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ABNJ AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION Presentation by Mike Donoghue, Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) New York : 21 January 2015 MAIN POINTS OF PRESENTATION Characteristics

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ABNJ AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION

Presentation by Mike Donoghue, Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) New York : 21 January 2015

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MAIN POINTS OF PRESENTATION

Characteristics of the Pacific Islands Region
Threatened and migratory species
Fisheries in the region – EEZs and ABNJ
Range of MPAs and Sanctuaries in the

region

Pacific Oceanscape – a unifying framework

for sustainable management of our ocean

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NOUMEA CONVENTION

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Some 38 million sq km;
World’s largest tuna fishery,

worth over $4 billion annually;

Threatened and endangered

species of whales, dolphins, turtles, dugong and sharks;

30,000 diverse islands and 1000

languages;

An area larger than the moon.

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EEZ Area 98%

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82% EEZ 18% ABNJ

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Humpback whale migrations

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A unified regional strategy
5-year plans
Third iteration
Themes, objectives, actions
Indicators

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Sharks in the Pacific Islands

Many are threatened and migratory;
Populations have declined significantly in the

SPREP region in recent years, but fisheries agencies have been ineffective in halting this decline;

SPREP members are leading the way in

declaring shark sanctuaries and promoting shark tourism;

Several Pacific Island countries are members of

CITES and/or CMS and SPREP is the regional coordinating agency for CMS and CITES.

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PACIFIC ISLANDS TUNA FISHERIES

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Pacific Islands EEZs and High Seas Enclaves

Equator

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Regional Initiatives - MPAs and Sanctuaries

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“In our Pacific Islands Ocean region the ocean unites and divides, connects and separates, sustains and threatens our very survival. For all those who venture within this, the world’s largest ocean, and who have made it their home, the ocean influences every aspect of life. It has done so for millennia.” (Anote Tong – President of Kiribati)