Republished from Undercurrent News, 22 June 2018 A Taiwanese purse seiner hauls its catch in the western Pacific. Photo: GreenpeaceA purse seine tuna fishery in the western and central Pacific...
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Blockchain initiative to be tried in PNA tuna fishery
Republished from Undercurrent News, 19 June 2018 The eight Pacific Island nations and territory in the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) tuna fishery, the world’s largest, have organized the tuna...
South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation: Council adopts new rules
Press release - republished from the Council of the European Union, 18 June 2018 On 18 June 2018 the Council adopted a regulation setting out revised rules on management, conservation and control...
Country Web Pages provide Pacific government fisheries agencies with confidential and accessible tuna graphics and data
Every year, the Pacific government fisheries agencies have to provide a report to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). This information is included in data summaries at the...
World Tuna Conference: FAO providing powerful instruments to fight IUU fishing
Republished from SeafoodSource, 1 June 2018 The 15th Infofish World Tuna Trade Conference and Exhibition opened on 28 May in Bangkok, Thailand. The three-day conference covered resources, fisheries...
EU, Thai canners should invest in Pacific to cover 50,000t yellowfin shortfall
Republished from Undercurrent News, 30 May 2018 The weaker yellowfin tuna supply picture from the Indian Ocean means European Union and Thailand-based canned tuna producers should make investments...
South Pacific longline fisheries declining due to economics
Data gathered by the FFA shows that economic conditions in the South Pacific long-line fishery is on a downward trend, with no signs it is likely to return to the profitability of previous years. Dr...
Pew: Mexico, Japan breach bluefin fishing limit again
Republished from Undercurrent News, 9 May 2018 Mexico and Japan have already breached their bluefin fishing limit for the second year in a row, despite strict quotas, said Pew Charitable Trusts....
