We need to see all shark species better protected says Eugenie Sage after NZ exporting shark fins despite the practice being banned
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Posted inStory / Our region
Why the world’s most fertile fishing ground is facing a ‘unique and dire’ threat- The Guardian
China’s Pacific fishing fleet has grown by 500% since 2012 and is taking huge quantities of tuna
Posted inStory / Cook Islands
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
Posted inStory / Our region
Asia-Pacific regional food systems dialogue – a call to action
According to the Asia-Pacific Regional Food Systems Dialogue, a more responsive, dynamic and equitable decision needed to meet the nutritional and other needs of the most populous
Posted inStory / Cook Islands
NZ maritime safety help for Cook Islands
The Pacific Maritime Safety Programme will undertake vessel inspections and surveys and provide safety advice to operators
Posted inStory / Marshall Islands
Tuna transshipment in Majuro shows the first sign of a rebound
MIMRA shows there were 22 transshipment that transferred tuna from purse seiners to carrier vessel
Posted inStory / Kiribati
The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba
The Kiribati island survived droughts due to sacred caves that captured rainfall but uncontrolled phosphate extraction ruined this precious resource
Posted inStory / Our region
Climate change is making ocean waves more powerful, threatening to erode many coastlines
Cut in greenhouse gas emissions in the Pacific Island countries can stop the worst effects of sea-level rise
Posted inStory / Papua New Guinea
Australian mining companies have paid little or no corporate income tax in PNG despite huge profits, the Guardian Analysis of company report and industry data reveals
The Pacific country’s concessionary tax system leads to ‘undertaxed’ resource sector and ‘no equity’ for people in Papua New Guinea
Posted inStory / Our region
Japanese nuclear wastewater to be treated before discharge into Pacific
Japan’s contaminated wastewater would not be released without any treatment says the Deputy Head of Mission at Japan’s Embassy in New Zealand