Twenty-two Pacific Island countries and territories were involved in the development of the Pacific Islands Regional Ocean policy and have agreed to work together to implement it through the Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Framework for Integrated Strategic Action.

They include: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna.