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Pacific Islands Ocean Acidification Vulnerability Assessment
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This report summarises the projected changes in ocean chemistry for the Pacific island region (from 130°E to 130°W and 25°N to 25°S) at regional and sub-regional scales, assessing the...
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Vulnerability of mangroves, seagrasses and intertidal flats in the Pacific to climate change
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This chapter describes the diversity and distribution of mangrove, seagrass and intertidal flat habitats in the tropical Pacific (25°N–25°S and 130°E–130°W), outlining the role they play...
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Economics of Coastal Zone Management in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Coastal Zone management is a much debated subject in the discourse about sustainable development in the South Pacific region. This book specifically deals with the analysis of the effects...
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Management State of Pacific Sea Cucumber Fisheries
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Many of the sea cucumber fisheries in Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) are in a poor state and in need of rehabilitation. This article documents the status of sea...
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Bycatch and non-tuna catch in the tropical purse seine fisheries of the world
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This report provides a review of our knowledge of the bycatches, defined as discarded dead, from the tropical tuna purse seine fisheries of the world. The major fishing grounds involved...
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State of the Environment Toolkit
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
State of Environment (SoE) reports provide in-country partners with a process to gather data on current environmental indicators, document their status, and formulate a plan for keeping...
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Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
A direct internet link to easily access the visualization of ocean acidification conditions and data synthesis products being collected around the world on the GOA-ON Data Explorer portal.
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InforMEA - United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
InforMEA provides easy access to information on Multilateral Environmental Agreements. It is an initiative facilitated by the United Nations Environment Programme and supported by the...
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Aqua-Maps : Predicted range maps for Aquatic species
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
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...
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Seamount Distribution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Dataset regarding 'Seamounts' - peaks that rise over 1,000 m above the seafloor. Seamount chains occur in all three major ocean basins, with the Pacific having the most number and most...
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InterRidge Vents Database
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
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...
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Blue Habitats Portal
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
A direct internet link to and resources pertaining the Blue Habitat website which has been established as a portal for information on the global distribution of marine ‘blue’ habitats....
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NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The NOAA Coral Reef Watch program uses satellite data to provide current reef environmental conditions to quickly identify areas at risk for coral bleaching. Bleaching is the process by...
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Convention on Biological Diversity : Global Coral Portal
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
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...
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Pacific Action Plan - Marine Litter
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This dataset contains information for Pacific island countries and territories to take a major step forward to protect our Pacific Ocean from marine litter.
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Regulating Plastics in the Pacific Island Countries
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
This dataset contains a guide for policy makers and legislative drafters in the context of plastic regulations
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Dataset
Marine Pollution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Dataset
marine material spillage international oceans
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Dataset
Marine Pollution in the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Dataset
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...
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A global review of species-specific shark-fin-to-body-mass ratios and relevant legislation
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
A global review of species-specific shark-fin-to-body-mass ratios and relevant legislation
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Tuna Fisheries Status and Management in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Tuna Fisheries Status and Management in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean