This map shows the locations of dredged sites (active and inactive) around Pohnpei shoreline as of July 6, 2020. Map was developed by MCT and CSP.
This map shows locations of dredged sites around Pohnpei shoreline as of October 15, 2020, by MCT and CSP (Mr. Bejay Obispo). Within 4 months (from July to October), 6 new dredging sites were added from the July 6 dredged map.
Each value represents the number of dumping events observed on fishing vessels during the period 2003-2015
vegetation types within the mainland coastal region provinces
vegetation types for the provinces in the PNG highlands region
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Marine pollution originating from purse seine and longline fishing vessel operations in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, 2003-2015.
The data was collected by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Observer Programme
This paper highlights the seriousness of the “biodiversity crisis” on atolls and the need to place greater research and conservation emphasis on atolls and other small island ecosystems. It is based on studies over the past twenty years conducted in the atolls of Tuvalu, Tokelau, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia. It stresses that atolls offer some of the greatest opportunities for integrated studies of simplified small-island ecosystems.
CVS version of the data in excel