The first United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development regional consultation was held at The Pacific Community headquarters in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from 23-25 July 2019, gathering almost 100 participants from the South Pacific region.

It was organized in plenary sessions and themed workshops focusing on Decade six main expected societal outcomes: a clean ocean, a healthy and resilient ocean, a predicted ocean, a safe ocean, a sustainably harvested and productive ocean, and a transparent and accessible ocean.

The aim of the meeting was to help prepare the upcoming Decade, consult its different parties, and engage the regional stakeholders. It was also intended to identify more specific regional scientific goals, but also the sustainable development requirements of the vast Pacific Ocean.