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News, News15 September 2017

US proposes to install radar system in Palau to help fight illegal, unreported, and undetected fishing

United States continuing efforts to strengthen maritime domain awareness in the region will bring benefits to Palau’s work to combat illegal, unrepo...

News16 August 2017

Pacific swaps paper for digital to better manage tuna fisheries

Unreported tuna catches, especially lack of adequate verification of catches in the high seas is the biggest issue facing control of Illegal and Unrep...

News, News2 July 2017

Australia commits to Aircraft Surveillance capability for Pacific fishery management

For the next 30 years, Australia has bolstered its commitment to help Pacific countries manage their fisheries, and then some. As reported on Tuna ...

News

News, News5 June 2017

Regional cooperation vital for fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

HONIARA The cooperative work between the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) member countries is vital in the fight against the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU), says the Deputy Director General Wez Norris. Mr Norris says cooperation is one of the biggest determinants of sustainable fishing in the Pacific region. He says, w...

News, News16 May 2017

Marine surveillance operation involving 4 countries seizes two Filipino vessels in Palau

The recent marine surveillance work that seized two Filipino vessels found in Palau waters underscored the need for government to mobilise its resourc...

News, News10 May 2017

Pacific officials agree to a ‘Collective Response’ to fight illegal Vietnamese Blue Boats robbing their reefs

The threat to Pacific island countries posed by illegal Vietnamese Blue Boats is significantly more complex than first thought and would need a “col...

News, News4 May 2017

New system to help EEZ surveillance: Fiji fisheries minister

SUVA, 28 APRIL 2017 (FBC NEWS) --- The Fisheries Ministry has recently introduced a vessel monitoring system to help in the surveillance of Fiji Exclu...

News, News4 May 2017

Pacific countries workshop focus on illegal Vietnamese Blue Boat threat

[caption id="attachment_737" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Two of the three 'blue boats' caught by the Solomon Islands Police in March 2017. Photo ...

News, News14 April 2017

NGO support as Pacific fisheries tech platforms gain legal edge

There have been impressive strides made by Pacific countries towards electronic platforms as a collective means to address regional issues faces chall...

News, Press Releases24 March 2017

Solomon Islands’ strong IUU fishing stance assures EU market

The Solomon Islands has safeguarded its $500 million a year tuna export industry by taking strong measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulat...

Features

Features20 April 2017

FFA Pacific nations at forefront of fisheries management: maximize returns and food security

Managing the Pacific’s tuna stock is important in terms of the global marine ecosystem and for Pacific people and their economies. It points to Paci...

Features14 April 2017

Vietnamese reef robbers- rocking the Pacific boat

Koror, Palau — 'Blue Boats' a phantom fleet of marginally registered fishing vessels, set sail from small villages in Vietnam to venture out and s...

Features14 April 2017

Profiles from the Oceanic Fishery: Rhea Moss-Christian

A real life David and Goliath struggle has unraveled in the Pacific as a young woman from a small island nation takes on the cause of protecting the w...

Features14 April 2017

Reef Robbers: Who’s paying? New pressures for Pacific surveillance from Vietnam’s Blue Boats

Does the Pacific have a system capable of mounting effective surveillance, capture and arrest illegal vessels and operators in its 20million-plus squa...

Features14 April 2017

Pacific’s NTSA- a weapon against illegal fishing

Pacific Forum countries lose an estimated US$153million each year to Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing operators. In a region where...

Features6 December 2016

Canning the Pacific tuna story

By Samisoni Pareti, Pacific Media@WCPFC13 Dual labels of a blue and white fish and a Pacific Island maiden on a can of tuna market the beautiful ta...

Op-Eds: Tuna newsbeat insights

Op-Eds: Tuna newsbeat insights30 November 2016

Talking #TUNAnomics: 3 tips for following the Pacific tuna story.

Working in media and spreading the word on my favourite protein is a bit of a passion rather than a profession. I love everything about tuna, especial...

Op-Eds: Tuna newsbeat insights30 November 2016

FFA’s TUNApacific: A new space to talk about tuna for Palau

To attract attention to tuna stories, I'm excited to be part of the new TUNApacific website aimed at bringing issues around tuna closer to our Pacific...

The tuna picture

The tuna picture, Videos30 November 2016

Tuna tagging in the Pacific – Papua New Guinea

A short movie about the latest PNG tuna tagging cruise in Jan-Mar 2012. Project funded by PNG NFA and jointly undertaken with SPC's Oceanic Fisheries ...

Photography, The tuna picture30 November 2016

Bigeye tuna stocks at all time low in Pacific

Bigeye tuna stocks are down to just 16% of their original population causing concern for fishers and conservationists ...

US proposes to install radar system in Palau to help fight illegal, unreported, and undetected fishing

Pacific swaps paper for digital to better manage tuna fisheries

Australia commits to Aircraft Surveillance capability for Pacific fishery management

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Regional cooperation vital for fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Marine surveillance operation involving 4 countries seizes two Filipino vessels in Palau

Pacific officials agree to a ‘Collective Response’ to fight illegal Vietnamese Blue Boats robbing their reefs

New system to help EEZ surveillance: Fiji fisheries minister

Pacific countries workshop focus on illegal Vietnamese Blue Boat threat

NGO support as Pacific fisheries tech platforms gain legal edge

Solomon Islands’ strong IUU fishing stance assures EU market

Features

FFA Pacific nations at forefront of fisheries management: maximize returns and food security

Vietnamese reef robbers- rocking the Pacific boat

Profiles from the Oceanic Fishery: Rhea Moss-Christian

Reef Robbers: Who’s paying? New pressures for Pacific surveillance from Vietnam’s Blue Boats

Pacific’s NTSA- a weapon against illegal fishing

Canning the Pacific tuna story

Op-Eds: Tuna newsbeat insights

Talking #TUNAnomics: 3 tips for following the Pacific tuna story.

FFA’s TUNApacific: A new space to talk about tuna for Palau

The tuna picture

Tuna tagging in the Pacific – Papua New Guinea

Bigeye tuna stocks at all time low in Pacific

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