Outlook report on the state of the marine biodiversity in the Pacific Region
Biodiversity Conservation
Available Online
Anderson, Paul
,
Kinch, Jeff
,
Peteru, Clark
,
Richards, Esther
,
Suaesi, Tepa
,
Talouli, Anthony
,
Vieux, Caroline
2010
The Pacific Islands region is located in the western and central Pacific Ocean. The 15 Independent countries and eight territories that make up this region are delineated into three major culture areas, these are Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia (Table 1) and have a combined Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of approximately 29 million km