Deep-Sea Health & Policy: New reporting on polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone spotlights how deep-sea mining could collide with fragile, poorly understood ocean life—raising major health and governance questions for Pacific communities. Ocean Governance Fairness: A legal expert warns that ocean and climate talks often show a public face while sidelining Pacific and Global South voices in closed-door decisions. Tuvalu Climate Trust Scrutiny: Tuvalu PM Feleti Teo says AFP’s revelation that the Tuvalu Trust Fund (managed by Mercer) invested in oil and coal is “not a good look,” and the government is reviewing the holdings—an issue that matters for a country facing acidifying oceans, rising seas, and climate-linked health risks. Food Safety for Pacific Seafood: In Suva, Tuvalu and other Pacific fisheries officials trained on new EU freezer-vessel rules under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1449, aimed at preventing unsafe fish freezing that can lead to histamine-related scombroid poisoning. Youth, Jobs, and Wellbeing: A Tuvalu youth survey flags unemployment as the top driver of poverty, with many also worried that development benefits are concentrated in Funafuti—linking economic stress to broader wellbeing. Tuvalu Infrastructure & Services: Tuvalu and the Asian Development Bank reviewed clean water, power reliability, outer-island shipping, and reef protection—core basics for health and daily life. Energy Price Shock Risk: UNCTAD warns Strait of Hormuz tensions could push oil costs higher, hitting vulnerable economies and forcing tradeoffs that can affect essential public services for nearly a billion people.