean is held in the deep sea
Support for climate change research in Cook Islands
Marine monitoring equipment will bring a better understanding of the impacts of climate change on the marine environment