The analysis clearly indicates that sea-level in the tropical Indo/Pacific region is rising. The authors expect that this will cause serious problems for the inhabitants of some of these islands during the 21st century.

The Pacific Science Association is a regional, non governmental scientific organization founded in 1920. The secretariat is located at the Bishop Museum, Hawai’i (USA).

Supporting the domestic and international conservation and management of living marine resources.

Detailed, systematic and comparable information on fisheries environments and management trends. The results for the Pacific Ocean have been grouped by region and reported in this publication.

State-of-the-art of science in marine animals in the North Pacific Ocean