Marine Atlas: Maximizing Benefits for Solomon Islands

SOLOMON ISLANDS BIOREGIONS

Bougainville and Santa Cruz Islands Ndeni and Tinakula Islands

Deepwater bioregions

Du Islands

Reef associated bioregions

Honiara

Ontong Java and Eastern Solomon Rennell Bellona and Isabel Oceanic in uenced

Indispensable Reef and Treasury Islands Kolobangara Island, Nukuoro Atoll and Solomon river In uenced Lord Howe, Nukapu, Temotu

Shortlands Islands

5°S

North New Ireland and Ontong Java Atoll

Sikaiana

Malaita and Makira cluster

Solomon-wide in uenced

Marau Guadalcanal

South Rennell

25

50

100 km

Utupua and Banie Island

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Western Munda and Atonn island

Sources : Becker et al, 2009; Smith and Sandwell, 1997. Wendt H, et al, (in prep).

Solomon PNG Boarder

North of Solomon and Cape Johnson Troughs and Du Islands

Solomon, Tuvalu Seamounts

Santa Isabel Slope

Abyssal plain, seamounts and Vityaz trench bordering Fiji (NW), Tuvalu (SW) and Solomon Islands (SE)

Cape Johnson & Solomon Trench

Ulava Deep

10°S

Solomon PNG Boarder

East Temotu and Northwest Rotuma Seamount s and the Vityaz trench

Makira/ Ulawa Deep

San Cristobal Trench

South Solomon Trench

Hammondsport seamount and basin

Temotu and Lord Howe Cluster

East Temotu and North Fiji Ridge

North New Hebrides Trench

East Temotu,Banks andWest of Rotuma Seamounts and the Vityaz trench

Torres Canyons Deep

Rennell and Pocklington Troughs

Torres Rise

North of Solomon and Cape Johnson Troughs and Du Islands

Malampa and Loyalty Basin

Ambae Trough and North Fiji Basin

15°S

155°E

160°E

165°E

170°E

MAXIMIZING BENEFITS FOR SOLOMON ISLANDS

OCEAN VALUES

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