The Kiribati Marine Spatial Planning Coordinating Committee or KMSPCC completed its trip to Tabiteuea Meang from January 8th to January 19th 2026 to better support marine spatial planning on the island. The team carried out awareness presentation in the villages on the importance of marine spatial planning followed by data collection on activities carried out in their marine areas and mapping of important marine areas where marine resources can be found from the shoreline to the ocean. After presenting the results collated after the village consultation and a Marine Spatial Planning map for Tabiteuea Meang is created and a vision to “Continue to support Marine Spatial Planning that empower the people of Tabiteuea Meang by sustaining and conserving its marine environment through effective monitoring and enforcement, ensuring healthy marine resources that benefits the generations of today and tomorrow.”

The trip was made possible by Pacific Regional Oceanscape Program (PROP).