By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Scientists at the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council have recommended the restoration of commercial fishing in certain portions of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. The council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee said the partial reopening of the marine sanctuary would allow American fishermen to regain access to U.S. waters amid competition from much larger foreign fleets. Formerly known as the Pacific Remote Isl

The World Health Organization urged governments in the Western Pacific region to accelerate country-led action to transform tuberculosis care, decentralize services and scale up innovation to end one of the deadliest infectious killers in the region and around the world.

Washington has begun engaging with Nauru to explore a partnership on the seabed wealth extraction, in a bid to expand its deep-sea mining diplomacy in the Pacific and catch up with China’s grip on the critical minerals market.