No tuna regional fisheries management organization has sufficient best practices in place to limit ecological impact Republished from The Pew Charitable Trusts, July 17 2018 Overview Tuna fishermen...
No tuna regional fisheries management organization has sufficient best practices in place to limit ecological impact Republished from The Pew Charitable Trusts, July 17 2018 Overview Tuna fishermen...
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...
The foresight of Pacific Islands country leaders in the late ’90s means that the tropical tuna stocks in the Western and Central Pacific today are being fished sustainably, despite pressures from...
Republished from SeafoodSource, 26 February 2018 Improvements in the design of fish-aggregating devices (FADs) could make a major difference in improving the sustainability and efficiency of...
“When you look at the measure [Tropical Tuna Bridging Measure], there’s a series of very strong concessions that FFA members as a group gave to achieve consensus.” Ms Jenny Baldwin, Chair, Pacific...
Republished from SciDev.Net, 12 December 2017 Member countries and territories of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) have agreed to adopt measures to conserve stocks of...
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 12 December 2017 The Pacific environmental agency SPREP says it's happy with the progress made on conservation issues at the Western and Central Pacific...
By NETANI RIKA, Pasay City, the Philippines DESPITE its promise to address the issue of illegal fishing the Pacific, Vietnam has found itself out in the cold at the Western and Central Pacific...
By RONALD TOITO’ONA, In Manila AFTER a lull in sightings of illegal Vietnamese Blue Boats in the Pacific seas, New Caledonia has warned Pacific States that the illegal fishing boats are back. The...
by Ronald Toito'ona, Solomons Star Dec 4, WCPFC14, Manila-- SOLOMON Islands has pulled out from a key tuna deal called the Tokelau Arrangement, citing it as a danger for the country and its catch...