About the Authors

Jasha Dehm

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

jbdehm@gmail.com

Affiliation Centre for Sustainable Futures, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Kelly Thomas Brown

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Sustainable Futures, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Eseta Drova

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Centre for Sustainable Futures, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Rufino Varea

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pacific Islands Climate Action Network, Suva, Fiji

Joycinette Vosumbe Botleng

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Centre for Sustainable Futures, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Siutiti Fe’ao

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Lavata Nivaga

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Centre for Sustainable Futures, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Laura Williams

Roles Methodology, Resources

Affiliation Centre for Sustainable Futures, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Brian L. Stockwell

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Centre for Sustainable Futures, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Salanieta Kitolelei

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen, Germany

Cherie Morris

Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Sustainable Futures, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Nanise Kuridrani

Roles Conceptualization, Resources

Affiliation Ministry of Fisheries and Forestry, The Government of Fiji, Suva, Fiji

June Brian Molitaviti

Roles Conceptualization, Resources

Affiliation Vanuatu Fisheries Department, Ministry of Fisheries, Oceans and Maritime Affairs (MFOMA), The Government of Vanuatu, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Vailala Matoto

Roles Conceptualization, Resources

Affiliation Ministry of Fisheries, The Government of Tonga, Nuku’alofa, Kingdom of Tonga

Lotokufaki Paka Kaitua

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources

Affiliation Tuvalu Fisheries Department, The Government of Tuvalu, Funafuti, Tuvalu

Semese Alefaio

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources

Affiliation Tuvalu Fisheries Department, The Government of Tuvalu, Funafuti, Tuvalu

Hudson Feremaito

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliation Vanuatu Fisheries Department, Ministry of Fisheries, Oceans and Maritime Affairs (MFOMA), The Government of Vanuatu, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Krishna Kumar Kotra

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Sciences, The University of the South Pacific, Emalus Campus, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Amanda Kirsty Ford

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Sustainable Futures, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.