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...
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Fishing commission’s moves on conservation praised
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...
To succeed, large ocean sanctuaries need to benefit both sea life and people
Republished from The Conversation, 22 November 2017 by Rebecca Gruby, Lisa Campbella, Luke Fairbanks and Noella Gray There is growing concern that the world’s oceans are in crisis because...
NGOs slam fishing nation delay tactics: stalemate on albacore tuna
MANILA, Philippines, December 7 – Environment NGOs have delivered a damning indictment of a group of Pacific Tuna Commission members, saying they have deliberately blocked conservation measures for...
Conserving the Pacific’s fish stocks
Republished from The Interpreter, 8 December 2017 The western and central Pacific Ocean is home to the world’s most productive tuna fisheries, supplying global markets with canned tuna, sashimi and...
Palau gets help from new technology to combat illegal fishing
Microsoft’s Paul Allen, who on a number of occasions has visited Palau and lauded its marine conservation efforts, is pilot testing a new technology that will combat illegal fishing around the...
