By Sanjeshni Kumar SUVA, 13 AUGUST 2026 (PACNEWS)—A landmark treaty to protect biodiversity on the high seas has entered into force, but scientists warn that much of the deep-sea life it seeks to conserve remains unknown. The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, which entered into force earlier this year after being ratified by more […]
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Whipps urges deep-sea mining pause at ISA meeting in Jamaica
By Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. called for greater protection of the deep ocean and renewed Palau’s push for a moratorium and precautionary pause on deep-sea mining during an address to the International Seabed Authority in Jamaica on July 30. “The deep ocean is our common heritage, not a new […]
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Fresh concerns over radioactive risks from deep sea mining near American Sāmoa
PAGOPAGO, 22 JULY 2026 (PMN) — A new scientific warning is adding to growing Pacific opposition as the United States moves ahead with plans to auction offshore deep-sea mining leases near American Sāmoa later this year. Researchers and environmental groups say mining could release naturally occurring radioactive materials into the ocean, raising fresh questions about […]
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Defence briefs Pacific nations on China’s naval flotilla but ‘final destination’ unknown
By Stephen Dziedzic In short: (ABC-Australia) Defence officials have briefed Pacific nations on the offensive capabilities of China’s naval task group in the Indo-Pacific. Analysts believe the naval flotilla is likely to sail further east into the Pacific rather than south-east towards Australia. What’s next? ADF continues to monitor the four navy vessels but would […]
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Climate change is really upon us now’
SAIPAN,17 OCTOBER 2019 (SAIPAN TRIBUNE)—From the perspective of open-ocean sailors—called grand master navigators—who know how to chart their courses at sea without modern tools, who rely on a deep knowledge of the seas, the waves, the stars, and the winds when crossing the vast Pacific Ocean, they know that climate change is taking place, that […]
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A skull that could be Amelia Earhart’s will be DNA tested
LONDON, 30 AUGUST 2019 (MAIL ONLINE) —- The recently concluded expedition to find Amelia Earhart’s lost plane led by the explorer who discovered the Titanic could be a step closer after a skull believed to be hers was sent for DNA testing. The National Geographic reported Scientist Robert Ballard, 77, who was involved in the […]