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Author: Marae Moana

BIG OCEAN committee IUCN Congress

TIS representatives at the IUCN World Conservation Congress attended a workshop with Big Ocean: A network of the World’s Large Scale Marine Managed Areas last month. Big Ocean is made up of member sites, represented by managers and partners, and provides support to other existing

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Regional Workshop for Deep Sea Mining being held in Tonga

Tonga will host a regional workshop on Law and Contract Negotiations for Deep Sea Minerals in Nuku’alofa, on behalf of the SPC-EU Pacific Deep Sea Minerals Project from March 11-15. The Pacific Deep Sea Minerals Project is funded by the European Union and managed by

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EU look for Purse Seine Fishing in the Cook Islands

The first stage of negotiations involving a suggested Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the Cook Islands and the European Union has been held on the Island of Raratonga.  The EU hopes to obtain tuna fishing rights for 4 tuna purse seiners. Currently within the