Pacific Ocean Research: CSIRO will lead a major Pacific Ocean voyage (27 Sep–16 Dec 2026) on RV Investigator, with Pacific researchers onboard, collecting ocean and atmosphere data from Fiji through places including Niue, to support climate-change response ahead of Fiji’s pre-COP meeting. Ocean Protection Funding: The Bezos Earth Fund announced US$25m in new grants to protect tropical Pacific waters, backing marine protected area work across Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu, and supporting early high-seas protection proposals under the UN High Seas Treaty. Niue Ocean Conservation Recognition: Niue Ocean Wide Trust has been named a 2026 Earthshot Prize finalist for “Revive our Oceans,” promoting long-term Ocean Conservation Commitments to fund permanent protection of the Pacific. Tokelau Marine Baseline: National Geographic Pristine Seas begins an expedition in Tokelau to map nearshore reefs, offshore and deep-sea environments, feeding a future National Ocean Policy and marine spatial plan. Pacific Media on Loss & Damage: Pacific editors adopted the Savusavu Loss and Damage Media Forum Declaration, urging stronger coverage of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution and calling to keep 1.5°C “alive.”