Polynesia is one of three main island areas of the Pacific Ocean, along with Melanesia and Micronesia. There are over 1,000 Polynesian islands and forty Polynesian languages. Many islands are independent, but some are owned by other countries. For example, France owns "French Polynesia", includi...
The On the Hook campaign singles out one fishery in particular: the "purse seine" fishery in the tropical western Pacific Ocean. This fishery covers the waters of eight island nations, including Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Under theNauru Agreement,...