HONIARA and NOUMEA, 2 May 2021 –Amplifying the voices of young Pacific people and addressing their questions and concerns is at the heart of the Teen Tuna Tok campaign, launched this week to...
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
Tighter controls on the way for plastic pollution in the WCPO
Pacific island countries are behind a study to gauge the amount of plastic waste that is dumped at sea by tuna fishing vessels working in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO). The study...
Living the dream: Joyce Samuelu Ah-Leong
FFA’s Moana Voices series on women shaping the future of oceanic fisheries is edited, researched and produced by Lisa Williams. This interview for Moana Voices 2021 edition is with Joyce Samuelu...
Laughing out loud: ‘Ana Finau Taholo
FFA’s Moana Voices series on women shaping the future of oceanic fisheries is edited, researched and produced by Lisa Williams. This interview for Moana Voices 2021 edition with ‘Ana Finau Taholo,...
FFA study to enhance monitoring and lower risk of IUU fishing
For the first time, the volume and value of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing for tuna is being measured for the whole western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO). The first...
Pacific solidarity needed to get climate change embedded in Tropical Tuna Measure
Honiara – As discussions on a new Tropical Tuna Measure (TTM) loom, Pacific island countries need to push more to get the international community to consider the impacts of climate change on...
WCPO tuna fisheries soon to be managed by the whole ecosystem
If the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and its members have it their way, they will soon be managing tuna and other migratory fish in their region by taking into...
FFA prioritises advancement of observer and crew “safety culture”
HONIARA – While national and regional observer vessel placements remain suspended until at least 15 February, Pacific fisheries organisations are focused on ensuring that working conditions on...
Pacific tuna fishery protections in place for 2021: media release
Honiara, 21 December 2020 – Pacific Island countries have worked with fishing nations to secure crucial protection measures next year for an industry worth over US$1 billion to local...
WCPFC17 members agree on way to negotiate new Tropical Tuna Measure in 2021
A process for negotiating a new Tropical Tuna Measure has been agreed by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), paving the way for adoption at the end of next year. At this...
