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The Complex Dance of Diplomacy in the Pacific Islands

Professor Transform Aqorau is the Vice-Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University and widely respected for his thoughtful and visionary leadership. Ocean Equity Research is delighted to re-post his occasional blogs on Pacific development. These blogs provide important insights into the Pacific development context and look beyond global geo-political narratives.

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The US Treaty on Fisheries: Geostrategic Interests in the Pacific

Professor Transform Aqorau is the Vice-Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University and widely respected for his thoughtful and visionary leadership. Ocean Equity Research is delighted to re-post his occasional blogs on Pacific development. These blogs provide important insights into the Pacific development context and look beyond global geo-political narratives.

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The Flawed Perspective on Solomon Islands Governance: Need for Donor Unity

Professor Transform Aqorau is the Vice-Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University and widely respected for his thoughtful and visionary leadership. Ocean Equity Research is delighted to re-post his occasional blogs on Pacific development. These blogs provide important insights into the Pacific development context and look beyond global geo-political narratives.

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The Real Needs of the Solomon Islanders: Beyond Geopolitical Tussle

Professor Transform Aqorau is the Vice-Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University
and widely respected for his thoughtful and visionary leadership. Ocean Equity Research is
delighted to re-post his occasional blogs on Pacific development. These blogs provide important
insights into the Pacific development context and look beyond global geo-political narratives.

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How is influential power used in ocean governance?

Ocean governance is characterised by a lack of equity in terms of inclusivity and meaningful participation by diverse actors. Our Perspective paper uses four different case studies to demonstrate how the exercise of power can lead to inequitable outcomes in ocean governance. In doing so, we acknowledge and validate the experience of those who are on the receiving end of exercised power and are regularly facing the challenges described in this paper.

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27th Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Meeting

From the 8th to the 12th of May the members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) met for the 27th Session in Mauritius and ANCORS attended this meeting as an observer. This year’s key issues were the management of drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and the need to reduce the allocated catch for yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna, which are both currently overfished and overfishing is occurring.

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Katy Seto Publishes New Study into Unregulated Squid Fishing

The study, published in Science Advances, found that these squid fishing vessels fished largely (86%) in unregulated areas, equating to 4.4 million total hours of fishing time between 2017-2020. While unregulated fishing is not necessarily illegal, it presents challenges for fisheries sustainability and resource equity, and has been connected to questionable human rights and labor practices.

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