This is according to a rapid assessment expedition led by Conservation International with New Zealand Geographic.

Fakaofo, Tokelau – Thursday 10 April 2025 - After a week of intensive scientific assessment across Tokelau's three atolls, a Conservation International-led expedition team has completed their research ...

Marine assessments revealed that each point around each atoll were Key Biodiversity Areas, due to the consistent presence of sharks, bumphead parrot fish, and coral cods, along with healthy stocks ...

In the case of PIH, these include green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) turtles, reef sharks (mostly genus Carcharhinus), Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) and ...

U.S. Congresswoman Amata Radewagen, who represents American Samoa, has urged the Trump administration to reopen most of Pacific Islands Heritage (PIH) Marine National Monument, a vast protected ...

The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand. The creature, which grows to about 12 inches (30cm) long, is known affectionately as Mr ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, especially in New Zealand. A New Zealand-based environmental nonprofit, the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, announced over the weekend its annual "Fish ...