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Features, News, News24 October 2019

Pacific countries gather to plan for the future of oceanic fisheries management

24 October, Honiara - The 14 member states of the Oceanic Fisheries Management Project (OFMPII) gathered on Tuesday to plan for the final year of the...

News17 October 2019

Japan remains a key partner in Pacific Tuna Fisheries

Japan is known for its love affair with seafood. If we say tuna, we think of sushi and sashimi – two of the most famous dishes in Japanese cuisine....

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News, News12 October 2019

US steps up in Pacific; launches coastal surveillance system

The United States is stepping up its presence in Palau to protect it from a range of threats like illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) w...

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News, News7 October 2019

Palau to get new patrol boat from Australia on June 2020

Palau is expected to receive a new patrol boat from Australia in June 2020 to replace PSS H.I. Remeliik. In a press conference on October 2, Presi...

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Features, News, News30 September 2019

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...

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@WCPFC16, News, Press releases4 December 2019

Media release: FFA takes climate change and a big agenda to WCPFC16

PORT MORESBY, 4 December 2019 – Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) members have developed a comprehensive list of priorities for the 16th...

News, News2 December 2019

2019 tuna report card gives thumbs up for four tuna species in WCPO

The 2019 ‘report card’ on the state of health of tuna fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean is out. It said all four sp...

News, News1 December 2019

Prince Charles launches Solomon Islands’ Ocean Policy

HONIARA, 28 November 2019 -– His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, has launched the Solomon Islands Ocean Policy, which aims to step up sustainable m...

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Features, News, Press releases25 November 2019

FFA welcomes the Prince of Wales to headquarters

HONIARA, 25 November 2019 – The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) today hosted His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, on a visit ...

News18 November 2019

WWF, SPREP partnership to strengthen conservation in Fiji and the region

Republished from WWF-Pacific, 25 October 2019 The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program...

News18 November 2019

Pacific experts seek solutions to ocean governance and finance

Republished from article by Christine Rovoi at Radio New Zealand, 17 November 2019 Leading experts in ocean governance and finance have met in Fij...

News18 November 2019

Dongwon wins South Korea’s first MSC certification for western Pacific tuna fishery

Republished from Undercurrent News, 25 October 2019 South Korea's Dongwon Industries has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) status for its ...

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@WCPFC16, Features5 December 2019

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...

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Features, News, Press releases25 November 2019

FFA welcomes the Prince of Wales to headquarters

HONIARA, 25 November 2019 – The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) today hosted His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, on a visit ...

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Features, News, News24 October 2019

Pacific Community projects an easterly move for two key tuna species

HONIARA, 24 October 2019 – Pacific Community (SPC) fisheries scientist Sam McKechnie says SPC’s research shows an easterly move for skipjack...

Features, News, News20 September 2019

Small-scale tuna canning training in Palau starts next week

Palau’s Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Tourism (MNRET) have attracted at least 20 participants in a tuna canning training to take ...

Features, News, News2 September 2019

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...

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Features, News, Press releases7 August 2019

Chief Justice of the Solomon Islands and FFA Director-General co-host the first Pacific regional judicial symposium to promote responsibility in fisheries

Honiara, Solomon Islands, Tuesday 6 August 2019 –the Honourable Chief Justice of the Solomon Islands Sir Albert Palmer and the Director-General of ...

Op-eds: Tuna newsbeat insights

Op-eds: Tuna newsbeat insights14 March 2018

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...

Op-eds: Tuna newsbeat insights2 March 2018

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...

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@WCPFC15, Photography, The tuna picture15 December 2018

#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, Photography, The tuna picture15 December 2018

#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, Photography, The tuna picture15 December 2018

Pacific countries gather to plan for the future of oceanic fisheries management

Japan remains a key partner in Pacific Tuna Fisheries

US steps up in Pacific; launches coastal surveillance system

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Palau to get new patrol boat from Australia on June 2020

Tens of thousands of tuna-attracting devices are drifting around the Pacific

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Media release: FFA takes climate change and a big agenda to WCPFC16

2019 tuna report card gives thumbs up for four tuna species in WCPO

Prince Charles launches Solomon Islands’ Ocean Policy

FFA welcomes the Prince of Wales to headquarters

WWF, SPREP partnership to strengthen conservation in Fiji and the region

Pacific experts seek solutions to ocean governance and finance

Dongwon wins South Korea’s first MSC certification for western Pacific tuna fishery

Features

Pacific tuna reference: Reciprocity of weavers, planters, fishers

FFA welcomes the Prince of Wales to headquarters

Pacific Community projects an easterly move for two key tuna species

Small-scale tuna canning training in Palau starts next week

The Tuna Industry: Embracing technologies and sustainable strategies

Chief Justice of the Solomon Islands and FFA Director-General co-host the first Pacific regional judicial symposium to promote responsibility in fisheries

Op-eds: Tuna newsbeat insights

The types of states in a catch documentation scheme

Solomons makes $399M from tuna alone, in 2017

The tuna picture

#WCPFC15 POSTCARDS: BACK TO THE BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES – Eugene Pangelinan, Executive Director, National Oceanic Resources Management Authority, FSM

#WCPFC15 Postcards: BETWEEN OCEAN AND LAND- TUNA’s SEABIRD CONNECTION- Karen Baird, Oceania Regional Coordinator, Birdlife International

#WCPFC15 Postcards: SWIMMING WITH THE FISH- Charleston (Charlie) Deiye, CEO Fisheries, Nauru

#WCPFC15 Postcards: CONSENSUS THROUGH COMPROMISE- Feleti Tulafono, Fisheries Director, Tokelau

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SPC scientist presents at the Infofish Tuna 2018 conference and exhibition, Thailand

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