Report on Pacific Island Whales – and Whale Carbon – Launched at UN Ocean Conference
On 9th June 2017, Honourable Semisi Fakahau, Minister of Fisheries for the Government of Tonga, launched the report “Pacific Island Whales in a Changing Climate” at a packed side event at the UN Ocean Conference in New York.
The report outlines the impacts of climate change on Pacific island whales and whale-watching, highlights whale carbon and it’s potential importance for climate change mitigation, and covers recommendations for whale research, conservation and management strategies in the Pacific island region.
The report was produced for the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) by BCS in collaboration with CetLaw Inc.
The report is available here: http://bluecsolutions.org/publications-documents/