HONIARA, 22 June 2020 – Initiatives to improve job prospects and safety at sea for fishing observers has been a key focus of the 114th Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC114) meeting. The meeting,...
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FFA calls for action to address human elements of IUU fishing: media release
HONIARA, 28 May 2020 – AMIDST the ongoing challenge of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has called for collective action...
FFA continues to monitor fishing amidst COVID-19 situation: media release
HONIARA, 22 May 2020 – As Pacific nations face the threat of coronavirus to their health and economic growth, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has taken action to continue to...
Sharks and rays easy to identify in new field guide
A new field guide should help crew of tuna vessels and observers to correctly identify 44 kinds of sharks and rays that are accidentally caught during tuna fishing in the Western and...
Call for urgent action as oceanic whitetip sharks face extinction
Oceanic whitetip shark … the species is threatened with extinction. Photo by Johan Lantz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
E-monitoring: potential game changer for managing Pacific longline tuna fisheries
Longliners in the Solomon Islands. Photo: Francisco Blaha.
Leading Environmental NGOs Stand Together to Call for 100% Observer Coverage on Industrial Tuna Fishing Vessels
13 Leading environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) focused on global tuna conservation stand together to call on Regional Fishing Management Organizations (RFMOs) that regulate tuna fishing in the Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, and Southern Oceans to require observer coverage on all industrial tuna fishing vessels.
Photo: PR Newswire
WWF Cites Charity’s Work in Pacific Fisheries Crew Welfare Initiative
Photo: Maritime Executive.
International Fisheries Managers’ Response to Performance Reviews Insufficient
Photo: Greg Lecoeur.
Pohnpei hosts symposium on technology for tuna transparency
A Group photo of the T-3 Challenge Electronic Monitoring Symposium participants and attendees in Pohnpei. Photo: FSMIS
