AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoTourism & Air Connectivity: Tahiti Tourisme and partners are pushing hard into Australia with a multi-city trade push across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland, timed to new direct flights that make repeat visits more realistic for Aussies. Cruise Strategy: With direct access improving, French Polynesia is pitching cruise itineraries as a way to see more islands—positioning Tahiti as beyond the classic honeymoon market. Ocean Conservation Financing: At the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, French Polynesia backed major blue-economy commitments, including strengthening protections in the Tainui Atea Marine Protected Area. Marine Protection Expansion: French Polynesia says fully protected waters now cover about 30% of its EEZ, adding 520,000 sq km and limiting industrial fishing and seabed mining while keeping artisanal access. Climate Risk Readiness: SPREP is urging Pacific communities to prepare for El Niño impacts after the event was declared underway. Fisheries Sustainability Warning: New research flags abandoned drifting fish aggregating devices as a threat to coral reefs and wildlife, even inside marine protected areas. Disaster Response Readiness: Pacific Response Group personnel trained during Exercise MARARA 26 in French Polynesia, focusing on logistics, medical support and regional crisis coordination.**
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