EU Food Safety Rules: Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu officials met in Suva for training on new EU freezer-vessel requirements under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1449, aimed at fixing cold-brine temperature failures that EU auditors found—rules expected to affect about 97% of EU-listed Pacific Island-flagged freezer vessels. Marine Recovery in the Marshalls: Scientists on a National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition report Ujelang Atoll in the western Marshall Islands is rebounding after decades without permanent settlement, with divers seeing sharks, turtles, groupers and jacks, alongside minor climate-stress signs. RMI Pollution Cleanup: The U.S. Coast Guard and the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority are working to survey and clean up now-closed LORAN stations, including potential PCB contamination, as part of environmental obligations under the Compact of Free Association. Ocean Governance in Tokyo: Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine told the Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo that island nations need better access to finance, technology, scientific data and capacity-building to manage oceans amid climate change, biodiversity loss and marine pollution. Low-Carbon Shipping Push: Pacific transport ministers meeting in Majuro will launch the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership, weighing a $300 million Green Climate Fund bid for low-carbon vessels and regional shipping transitions. Fisheries Integrity: A global treaty update highlights how the UN FAO Port State Measures Agreement has helped curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing over the past decade.