Microplastics (MPs) remain largely understudied in Small Island Developing States. This
study is aimed at comparing the abundance and characteristics of MPs in rural and urban …

The global reliance on pharmaceuticals coupled with the lack of effective treatment methods
has resulted in pseudo-persistence of pharmaceuticals within the environment. Globally, …

Microplastics (MPs) have become frequent topics of research within Pacific Islands (PIs) in
recent years; however, within PI freshwater aquaculture systems, MPs have not yet been …

Cases where animals use controlled illumination to improve vision are rare and thus far
limited to chemiluminescence, which only functions in darkness. This constraint was recently …

This conference report synthesises the discussions and lessons learnt from a workshop with
international and local experts and practitioners held in Nouméa, New Caledonia (France, …

Nocturnal and deep-sea fish which possess a chemiluminescent subocular search light to
detect prey 22 are currently the only known vertebrates to use light for active sensing1, 2. …

The cultivation of oysters has a significant historical background in the South Pacific region.
The cultivation of pearls has been a significant source of livelihood for numerous island …

On 18 July 2020, a small whale was found stranded along the eastern shoreline of Viti Levu,
Fiji. The whale died two days later despite efforts to refloat and guide it out to sea. …

Active sensing by means of light is rare. In vertebrates, it is known only from chemiluminescent
fish with light organs below their pupils, an anatomical arrangement that is ideal to …

Diurnal active photolocation enhances predator detection in a marine fishMatteo Santon,
Pierre-Paul Bitton, Jasha Dehm, Roland Fritsch, Ulrike K. Harant, Nils Anthes, Nico K. …