World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192012-03-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2730The World Bank's 11 Pacific Island member countries are a diverse group in terms of economic and social conditions. Five are least developed countries, with annual per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as low as US$ 700, while in some of the territories average incomes are comparable to those in wealthy industrialized countries. Population densities and growth rates, land areas and the level of urbanization all display similarly wide ranges. There is a great diversity of cultures and languages. What they have in common is that all are islands surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, with jurisdiction over areas that are many times (in some cases thousands of times) their land area. All derive significant economic and social benefits from their marine resources, with many coastal communities depending on them for their livelihoods. Several have large and important freshwater fisheries. All identify their living aquatic resources (for fisheries, aquaculture and non-extractive uses mainly related to tourism) as a major opportunity for economic growth and development. In some cases, they represent one of the only opportunities. Reviews of the importance of fish as a source of food for Pacific Island populations have found that annual per capita consumption of fishery products in all cases exceeds the global average of 16.5 kg. In several small island countries, where opportunities to produce other food are very limited, fish consumption is among the highest in the world. Fishing also plays an important cultural role for men and women in many of the region's coastal communities.CC BY 3.0 IGOAQUACULTUREAQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENTAQUACULTURE PRODUCTIONAQUARIUMAQUARIUM FISHAQUATIC ECOSYSTEMSARTISANAL FISHERIESARTISANAL FISHINGATOLLSBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBILLFISHESBIRDSBOTTOM FISHCAPTURE FISHERIESCATCH LEVELSCATCHESCLIMATE CHANGECOASTCOASTAL COMMUNITIESCOASTAL ECOSYSTEMSCOASTAL FISHERIESCOASTAL FISHERYCOASTAL FISHINGCOASTAL HABITATCOASTAL MANAGEMENTCOASTAL PROTECTIONCOASTAL RESOURCESCOASTAL STATESCOASTLINECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECONTINENTAL SHELFCORALCORAL ISLANDSCORAL REEFCORAL REEFSCYCLONESDEVELOPED COUNTRIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC FACTORSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC LOSSESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTSEXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONESEXPORT OF FISHERY PRODUCTSEXTINCTIONFINANCIAL RESOURCESFISHFISH CONSUMPTIONFISH PROCESSINGFISH RESOURCESFISH STOCKSFISHERIESFISHERIES DEVELOPMENTFISHERIES ISSUESFISHERIES MANAGEMENTFISHERIES MANAGEMENT TOOLSFISHERIES PRODUCTIONFISHERIES PRODUCTSFISHERIES PROGRAMFISHERIES RESOURCESFISHERIES SECTORFISHERIES STRATEGYFISHERIES SUBSECTORFISHERMENFISHERSFISHERYFISHERY ACTIVITIESFISHERY ADMINISTRATIONSFISHERY CATCHFISHERY DATAFISHERY DEVELOPMENTFISHERY MANAGEMENTFISHERY MANAGERSFISHERY PLANNINGFISHERY PRODUCTIONFISHERY PRODUCTSFISHERY RESOURCEFISHERY RESOURCESFISHERY SECTORFISHINGFISHING CAPACITYFISHING FLEETSFISHING INDUSTRYFISHING METHODSFISHING NATIONSFISHING OPERATIONSFISHING VESSELSFLAG STATEFLEETFOOD PRODUCTFOOD SAFETYFOOD SECURITYFOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGSFOREIGN FISHINGFOREIGN FLEETSFORESTRYFRESH WATERHEALTH PROBLEMSHIGH SEASHIGH SEAS AREASHYDROCARBONHYDROCARBONSILLEGAL FISHINGINDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIESINSHORE FISHERIESINTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENTINTERNATIONAL WATERSINVERTEBRATESISLANDISLAND STATESKEY FISHERIESKEY FISHERYLABOR MARKETSLAND RESOURCESLANDINGSLIVING AQUATIC RESOURCESLIVING MARINE RESOURCESLOGGINGMAJOR FISHERIESMARINE BIODIVERSITYMARINE ECOSYSTEMSMARINE FISHERIESMARINE MAMMALSMARINE RESOURCESMARITIME BOUNDARIESMARITIME ZONESMARLINSNATIONAL FISHERIESNATIONAL FISHERYNATIONAL FLEETSNATIONAL JURISDICTIONNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCESOCEAN AREASOCEAN POLICYOCEAN RESOURCESOCEANIC SPECIESOCEANSOFFSHORE FISHINGOILOIL PRICESOVER-FISHINGOVERFISHINGPACIFIC OCEANPARTNERSHIPPEARLPOPULATION DENSITIESPOPULATION GROWTHPRESENT VALUERECREATIONREGIONAL FISHERIESREGIONAL FISHERYREGIONAL FISHERY INFORMATION SYSTEMSRESOURCE CONSERVATIONRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRESPONSIBLE FISHERIESRISK MANAGEMENTRURAL COMMUNITIESSEASEA CUCUMBERSSEAFOODSEINE VESSELSSHARKSSHORESPAWNINGSTABILIZATIONSTOCK ASSESSMENTSTOCK ASSESSMENTSSTREAMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATIONSUSTAINABLE FISHERIESSUSTAINABLE USETERRITORIAL SEATHERMOCLINETIMBERTOTAL CATCHTOTAL FISHERY PRODUCTIONTOTAL WORLD FISHERIESTOURISMTSUNAMITSUNAMISTUNATUNA FISHERIESTUNA FISHERYTUNA POPULATIONSTUNASTURTLESUNEMPLOYMENTUNREPORTED FISHINGVESSELWASTE DISPOSALWorld Bank10.1596/2730