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Micoast Supporting Community-based Fisheries Management in Micronesia It is supported by the Kiwa Initiative.

Micronesian Community-based Fisheries Management as Nature-based Solutions for COASTal Resilience works with partners in Nauru, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Yap, Palau and the Marshall Islands.

MiCOAST September Spotlight: The OneReef Micronesia team visited Hatohobei State in from 21-29 September to check on t...
10/19/2026

MiCOAST September Spotlight: The OneReef Micronesia team visited Hatohobei State in from 21-29 September to check on the newly renovated ranger station on Helen Reef Island.

Locally known as Hotsiarihi, which means “reef of the giant clam”, Helen Reef is a 40 square-mile atoll and is one of the most biodiverse marine habitats in the Pacific Ocean. It is home to more than 500 plant and animal species including the bumphead parrotfish, hawksbill sea turtles, sea cucumbers, and of course, giant clams. The upgraded ranger station is supporting rangers to protect these species from illegal poaching.

The new ranger station was built with sustainability, conservation, and community-led principles in mind. It sits high on stilts to prevent flooding, which has been a big challenge in the past with rising sea levels resulting from climate change. It powers itself through solar panels, which are cleaned by water from the nearby well (and used sparingly since the Island is currently facing a drought). It also includes a community space for young people, families and community groups to visit, learn and reconnect with their island.

Learn more about the ranger station upgrade: https://www.facebook.com/reel/845763851572478

📸 : Helen Reef Ranger Station, Hatohobei State, Palau in September 2026, nine months after its upgrade in December 2025, with solar panels used to provide renewable energy. Photo courtesy of Berthalynn Ngirasechedui, OneReef Micronesia.

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This initiative was funded and supported by Nia Tero as well as the regional MiCOAST project, which is part of OneReef WorldWide Stewardship. MiCOAST is funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, La politique étrangère du Canada – Affaires mondiales Canada, Canada in the Pacific, European Union in the Pacific, AFD - Agence Française de Développement and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

10/14/2026

MiCOAST partners explain how the MiCOAST Project brings scientific and traditional knowledge together to scale Community-Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) in Micronesia.

This clip is adapted from the ‘CBFM in Micronesia’ video series funded by the Kiwa Initiative in partnership with the Pacific-Community-SPC. The regional MiCOAST project is part of OneReef WorldWide Stewardship and funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, La politique étrangère du Canada – Affaires mondiales Canada, Canada in the Pacific, European Union in the Pacific, AFD - Agence Française de Développement and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

One week to go until !This year, MiCOAST is proud to sponsor the 6th Community Based Fisheries Dialogue (CBFD6). It wil...
10/13/2026

One week to go until !

This year, MiCOAST is proud to sponsor the 6th Community Based Fisheries Dialogue (CBFD6). It will be held in Koror, Palau from 19-21 October, and attended by nominees from 16 Pacific countries.

The CBFD represents what MiCOAST is all about: making sure that community voices are heard at the highest level of decision-making for fisheries management in our region.

It is an independent platform that connects local fishing communities in the Pacific with government leaders and policymakers, who take Dialogue outcomes to the annual Pacific-Community-SPC's Heads of Fisheries Meeting, and the subsequent Regional Fisheries Ministers Meeting. Endorsed by Pacific Island Forum Leaders, and convened by the CBFD Secretariat, it allows coastal communities to shape regional coastal fisheries policy and advocate for sustainable marine resource management.

Next week, we’ll keep you posted on what happens at CBFD6 and why it matters.

Find out more: https://cbfm.spc.int/events/sixth-community-based-fisheries-dialogue-cbfd6

📸 : 5th Community-Based Fisheries Dialogue (CBFD5) held in Honiara, Solomon Islands in 2025. Photo courtesy of Samantha Kies-Ryan.

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The Kiwa Initiative regional MiCOAST Project is part of OneReef WorldWide Stewardship. MiCOAST is funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, La politique étrangère du Canada – Affaires mondiales Canada, Canada in the Pacific, European Union in the Pacific, AFD - Agence Française de Développement and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Meet the MiCOAST Team: Keoni Kattil, Coral Reef Monitoring Officer with the Marshall Islands Conservation Society (MICS)...
10/08/2026

Meet the MiCOAST Team: Keoni Kattil, Coral Reef Monitoring Officer with the Marshall Islands Conservation Society (MICS).

For Keoni, protecting coral reefs is about much more than conserving a beautiful ecosystem. It’s about protecting the foundation of life in the Marshall Islands for generations to come.

“My work is all about the future. I want the Marshall Islands to be here for much longer than scientists are predicting. These are our homes, and there’s nothing more you can do than to preserve what you have. That goes from language to culture to our natural resources. That's definitely the most important thing about my job here at MICS. To push that knowledge of keeping what we need. I feel like with myself and my colleagues, we're the start of the future.”

At MICS, Keoni works with communities to raise awareness about coral restoration and why healthy reefs matter.

“A lot of our people depend on the ocean - without corals, there’s no fish. Here in the Marshalls, we're dealing with a lot of coral bleaching and heat warming events in our ocean. So it's just a very vital thing for people to know here,” he explains.

Through MiCOAST, Keoni has travelled to communities across the Marshall Islands, learning from local knowledge and seeing how communities are already protecting their natural resources.

“In Likiep, they already have different kinds of mangroves. I’ve always believed in mangroves rather than seawalls,” he says. “Nature-based solutions last much longer than man-made ones.”

By combining science with local knowledge and community leadership, Keoni and MICS are proving that the strongest conservation solutions are those rooted in the people who call these islands home.

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