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Aerial view of mangroves. Often they are dredged or filled for more land, destroying important fisheries resources.

Featuring one of the few mangroves in Samoa filled in to make a hotel site.

A view of mangroves and the city. Mangroves help purify pollution from urban runoff. Their loss may also increase pollution problems.

A map of the Exclusive Economic Zone with border lines outlined.

Mangrove roots of mangroves in the Solomon Islands. They provide food and shelter to baby fish and other animals. They are important nursery areas and food sources for many kinds of fish.

Mangroves in Palau. Mangroves are a productive coastal resource in many islands. They offer shore protection from erosion and build land by trapping mud.

A polluted reef in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Wastes from a nearby town have made seaweed grow very fast and smother all the corals.

Features cannery wastes and an oil spill in Pago Pago Harbour, polluting the water.

Featuring a starfish on a coral. The crown of thorns starfish "Acanthaster" has damaged many Pacific reefs by eating the coral

Features dead and broken coral from fishing with explosives on Truk.