Professor in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University says he would never describe PNG as a hungry country.
Category: Opinion
Seaspiracy shows why we must treat fish not as seafood, but as wildlife
The film gets some things wrong, but it exposes the grim ecological destruction of the Earth’s oceans -George Monbiot
Chinese overfishing in the South Pacific devastates some Islands’ livelihoods
South Pacific tuna sought by Chinese fishing boats- Dan Southerland
Navigating a rising tide of blue ocean business
The global blue economy is fast becoming a profitable, sustainable reality- Ingrid Van Wees and Melissa Walsh
Saving coastal fisheries in the Pacific
Protecting coastal fisheries is critical and require a unified regional response to be preserved for future generations- Dr Joeli Veitayaki
Night spearfishing ban
Lau traditional leaders are planning to improve fish catches for their people and ban night spearfishing across their province.
Race to Restore: Building Asia-Pacific’s Sustainable Ocean Economy
“Inadequate policy and insufficient efforts to safeguard the ocean’s natural capital have fallen short.”- Ingrid van Wees and John Tanzer
Satellite technologies and the fight against illegal fishing in Easter Island
Easter Island is best known for its mysterious Moai statues, which dominate part of the hilly coastline and stare at the horizon like ancient watchmen of the once bountiful ocean. Just beyond the reach of their gaze lies a large stretch of open water, known as the high seas, that provides a vital spawning ground […]