Republished from the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Federated States of Micronesia, Pohnpei Deadline: 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Oct 2019 A three-month prohibition on deploying, servicing...
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PNA member countries will now have access to Tokelau’s waters
Photo: Francisco Blaha.
FFA launches fact sheets on tuna fishing basics
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has published two fact sheets that define basic aspects of tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. One is on the four tuna species...
Purse seine tuna fishery supplying FCF Taiwan achieves MSC status
Republished from Undercurrent News, 22 June 2018 A Taiwanese purse seiner hauls its catch in the western Pacific. Photo: GreenpeaceA purse seine tuna fishery in the western and central Pacific...
Cooks govt wins court case over EU fish deal
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 22 December 2017 Two groups who took the Cook Islands Government to court say they are disappointed the High Court will not rule against plans for a purse...
Decision to increase bigeye tuna catch limit criticised
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...
