The Diversity Database for the Pacific Cetaceans MoU is now fully online, ready with over 400 records, many of which link through to google mapping for easy Government referencing.
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La Base de données sur la diversité pour le MOU des cétacées du Pacifique est maintenant disponible en intégralité en ligne ; elle offre plus de 400 dossiers, dont bon nombre sont liés à Google Mapping pour un référencement aisé par les gouvernements.

The first dedicated cetacean research survey in Samoan waters was carried out in March and April 2011 with the support of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS).

The CMS and Pacific Cetaceans MoU Secretariat welcomes the recent establishment of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for the CMS Pacific Cetacean MoU.

A first workshop to establish the mission, framework and regulations for the Vueti Dawasamu Environment Movement (DEM) was held in March. The first recommendation coming from the DEM was that Moon Reef be declared a marine protected area. The Chief of Dawasamu as well as all elders of the district subsequently made it it official.

Two weeks of reserach training were recently conducted in Manus, Papua New Guinea, helping build capcity to conduct cetacean survies. This work was carried out in partnership with the PNG Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), and was a follow-up from the workshop run in late 2007.

The secretariats of CMS, CITES, Ramsar and World Heritage Conventions made a joint statement to the High level Segment of the 10th Conference of the Parties to CBD CoP10.

The 1st year for a new cetacean research project in Fiji is now completed. The project is collaboration between the Fiji Government Fisheries Department, WWF, the University of the South Pacific and WDCS International and is a significant contribution to the Pacific Cetaceans MoU.

The CMS Secretariat welcomed the signing of the MoU on the Conservation of Cetaceans and their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region by Tonga and Tuvalu on 9th September 2010, in Madang, Papua New Guinea.

The 2nd Meeting of the Signatories to the Pacific Islands Cetaceans Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), concluded today (Wed 29 July, 2009) in Auckland, New Zealand. 13 Pacific Island states and territories met for two days to agree a way forward to conserve the whales and dolphins of the Pacific Islands Region.