Climate change the most critical issue facing Pacific fisheries
POHNPEI, 4 May 2019 -- “The sustainable management of our offshore tuna resources must deliver stronger economic and social benefits ...
World Tuna Day: A reminder of a rich resource and the need to protect it
Joint media release, FFA & NORMA
POHNPEI, 2 May 2019 – The Western and Central Pacific Ocean holds the world’s largest tuna fishery with a...
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Palau preparation to host 2020 Our Ocean Conference underway
Palau’s preparation to host the 2020 edition of the Our Oceans conference is underway. The conference will be a gathering of leaders to commit to ...
FFA and Japan agree new support to Pacific fisheries
HONIARA, 18 April 2019 – Observer training, maritime boundaries and new training initiatives were on the agenda of a high-level meeting in Hon...
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...
Pacific told of need to sustain tuna stocks
(HONIARA) With increasing demands for tuna stocks in the global market, the Solomon Islands and other Pacific region communities were reminded of the...
New ‘tuna’ polymer $5 banknote for Solomon Islands
(HONIARA) The tiny Melanesian state of Solomon Islands now has a new polymer $5 banknote, which was officially released earlier this month.
It was...
Call to end slavery at sea
POHNPEI, 10 May 2019 – The annual Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Officials meeting concluded today with a headline decision to strengthen the...
Palau targets tuna for food security
Palau is highlighting the importance of tuna to local food security and to help keep the pressure off its coastal fisheries.
On May 1, President T...
ADB launches USD$5 billion action plan to protect oceans
Nadi- The Asian Development Bank on May 2 launched a USD$5 billion dollar action plan aimed at protecting the ocean, which includes efforts for an in...
Pohnpei hosts symposium on technology for tuna transparency
Repblished from Marianas Variety, 25 April 2019
PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Services) — In response to Peter M. Christian, president ...
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...
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 ...
Livelihoods on the line as Pacific nations unite to fight for albacore tuna industry
WCPFC15, Honolulu, Hawaii, 12 December 2018— Albacore tuna is a vital resource for many Pacific nations but many domestic longline interests are be...
Regionalism critical for strengthening fisheries solidarity in Pacific
HONOLULU, 11 DECEMBER 2018 (PACNEWS)---- With claims and counter claims by global powers that the Pacific is their strategic‘ sphere’ of influence, sub regionalism has been touted as the best way of cooperation to address complex fisheries issues for members of WPFC.
Tuna has shaped regional politics and influenced the relationship between ...
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 Illega...
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...
#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...
New Director General of Forum Fisheries Agency starts
Congratulations Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen, on her assumption of duties as the new Director-General of the Forum Fisheries Agency in Honiara A milestone...
SPC scientist presents at the Infofish Tuna 2018 conference and exhibition, Thailand
Valerie Allain, Senior Fisheries Research Scientist (ecosystem and climate change) at Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) presented her researc...