Vanuatu’s National Ocean Policy 2016. Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Policy/planning Pollution control Protection of environment Research Resource/damage valuation Risk assessment/management Sustainable development Territorial sea Management/conservation Mariculture Maritime zone Governance Capacity building Climate change Environmental standards Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Geographical area ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract Vanuatu’s National Ocean Policy is a sectoral policy prepared with the purpose to achieve an ocean governance framework that supports traditional marine resource management practices and knowledge and manages all line agencies with responsibility for maritime and ocean affairs, and harmonizes national actions in relation to the marine resources of the Republic of Vanuatu. Full text English Website www.nab.vu