Republished from Radio New Zealand, 12 December 2019 PORT MORESBY – The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is taking a step towards prioritising climate-change...
Bernadette Carreon
Tuna commission adopts climate change resolution, recognises impact of climate change on fisheries
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) today adopted a landmark Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) resolution that takes into account the impacts of climate change on...
Tuna Commission moves to protect seabirds from bycatch
Looking for seabirds diving onto baited hooks. The new WCPFC guideline aims to prevent these birds dying. Photo: Francisco Blaha.
Tuna Commission adopts measure to safeguard seabirds from dying as bycatch
Short-tailed albatross with chicks … one of many species of albatross that face extinction, partly from getting hooked on fishing lines when following fishing vessels. Photo by Jlfutari at Wikipedia (English language version) [CC BY-SA 3.0].
Call for urgent action as oceanic whitetip sharks face extinction
Oceanic whitetip shark … the species is threatened with extinction. Photo by Johan Lantz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fish migration due to climate change creates tuna shortage in Fiji
On the line at a Pacific Islands tuna cannery. Photo: Francisco Blaha.
Pacific nations call on WCPFC members to combat impacts of climate change on tuna fisheries
Republished from SeafoodSource, 9 December 2019 Pacific fisheries officials are calling on the members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to band together and commit to...
Japan remains a key partner in Pacific Tuna Fisheries
Tuna continues to be a delicacy in Japan.
