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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...

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 ...

News, News6 August 2019

Study: Climate change will redistribute tuna populations

Republished from Undercurrent News, 18 April 2019 More skipjack and yellowfin tuna will move to the tropical waters, while albacore, Atlantic blue...

Features, News, Press Releases5 August 2019

International judge presents keynote in regional judicial symposium to promote responsibility in fisheries

Honiara, Solomon Islands, Monday 5 August 2019 – Judge Tomas Heidar of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), who serves as Pr...

Features, News, News26 July 2019

Climate change will cost Pacific islands $60m in lost tuna revenue

Republished from Undercurrent News, 26 July 2019 Climate change will cost Pacific island countries and territories about $60 million in lost tuna-...

News, News22 July 2019

Marshall Islands drives tuna initiatives

Republished from Radio New Zealand, 22 July 2019 Giff Johnson The Marshall Islands fisheries department is pushing two initiatives that could t...

Features, News, News17 July 2019

No room for complacency in protecting tuna stocks, Pacific ministers say

There was “no room for complacency” in protecting stocks of tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, even though they are currently at sust...

Features, News, News17 July 2019

E-monitoring: potential game changer for managing Pacific longline tuna fisheries

Electronic monitoring on board Pacific longline fisheries vessels targeting tuna in the Pacific has a huge potential for improving management of thes...

News, Press Releases21 June 2019

Fisheries Ministers set course for the future of Pacific tuna fisheries

POHNPEI, 21 June 2019 – This week, Pacific fisheries Ministers and senior government representatives met in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia...

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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....

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 ...

News, News30 August 2019

‘No place to hide’ for illegal fishing fleets as surveillance satellites prepare for lift-off

Republished from Mongabay News, 30 August 2019 by Gavin Haines A low-cost satellite revolution is paving the way for real-time monitoring of fi...

News, News21 August 2019

1.2 tonnes of fish seized in Fiji

Republished from Radio New Zealand, 21 August 2019 Fiji's Fisheries Ministry says it has seized 1.2 tonnes of fish of which 600 kilograms are of t...

News12 August 2019

BFAR’s Tuna Management Plan

Part 1 - Republished from Panay News, 19 July 2019 Part 2 - Republished from Panay News, 26 July 2019 by Belinda Sales Canlas THE BUREAU of ...

News, News12 August 2019

Pacific Fishing Agency celebrates 40 years

Republished from Radio New Zealand, 12 August 2019 The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) celebrated 40 years of operation with a dinner...

News, Press Releases9 August 2019

Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) celebrates 40 years of service

HONIARA, 9 August 2019 – Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) celebrated 40 years of service with a dinner hosted by the Director General, ...

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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, News24 June 2019

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 ...

@WCPFC15, Features, News19 May 2019

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...

@WCPFC15, Features17 December 2018

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...

@WCPFC15, Features17 December 2018

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 ...

@WCPFC15, Features12 December 2018

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...

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

US steps up in Pacific; launches coastal surveillance system

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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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

Study: Climate change will redistribute tuna populations

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International judge presents keynote in regional judicial symposium to promote responsibility in fisheries

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No room for complacency in protecting tuna stocks, Pacific ministers say

E-monitoring: potential game changer for managing Pacific longline tuna fisheries

Fisheries Ministers set course for the future of Pacific tuna fisheries

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Japan remains a key partner in Pacific Tuna Fisheries

Small-scale tuna canning training in Palau starts next week

‘No place to hide’ for illegal fishing fleets as surveillance satellites prepare for lift-off

1.2 tonnes of fish seized in Fiji

BFAR’s Tuna Management Plan

Pacific Fishing Agency celebrates 40 years

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Small-scale tuna canning training in Palau starts next week

Advocate for fair fishing the 2019 seafood champion of the world

Pacific fishing nations strengthen rules to protect their tuna and economies

Diplomatic dance around Japanese delicacy

Shark fins worse than their bite at tuna talks

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

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