From putting controls on the use of fish-aggregating devices to introducing the Vessel Day Scheme, several innovations have underpinned efforts to build a large and sustainable tuna fishery in the...
Results for "fads"
Looking to the future of small-scale coastal fisheries
All over the Pacific Islands region, island nations are increasingly looking to target inshore pelagic fish such as tuna and other species to provide vital sustenance and income to local...
Observers and Compliance
Observers and Compliance - Following the rules Observers board vessels fishing for tuna in the WCPO and collect information about catches to ensure the rules are followed. Various surveillance...
Tuna Stocks
Tuna Stocks - Looking after the fish supply The countries of the WCPO work together to maintain healthy populations of tuna and other fish. Their management decisions are based on the latest science...
Ecosystems and Climate
Ecosystems and Climate - Protecting the changing environment Climate change is transforming the ocean environment and the behaviour of tuna and other animals. The countries of the WCPO use science...
Economics
Economics - Capturing employment and revenue benefits The 14 small island developing states (SIDS) in the WCPO derive economic growth from fisheries in their waters, to improve local livelihoods and...
Bycatch
Bycatch - Conserving marine diversity Tuna fishing affects animals such as sharks, turtles, whales, dolphins, seabirds, and young tuna. The countries of the WCPO manage fishing practices to...
Catch and Harvest
Catch and harvest - Managing fishing methods The countries of the WCPO regulate the methods used to catch tuna and other highly migratory oceanic fish so that populations can be kept at...
Fisheries and climate change: A Pacific perspective
As resource owners of the world’s largest and most valuable tuna fisheries, Pacific members zoomed into the 18th annual Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC18) meeting in December...
Tuna Commission weathers COVID-19, Pacific countries add climate change to tuna leadership role
The 18th and latest annual meeting of the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), held virtually in December 2021, reconfirmed the world’s largest tuna fishery continues to...
