The Pacific Oceanscape

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Niue Whale Research, Episode One:

The Pacific Islands are home to 0.1% of the world’s people who are stewards for 10% of the ocean. It is vital to their culture, food, livelihoods and national economies. Conservation International works as a trusted adviser and partner of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Leaders Pacific Oceanscape, a coalition of 23 Pacific nations and territories with a shared vision of a secure future for Pacific Islanders based on the sustainable development and conservation of the Pacific Ocean.

Niue is a member of the PIF, and like various other Pacific Islands, a leader in ocean conservation having already committed their entire marine domain as a sanctuary to whales, and as a marine managed area with 127,000km2 of their ocean area as a large-scale sanctuary area. They are now in the process of drafting a marine spatial plan to manage this sustainably and consciously. We commend Niue’s leadership and look forward to supporting this initiative through science and sharing lessons from other Pacific Oceanscape sites.

Filmed, edited and produced by:
Richard Sidey / Galaxiid
richardsidey.com / galaxiid.com

Underwater photography courtesy of
Brooke Davis and Aliscia Young (Galaxiid)

Thanks to our partners who supported this work:
Niue DAFF
Oma Tafua
New Zealand Government
Vaughan Wellington
US Department of Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Whaleology
Tofia Niue

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