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In late 1997, Tokelau requested assistance from the Secretariat for the Pacific Community (SPC) to conduct a stock assessment of marine resources in Fakaofo as a first step towards producing a management plan for the lagoon. SPC recruited a consultant to conduct the survey in conjunction with local staff early in 1998. However, the shipping service to Tokelau was having problems during this time, and was in NZ for maintenance. The timing of subsequent sailings clashed with other work commitments by the consultant, and the survey was not carried out until July/August 1998. The terms of reference for the work are contained in Appendix 1.

The State of the Environment (SOE) Report includes all those environmental problems that have been identified to date in Tokelau. This report also serves to illustrate the severity of some of these problems, and how we may expect to resolve them. More specific details of actions which will address these environmental problems are included in the Tokelau Environmental Management Strategy (TEMS)