HONOLULU, 10 DECEMBER 2018 (PACNEWS)----Tuvalu’s Minister for Fisheries has called on members of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) to put their house in order first, after the island nation...
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
Tuna nations bid to climate-proof EEZs
Honolulu... And other initiatives designed to help Pacific countries sustain their fisheries The eight tuna rich nations in the PNA group are looking into ways of maintaining the current size of...
Pacific tuna States address human and drug trafficking
Honolulu, Hawaii... With the consumer market increasingly demanding to know their food is sourced ethically and sustainably the eight tuna-producing nations that are Parties to the Nauru Agreement...
Pacific countries move to protect EEZ waters in face of climate change
EMTV PNG reports from Honolulu... Papua New Guinea is going to join an innovative bid by eight Pacific countries to protect waters in their 200-mile exclusive economic zone before land is lost as a...
Pacific steps up its fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing with call to powerful fishing nations
HONOLULU, 10 DECEMBER 2018 (PACNEWS)-----The two largest fisheries organisations in the Pacific have joined forces to ramp up work to mitigate Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in...
FFA, PNA combine to combat IUU fishing in the region
Honolulu 7 December 2018 — Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean is being targeted for elimination like never before following calls by Pacific...
‘Tuna diplomacy’ is one of the game-changers for the Pacific
Tuna has shaped regional politics and influenced the relationship between Pacific Islands States and major trading partners including China, Japan, United States and Taiwan and South Korea. Each...
Pacific push for Albacore measures at WCPFC meeting in Hawaii: Preview
HONOLULU, 07 DECEMBER 2018 (PACNEWS)---- Proposals on important measures for albacore tuna – the most important tuna for temperate Pacific countries - are expected to be prioritised by Pacific...
Palau joins other Pacific Ministers for tough talks ahead of tuna meeting
Honolulu, Hawaii- Ministers from the eight Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) nations and Tokelau will be meeting here Friday [7 December] to discuss measures promoting sustainable management of...
FFA welcomes PNA participation in briefings pre-WCPFC
Honolulu 3 December 2018 — Following the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) officials session Sunday, the Forum Fisheries Agency opened its four-day briefing Monday in Honolulu for fisheries...
