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...
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
Pacific fishing nations strengthen rules to protect their tuna and economies
The WCFPC has toughened its stance on tuna fishing. It has extended fishing limits, expanded the official observer program, and made tougher rules against bycatch, including the compulsory use of non-entangling FADs.
International Fisheries Managers’ Response to Performance Reviews Insufficient
Photo: Greg Lecoeur.
Pacific island leaders satisfied with results of Hawaiian tuna meeting
Republished from Undercurrent News, 8 April 2019 Pacific Islands fishery leaders are said to be content with the results of last weekend's Western and Central Pacific...
Micronesian leaders unite to combat IUU fishing by 2023
Micronesian nations are uniting to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) by 2023 in the Pacific.At the 19th Micronesia Presidents’ Summit on 21 February, Palau, Kiribati, the...
Successful outcomes at Tuna Summit
Tonga and other Pacific nations have succeeded in their push to persuade the Tuna Commission to start the process of rebuilding stocks of South Pacific albacore tuna – the most important tuna for...
Tuna Commission ended with positive measures in place
The Western Central and Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) ended on a positive note with several measures that will ensure that tuna stocks continue to be in a healthy state, earning praise from...
Diplomatic dance around Japanese delicacy
IN the Japanese port of Ishigaki, the longline fleet has braced for the impact of the decision of a tiny Pacific state to ban fishing in its waters from January 1, 2020. The fate of 20 small fishing...
Shark fins worse than their bite at tuna talks
AS Pacific nations gathered at Waikiki to talk about fisheries conservation methods last week, Japanese fishermen were charged with trafficking shark fins in and out of Hawaii. Sharks have in the...
#WCPFC15 POSTCARDS: BACK TO THE BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES – Eugene Pangelinan, Executive Director, National Oceanic Resources Management Authority, FSM
This is WCPFC 15, and it's number 15 for me. That's the nature of my job, like any other Fisheries manager here. It's to make sure the decisions of the Commission are balanced and take into account...
