The world’s first regional shark sanctuary, the Micronesia Regional Shark Sanctuary between Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Republic of Marshall Islands, was established in the Pacific in 2015. It was also the Pacific island nation, Palau that established the world’s very first shark sanctuary in 2009.
Over the course of the symposium Pacific Ministers are building momentum on the leadership displayed to conserve our iconic marine species.
