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...
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...
Republished from SeafoodSource, 8 December 2017 Members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission concluded a five-day conference in Manilla, The Philippines, earlier this week by...
By Lealaiauloto Aigaletaule’ale’a F. Tauafiafi,Manila “I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Matthew Hooper as the next deputy Director General of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA),” Mr...
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...
By NETANI RIKA, Pasay City, the Philippines DESPITE its promise to address the issue of illegal fishing the Pacific, Vietnam has found itself out in the cold at the Western and Central Pacific...
By Bernadette Carreon, Manila Manila, Philippines ---- Vietnam is again under pressure to explain what measures it will put in place to stop the small blue boats poaching the reef resources of the...
By Pita Ligaiula, Manila MANILA, 07 DECEMBER 2017 (PACNEWS) ----- Calls have been made to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) for more engagement with Civil Society...
By Bernadette H. Carreon, Manila A newer method of assessing bigeye tuna stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean has resulted into a more positive appraisal of the population. In 2014, the...
By RONALD TOITO’ONA, Manila THE Tokelau Arrangement – an agreement which aims to get Pacific nations working together to manage albacore tuna stocks - is not the right approach for the country, says...
By RONALD TOITO’ONA, Manila THE Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) says it was very unfortunate that the Solomon Islands has pulled out from the agreement, which now signals possible...