COVID Thrusts Local Marine Scientist Into High Seas Adventure
Napo'opo'o native, Giulia Anderson, is a young fisheries molecular geneticist who has suddenly found herself as an integral part of a 7-week research expedition to monitor the health of world’s largest tuna fishery, which is
From luxury lotions to tasty local dishes: Tonga’s mozuku seaweed producer reinvents his company to face the challenges of COVID-19
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, cruise ship traffic in the Pacific halted. Access to luxury markets disappeared. Small local businesses were severely affected. By developing different products and new markets, in the Kingdom of Tonga, in Oceania…
Pacific Tuna Tagging Expedition Overcomes COVID Challenge
Despite the significant challenges presented by COVID-19, the Pacific Community (SPC) 7-week research expedition to monitor the health of world’s largest tuna fishery have departed from Honolulu on Saturday 15 August 2020.
Half of the world's tuna catch…
Specialised education for Pacific nurses continues amidst COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to impact the world and place a burden on health care workers, the Pacific region identified that an increase in the confirmed number of cases will strain the already fragile Pacific public health sector.
When countries in the…
Building Resilience in Pacific Education
This story originally appeared on the Inter Press Service website, it has been republished here with permission.
Pacific response to COVID-19 is demonstrating power of regionalism
Health supplies being loaded for PNG as part of the PHP-C
The Pacific Heads of Health recently held a virtual meeting under the shadow of COVID-19. The tone was understandably sombre and serious. The crisis being faced across the globe has certainly not…
SPC signs agreement with Aquaculture Without Frontiers to support private sector aquaculture enterprises
With the objective of strengthening private sector aquaculture enterprises, a Special Service Agreement has been signed this month between the Pacific Community (SPC) and Aquaculture Without Frontiers (AwF).
Under this agreement, AwF will provide…
COVID 19: 20,000 posters to help promote hand washing in Fiji
The Pacific Community (SPC) has provided the Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) with 20,000 hand washing posters in support of its efforts to mitigate COVID-19 transmission.