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Publications
Bathymetric Mapping Survey on all nine atolls of Tuvalu
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
This report describes the high-resolution bathymetric mapping survey carried out in 2004. The survey achieved good coverage of the seafloor from approximately 10 m depth in the nearshore...
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Tuvalu Marine Life
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
This project report has two components 1) a field survey of the fish biodiversity of Tuvalu’s reefs and lagoons, as well as documenting the species commonly caught by local fishermen and...
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Funafuti Conservation Area - Lessons for Future Marine Conservation Planning and Management
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
The Funafuti Conservation Area project has been relatively successful, therefore this report documents the lessons learned as well as providing a useful model for similar marine...
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The status of the coral reefs of Tuvalu
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
Tuvalu's shallow marine environments are dominantly fringing and patch reefs. Five of the islands are true coral atolls, with a continuous eroded reef platform surrounding a central...
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Tuvalu at the United Nations
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
Tuvalu became the 189th member of the United Nations on September 5, 2000. This dataset provides a direct internet link to access all the highlight information pertaining to Tuvalu's...
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Tuvalu Environmental Issues on Story Maps
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
'Story Maps' allows an individual to combine authoritative maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content to make it easy to harness the power of maps and geography to tell a...
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Review of Marine Turtles Legislation
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
This review documents existing legislation and policies as well as the country's participation in international/regional agreements and conventions relevant to marine turtles.
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Dataset
Estimates of Fishery Production Levels by the Benefish Studies
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Dataset
Studies of the benefits to Pacific Island countries and territories from fisheries (“Benefish” studies) have been carried out in the past. Gillett and Lightfoot (2001) focused on the year...
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Dataset
Volumes and Values of the Catches by Offshore Fishing in the Tuvalu Zone
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Dataset
Data extracted from the 'Fisheries in the PICs' report, 2016. From the table, it can be seen that, in 2014, foreign-based offshore fishing in the Tuvalu zone produced 96,898 mt of fish,...
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Dataset
Volumes and Value of Annual Fisheries catches and Aqua Cultural harvest, 2014
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Dataset
This data presents the value and volume of estimated fisheries catches and aquaculture harvest in the year 2014. It was presented in the 5th National Report to the Convention on...
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Review of Natural Resources and Environment- related Legislations
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
The review offers a brief overview of environmental legislation in force in Tuvalu identified and is current as of January 2018.
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Vaitupu 2019 Tide Predictions Calendar
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
The Annual Tide Predictions Calendars are a popular product of the Australian-funded Climate and Ocean Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac). The Pacific Community (SPC) has been...
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Information on Fisheries Management in Tuvalu
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
A direct internet link to easily access information on fisheries management in Tuvalu hosted on the FAO website
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Marine Pollution (Amendment) Act, 2017
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
An Act to amend the Marine Pollution Act 1992 to ensure that there is current compliance with marine pollution related conventions and for related purposes.
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Action Plan for Implementing the CBD's Work on Protected Areas
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
Tuvalu signed the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992. The program of the Work Protected Areas is one of the successes of the convention. This action plan therefore presents the...
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Statement at "The Whale in a Changing Ocean" Conference
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
Tuvalu Statement at the Whale in a Changing Ocean Conference, Vava'u, Tonga, 2017
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Tuvalu State of the Environment Report 2022
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
State of Environment Report 1993 & State of Environment Report 2022 Tuvalu’s State of Environment Report was first developed in 1993 to raise awareness among the people of Tuvalu on...
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GIS mapping for Tuvalu Reef
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
This dataset contains mapping information (shapefile) of reefs in Tuvalu including its distribution. A foundation baseline map for future, more detailed, work.
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National Environment Management Strategy
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Publications
This dataset hosts the published NEMs of Tuvalu;
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Dataset
Marine Pollution in the Pacific
Tuvalu Environment Data Portal Dataset
Regional data on marine pollution. Observation pollution event