The measure adopted by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission is seen as a major and potentially precedent-setting win for conservationists.
Shark-fishing gear banned across much of Pacific in conservation ‘win’ Read more
The Compact of Free Association is an international agreement establishing and governing the relationships of free association between the United States and the three Pacific Island nations.
The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia is the supreme law of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap ratify the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia Read more
European explorers, first the Portuguese in search of the Spice Islands (Indonesia) and then the Spanish, reached the Carolines in the sixteenth century.
The Portuguese become the first Europeans to visit modern-day Micronesia Read more
The ruined city is one of today’s great archaeological enigmas and is sometimes called “Atlantis,” the “eighth wonder of the world,” or the “Venice of the Pacific”.
Islet construction begins at Nan Madol in modern-day Micronesia Read more
The Northern Marianas were the first islands in Oceania colonized by the Austronesian peoples. It was settled by the voyagers who sailed eastwards from the Philippines at approximately 1500 B.C.E.
Early humans discover and settle Micronesia Read more
