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Marine resources assessment for the Mariana Operating Area : final report
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Department fo the Navy

2005
The Department of the Navy (DoN) is committed to demonstrating environmental stewardship while executing its national defense mission. The United States (U.S.) Navy (Navy) is responsible for compliance with a suite of federal environmental and natural resources laws and regulations that apply to the marine environment, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act/Sustainable Fisheries Act (MSFCMA/SFA), and Executive Order (EO) 13089 on Coral Reef Protection. The Navy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) implemented the marine resources assessment (MRA) program to develop a comprehensive compilation of data and literature concerning the protected and managed marine resources found in its various operating areas (OPAREA). The information in this MRA is vital for planning purposes and for various types of environmental documentation such as biological and environmental assessments (EA) that must be prepared in accordance with the NEPA, MMPA, ESA, and MSFCMA/SFA.
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin assessment workshop report : Solomon islands case study of Tusiops aduncus
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Brownell Jr, R.L.

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Reeves, R.R.

2009
A workshop on the assessment of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). with the Solomon Islands as a case study, took place from 21-23 August 2008 in Apia. Samoa. It was planned and organized under the auspices of the Cetacean Specialist Group and attended by 19 invited participants from eight countries. Financial support was provided by WWF (International). The Ocean Conservancy. Animal Welfare Institute. Humane Society of the United States. Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. U.S. Marine Mammal Commission and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The workshop was hosted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
Samoa workshop report of the Assessment workshop on Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursciops Aduncus) with the Solomon Islands as a case study, 21-23 August, 2008, Apia Samoa
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Brownell Robert

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Reeves Randall R

2008
The workshop was planned and organized by a steering group consisting of R.L. Brownell Jr., R.R. Reeves. N.J. Gales and W.F. Perrin (see Annex 1 for a list of participants). Brownell handled logistics and Reeves chaired the meeting in Samoa. Financial support was provided by WWF (International). The Ocean Conservancy, Animal Welfare Institute. Humane Society of the United States. Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. U.S. Marine Mammal Commission and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The workshop was hosted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
Report. Workshop on Research Needs for the Conservation and Management of Cetaceans in the Pacific Islands Region
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)

2006
More than 20 cetacean species are known to exist in the Pacific Islands Region, which encompasses the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, or EEZ (waters out to 370 km from shore) around the entire Hawaiian Archipelago. Johnston Atoll. Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll. Baker and Howland Islands. Jarvis Island. American Samoa. Wake Island, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, totaling some 5.8 million km2 of ocean. Many of the species present are poorly studied throughout their range and virtually unstudied in large portions of the Pacific Islands Region. NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service. NMFS). a branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has lead-agency responsibility for cetaceans under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Heretofore, the agency's Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) in La Jolla. California, and the NMFS regional office in Long Beach. California, were responsible for conducting management-related research and providing cetacean stock assessments throughout all U.S. waters of the temperate and tropical Pacific Ocean. Establishment of the Pacific Islands Region within NMFS in April 2003 initiated the devolution of those responsibilities within the region to the Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) and Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) in Honolulu. Hawaii. It was expected that the transition of the research component from SWFSC to PIFSC would be gradual and that collaborative work between the two centers would continue for a considerable time into the future.
Pacific Islands regional guidelines for whale and dolphin watching
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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2009
The Pacific Islands region is important for a great number of cetaceans (whales and dolphins), whether as a permanent habitat, a breeding ground or a migration corridor. Currently, more than thirty species of whales and dolphins have been identified in this area. The presence and diversity of cetaceans in our region has led to the development of whale watching, both on a commercial and recreational basis. Whale watching is defined as viewing activities in the natural environment, of any cetacean species from land, sea or air. Today, this activity provides a sustainable use of humpback and other whales that were exploited to less than 5% of their initial abundance earlier this century, and generates many benefits to communities, contributing to sustainable development.
Pacific islands whale watch tourism: a region wide review of activity
Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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O'Connor, S.

2008
The Pacific Islands region's whale and dolphin watching industry has demonstrated remarkable growth since 1998. A worldwide assessment of the whale watching industry was presented in 2001 with global whale watching data for the 1998 season. The following report provides updated data for the Pacific Islands region in 2005 and allows for analysis of trends in whale and dolphin watching tourism since 1998 to be assessed
Pacific Islands Regional Marine Species Programme 2008-2012
SPREP Publications, Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

2007
The Pacific Islands region that is served by SPREP covers 32 million km2 and is in the middle of the largest continuous marine habitat on the planet, the Pacific Ocean. This region is home to a diverse range of large marine animals, including cetaceans, sirenians and marine turtles. Over half of the world’s known species of cetaceans are found in the region. The area also supports the world’s largest remaining populations of dugongs, and green, hawksbill and loggerhead turtles.
Whales and dolphins : identification guide
Island and Ocean Ecosystems

Environment Australia

1999
Current state of knowledge of Cetacean Threats, Diversity and Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region / by Cara Miller
Climate Change Resilience, Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Miller, Cara

2007
This report provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of cetacean diversity, habitat and threats in the Pacifi c Islands Region. The boundaries of the Pacifi c Islands Region (Chapter 1), as defi ned by the Convention of Migratory Species (CMS) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Conservation of Cetaceans and their Habitats in the Pacifi c Islands Region (CMS 2006), are the marine areas under the jurisdiction of each Country or Territory of the Pacifi c Islands Region, and extend to the area defi ned by the Noumea Convention, i.e., between the Tropic of Cancer and 60° South latitude, and between 130° East longitude and 120° West longitude. The region stretches over some 10,000 kilometres from east to west and 5,000 kilometres from north to south, with a combined economic exclusion zone (EEZ) of approximately 30 million km². This region contains 22 Pacifi c Island Countries and Territories, as well as a portion of the Australian continent, both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, and a portion of the Hawaiian Islands. The region is purported to hold the most extensive and biologically diverse reefs in the world, the deepest ocean trenches, the world’s largest tuna fi shery, as well as a range of globally threatened species such as sea turtles, dugongs and cetaceans (UNDP 1999)
Setting priorities for marine conservation in the Fiji Islands Marine Ecoregion
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World Wildlife Fund

2007
The Fiji Islands Marine Eco region which includes our coastal, Inshore and offshore marine environment is rich in marine biodiversity and endemism. A natural and vibrant ecological mosaic, it links coastal forests and mangroves; tidal estuaries, seagrass beds and lagoons; rich coral reefs and barrier islands. Amongst this rich mosaic can be found over a third of the worlds coral species, the 3rd longest barrier reef in the world, and a large number of species of mangroves and tropical sea grass species.However, the immense natural value of this region does not end with the counting of its many unique habitats. Living, migrating and multiplying within this rich natural environment are over a third of the coral reef fish species of the IndoPacifi c, many species of whales, and 5 of the seven species of marine turtles.There is no question that the natural wealth and diversity of this region makes it a unique place in the world – a place that should be protected and nurtured for many generations to come. Our marine environment sustains an incredible diversity of natural and our people. To sustain the integrity and health of those systems for our children’s future, and beyond them the many generations that will follow, a collective biodiversity vision is needed to be shaped for the Fiji Islands Marine Eco region.

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