By Pita Ligaiula, Manila MANILA, 07 DECEMBER 2017 (PACNEWS)----- Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) have threatened to pull out of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) if...
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Struggle on the high seas: Small nations suffer huge burden
Republished from Islands Business WCPFC14, Manila-- KIRIBATI already faces the huge burden of rising sea levels which threatens its very existence. With little land resources on which to grow food,...
Kiribati minister makes heartfelt plea to global fishing powers in a bid for better understanding
Pita Ligaiula, PacNEWS 3 Dec 2017, WCPFC14, Manila-- Kiribati’s Fisheries Minister has used his opening statement to 14th Western Central Pacific Commission (WCPFC) to highlight the importance of...
PNA to pursue vessel-day scheme for longliners
Republished from Sea Source News, 27 November 2017 Leaders of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) said last week they will seek to move longline vessels fishing in its waters into...
Greenpeace takes new approach to ‘crisis’ in tuna management
By RONALD TOITO’ONA, Pacificmedia@WCPFC13 The Pacific Ocean and those who depend on its fish face a growing crisis, according to Greenpeace. So the environmental organisation has decided to take a...
Canning the Pacific tuna story
By Samisoni Pareti, Pacific Media@WCPFC13 Dual labels of a blue and white fish and a Pacific Island maiden on a can of tuna market the beautiful tale of a group of islanders living largely in small...
Oceanic Fisheries Management Project
Oceanic Fisheries Management ProjectThe Global Environment Facility (GEF) has initiated a third Oceanic Fisheries Management Project (OFMP3). The aim of the Oceanic Fisheries Management Project...
