Locals’ access to skipjack purse-seine tuna fishery of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) has increased. The 2020 tuna fisheries assessment report, conducted by the Pacific Community...
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How we know how much tuna there is and whether fishing is sustainable
The peoples of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) can celebrate having the healthiest stocks of tuna in the world. It doesn’t happen by chance. Protecting populations of tuna so that they...
WCPO bigeye and yellowfin tuna stocks remain healthy
Republished from FFA Trade and Industry News, volume 13, issue 4, July–August 2020 WCPFC’s 16th Scientific Committee (SC16) was held virtually from 12–19 August 2020. During this...
Marshall Islands pushes for better tuna data
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 27 December 2019 by Giff Johnson Majuro – Despite millions of pounds of tuna transhipped through Pacific island ports, nobody has a precise count of the tonnage....
2019 tuna report card gives thumbs up for four tuna species in WCPO
School of tuna. Photo FabienForget, ISSF.
Moving to TAC system, Japanese fisheries managers get lessons from US experts
Republished from Seafood Source, 25 March 2019 by Chris Loew Japanese fisheries officials heard from their international counterparts about methods for incorporating more data into their fisheries...
ISSF: Most of world’s tuna stocks still not receiving passing MSC scores
Republished from Undercurrent News, 25 January 2019 Bluefin tuna harvesting in the village of Ildiri, Cesme, Turkey. Credit: zaferkizilkaya/Shutterstock.com Just five of the world’s 19 commercial...
The time is now to take action for sustainable tuna stock
The time is ideal for the Western and Central Pacific region to put in measures to ensure robust tuna stocks for the future. The most recent assessments on the tuna stocks in the region by the...
Pew: Mexico, Japan breach bluefin fishing limit again
Republished from Undercurrent News, 9 May 2018 Mexico and Japan have already breached their bluefin fishing limit for the second year in a row, despite strict quotas, said Pew Charitable Trusts....
