Coral on an American Samoa reef. Photo credit: The Ocean Agency/XL Catlin Seaview Survey The Pacific Ocean is home to more than 75 percent of the world’s coral reefs. One of the main environmental functions of coral reefs around the world is protecting about 150,000 kilometres of shoreline in more than 100 nations., said a […]
Samoa made Pacific history today by holding the very first Pacific Ministerial Shark Symposium in the region, demonstrating global leadership from the island region in protecting and conserving Pacific sharks and rays. The world’s first regional shark sanctuary – the Micronesia Regional Shark Sanctuary between Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Republic of Marshall […]