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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Tuna Fisheries Status and Management in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

A global review of species-specific shark-fin-to-body-mass ratios and relevant legislation

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

QGIS is a Free and Open Source Geographic Information System. This dataset contains all the information to get you started.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Documentation on getting started with the Inform Data Portal

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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Marine pollution originating from purse seine and longline fishing vessel operations in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, 2003-2015.

The data was collected by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Observer Programme

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

marine material spillage international oceans

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

KoBoToolbox is a tool for mobile data collection in the field. This dataset contains all relevant information to get started.
* KoBoToolbox website: https://www.kobotoolbox.org/
* Create an account: https://kf.kobotoolbox.org/accounts/register/#/
* Support portal: http://help.kobotoolbox.org

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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

License agreements with summary table and user guide for PICs Environmental Data Portals

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

This dataset contains a guide for policy makers and legislative drafters in the context of plastic regulations

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

This dataset contains information for Pacific island countries and territories to take a major step forward to protect our Pacific Ocean from marine litter.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Dataset that provides a direct internet link and resources pertaining to the CBD Global Coral Portal - a window to various sources of information on the status of coral reefs and the range of commitments, initiatives, and actions at different scales to protect and sustainably manage coral reefs and closely associated ecosystems in support of the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the Sustainable Development Goals.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

dataset with internet direct links and resources relating to the global seafloor geomorphic features that represents an important contribution towards the understanding of the distribution of blue habitats. Certain geomorphic feature are known to be good surrogates for biodiversity. For example, seamounts support a different suite of species to abyssal plains.

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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Direct internet link to the InterRidge Global Database of active submarine hydro-thermal vent fields. The database includes a vocabulary of vent field names and information that may be useful in mapping, including position (latitude, longitude), depth, region, tectonic setting category, national jurisdiction, and ocean.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Dataset with direct internet link and resources pertaining to AquaMaps. It is an online tool for generating model based, large scale predictions of natural occurrences of species. For marine species, the model uses estimates of environmental preferences with respect to depth, water temperature, salinity, primary productivity, and association with sea ice or coastal areas.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

This guide introduces environmental indicators and provides an overview of SPREP’S core indicators for Pacific island countries. In 2012, the SPREP members approved the development of a set of standardised indicators for use by member countries at the SPREP meeting. Through the Inform project, SPREP programmes then developed a set of 34 indicators that was endorsed by members at the 2018 SPREP meeting. This document explains the development and use of environmental indicators in Part 1 and provides a summary of each of the 34 ‘core’ indicators in Part 2.

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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

The Strandings of Oceania database is a collaborative project between SPREP, WildMe and the South Pacific Whale Research Consortium to record stranding and beachcast data for whales, dolphins and dugongs throughout the Pacific. We use a platform called Flukebook. An account is needed to view or use data within Flukebook but the data is available for download here. You can submit data direct into Flukebook (preferably while logged in) or send a completed data form to SPREP for upload. Guidance on using the database is available :

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

This report is published under the auspices of the Nauru Government, with the support of the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF). The Nauru Integrated Infrastructure Strategic Plan was endorsed and adopted by the Nauruan Cabinet on 27 November 2019 as a guide to public infrastructure investment planning and budgeting.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

This Pacific Islands Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas2021-2025 is the principal regional strategy document for environmental conservation in the Pacific. Its purpose is to guide broad strategic guidance for nature conservation planning, prioritisation, and implementation in our region. It reflects the urgent need for transformative action in response to the multiple accelerating threats, both established and emerging, that are faced by nature and people in the Pacific.

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 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

Article on the tradition of catching frigate birds in Nauru. 

 Nauru Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment

Report on fisheries economies