This evaluation assessed the appropriateness and effectiveness of government support to the Pacific Community Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (SPC FAME). Key findings identify that the funding support has contributed, wholly or partially, to delivering on a range of key result areas. The evaluation recommends some key areas for future improvement.

In March 2023, history was made when the United Nations finally agreed on a new Global Ocean Treaty. This treaty is a powerful tool that can help protect at least 30% of the oceans by 2030. Time is running out, and reaching this target will require a strong and urgent political response. This report offers...

The Australian Academy of Science convened groups of experts during March to May 2023 to assess the likely outcomes for the Great Barrier Reef in three climate scenarios. This report presents the outcomes of the three roundtable discussions.

This paper discusses the administration of First Nations' cultural fishing rights in New South Wales and argues that the government's failure to uphold and protect the rights of Aboriginal fishers in NSW, as they do other non-Aboriginal people’s rights such as commercial and recreational fishers, is one of the clearest examples of racially discriminatory regulation...

This working paper outlines the way in which the Environmental Defence Society are thinking about the New Zealand ocean management system. It identifies key biophysical problems and issues with the existing system, how it operates and considers various options for reforming the system in the future.