Pacific Ocean

RAROTONGA, Cook Islands

PACIFIC ISLANDS: Marine Protected Areas Bolster Conservation Efforts

By Stephen Leahy
The world's smallest island nations wield more power than their sizes would suggest, with millions of square kilometres in their domains, said leaders of Pacific Island nations gathered at a special forum here in the Cook Islands.

Pacific Coastal Fisheries in Dire Need of Protection

By Catherine Wilson
Coastal fisheries in Papua New Guinea, used primarily by local subsistence fisher folk, will face increasing pressure from climate change, compounding the twin problems of population growth and overfishing.