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Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas: Help Protect the Endangered Noble Pen Shell
Priroda, a Croatian public institution, is appealing to sailors and the public for their help in efforts to save the Noble Pen Shell (Pinna nobilis), ...

Published 9 hours ago

South Pacific: Dengue Fever Continues to Spread
Dengue fever cases in the Pacific are at their highest since 2016, with nearly 19,000 people affected across many island nations including Samoa, the ...

Published 4 days ago

French Polynesia, Nuku Hiva: Record Drug Seizure from Yacht
Customs officials in French Polynesia have seized a record 900 kilogrammes of cocaine and 180 kilogrammes of methamphetamine aboard a sailing yacht ...

Published 6 days ago

SE Asia: Typhoon Wipha Bears Down on Vietnam After Sideswiping Hong Kong
After sideswiping southern China and Hong Kong, Typhoon Wipha is now heading towards Vietnam as a severe tropical storm. Forecasters expect it to ...

Published 2 weeks ago

Navgiation: Garmin Withdraws Charts for South East Asia Region
The US based technology company Garmin has withdrawn a series of Navionics charts for areas of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea that cover ...

Published 2 weeks ago

Fiji: Biosecurity lifts Ban on Poultry Imports from New Zealand
The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji has lifted its December 10, 2024, suspension on personal poultry imports from New Zealand, which was imposed over ...

Published 2 weeks ago