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This report shares the findings of a study aimed at providing information to fisheries managers on the rate of by-catch and use of different species in the growing ‘fish maw” industry in Papua New Guinea’s Kikori Delta. The study was supported by SPREP, through the By-catch and Integrated Ecosystem Management (BIEM) Initiative of the Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme funded by the European Union and the Government of Sweden.

When products containing asbestos are damaged and become degraded over time, asbestos fibres are exposed disease may become airborne. Health risks are exacerbated in natural disasters, with destructive cyclones damaging products such as asbestos roofing and cladding, an issue of increasing concern as the impacts of climate change are experienced across the region.

Presentation on By-catch and Integrated Ecosystem Management (BIEM) - Strengthening turtle conservation and management in the Pacific at the launch of the Pacific Regional Marine Species Programme Action Plan 2022-2026

Sound waste and pollution management is an urgent priority for our Pacific Island leaders – ours here at SPREP is just to “Make it Happen.”