The passenger had no symptoms and a ‘weak positive’ test result after arriving on a flight from New Zealand, but Tonga wasn’t taking any chances.

Authorities in Papeete have reminded foreign fishing fleets that their waters are not “a garbage can for wrecks.”

In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, concerns over steady population decline have been confirmed.

At the same time, money to prepare for natural disasters is getting harder to come by.

Hampered by pandemic travel protocols, the nations will send small delegations to the Glasgow conference. But they’re still looking for ways to exert influence.

The government seized Ping Tai Rong 316, owned by a Chinese fishing group, after it refused to salvage a shipwreck in July.

A $121 million upgrade to Vava’u International Airport will ensure closer global links for the tourism hotspot.

Advocates, countries and conservation outfits are calling for a halt to deep sea exploration, hoping to let the science catch up with the prospector’s profit desires.

In “Our Ocean’s Promise: From Aspirations to Inspirations,” author Giff Johnson chronicles the history of fishing in the Marshall Islands, and forecasts an even more prosperous future.

Pacific nations have been taking up organic policies not just in the hope of economic prosperity but for the survival of their people and their lands.