New protection for threatened manta and mobula rays in Pacific waters
PORT MORESBY – The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) took a major step in helping to protect “threatened” manta and...
Landmark FFA resolution on climate change adopted by WCPFC16: media release
PORT MORESBY, 11 December 2019 – A landmark Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) resolution on climate change has been adopted by the ...
Tuna Commission endorses work plan to manage South Pacific albacore sustainably
PORT MORESBY, 11 December 2019 – One of the positive outcomes from the just-ended 16th annual Tuna Commission meeting is the adoption of the South ...
Tuna commission adopts climate change resolution, recognises impact of climate change on fisheries
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) today adopted a landmark Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) resolution that ta...
Tuna Commission adopts measure to safeguard seabirds from dying as bycatch
PORT MORESBY, 10 December 2019 – The Western and Central Pacific Commission (WCPFC) on Monday adopted safe handling guidelines for seabirds, a...
Fish migration due to climate change creates tuna shortage in Fiji
Republished from SeafoodSource, 6 December 2019
Fish migration due to climate change has impacted the supply of albacore tuna in Fiji, bringi...
Tonga Ocean Plan to help better manage tuna and marine resources
by Iliesa Tora
Nuku’alofa
(Tuna Pacific): There is no doubt that the Pacific’s ocean needs to be better managed so
that respective countries i...
Report indicates key tuna stocks in Western and Central Pacific are healthy
Republished from SeafoodSource, 12 December 2019
Bigeye, yellowfin, South Pacific albacore, and skipjack tuna are all reported to be in healthy co...
Climate change resolution tops list of wins for Pacific nations at 16th Tuna Commission meeting
Article highlights:
Climate change resolution adoptedconservation management measures (CMM) endorsed on the non-target species of mobulid rays and...
Tuna Commission adopts FFA climate-change resolution
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 12 December 2019
PORT MORESBY – The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is taking ...
Tuna Commission moves to protect seabirds from bycatch
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 11 December 2019
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission has moved to further safeguard seabirds ...
Pacific countries optimistic as Tuna Commission talks enter final day
Article highlights:
Optimism on the push to adopt the climate-change resolution tabled by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)PNA...
Call for urgent action as oceanic whitetip sharks face extinction
PORT MORESBY, 10 December 2019 – Fishing nations must adopt a suite of measures to reduce deaths of oceanic whitetip sharks, according to the Pew C...
Pacific tuna reference: Reciprocity of weavers, planters, fishers
The 16th session of the Pacific Tuna Commission (WCPFC16) that oversees waters producing 55% of the global tuna catch gets underway this we...
Tens of thousands of tuna-attracting devices are drifting around the Pacific
Republished from The Conversation, 30 September 2019
Joe Scutt Phillips, Secretariat of the Pacific Community; Alex Sen Gupta, UNSW; Graham Pillin...
The Tuna Industry: Embracing technologies and sustainable strategies
Republished from Panay News, 23 August 2019
by Belinda Sales-Canlas
THE 21st National Tuna Congress is happening on September 4-6, 2019 in Gene...
Advocate for fair fishing the 2019 seafood champion of the world
A man who is a familiar presence in tuna circles in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, Francisco Blaha, is this year’s SeaWeb Seafood Champion ...
Pacific fishing nations strengthen rules to protect their tuna and economies
Tougher rules to protect tuna stocks as well as boost struggling Pacific Island economies were the focus of Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Com...
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 fr...
The types of states in a catch documentation scheme
Republished from Francisco Blaha's blog, 14 March 2018
by Francisco Blaha
I promised that I would slowly digest and post parts of...
Solomons makes $399M from tuna alone, in 2017
THE Solomon Islands government has earned a record $399 million Solomon Island Dollar (SBD) from its tuna resources in 2017, the Ministry of Fisheries...
Rays to be released while still in the water: postcard from WCPFC16
Tuna fishers will have to do everything they can to save rays, including the magnificent manta ray, that are unintentionally caught during fishing op...
Handling seabirds so they survive: postcard from WCPFC16
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has introduced updated advice on how to handle seabirds caught on longline hooks so...
#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 th...
#WCPFC15 Postcards: BETWEEN OCEAN AND LAND- TUNA’s SEABIRD CONNECTION- Karen Baird, Oceania Regional Coordinator, Birdlife International
What's my Tuna Commission why? My passion for maritime advocacy comes from a love for albatrosses and seabirds. I grew up in a country where we have m...
#WCPFC15 Postcards: SWIMMING WITH THE FISH- Charleston (Charlie) Deiye, CEO Fisheries, Nauru
This Tuna T-shirt? It started as a doodle, and it's not a tuna.It's something created while I listened to everyone during a meeting. I doodle away whi...
#WCPFC15 Postcards: CONSENSUS THROUGH COMPROMISE- Feleti Tulafono, Fisheries Director, Tokelau
I've been working in Fisheries for seven years, and I think it's mainly because of my interest in this work that I'm still here, at my fourth Tuna Com...