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New Caledonia, situated in the middle of the South Pacific, is an archipelago with a a population of 250,000. More than 60% of the population live in and around Noumea.

This booklet provides and overview of key findings and temporal trends from the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) research surveys conducted in American Samoa in 2002, 2004, 2006,2008 and 2010 by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) with financial support from NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program.

The Five Year Strategic Plan for Whalewatching is a living document that will be regularly monitored, evaluated and reviewed (as set out in Section 5.1 of the Plan). The Strategic Plan was endorsed by the International Whaling Commission at its 63rd annual meeting, pending a review by the Scientific Committee of the Plan's scientific and assessment objectives, prior to the next meeting of the Commission in 2012. As actions under the other objectives in the Strategic Plan can start to be addressed immediately, the Commission has requested the Standing Working Group on Whale Watching begin working on those issues.

Entity subject to assessment: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)|Address of the Entity subject to Assessment: P.O. Box 240, Apia, Samoa|Commission Service: Delegation of the European Union for Pacific, Suva, Fiji|Commission request for services No: 2011/262705|CRIS Audit No: 073-521|Audit Framework Contract: 2010/S 1-000108 (Lot 2)|Starting date of the Assessment: 13 June 2011|Ending date of the Assessment: 20 June 2011