In part 1 of this two-part series in conjunction with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), we look at the harvest strategies and eco-labelling practices helping to maintain sustainable tuna stocks....
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Q&A: The fight to keep indigenous fishing knowledge alive in the Solomon Islands
Miriam Arzienta Sulu is a Bachelor of Fisheries graduate from Solomon Islands National University, currently working as a graduate research assistant in the university’s Department of Fisheries...
The tech helping tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
The four key tuna fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific have been independently verified as sustainable, which is a great position to be in for Pacific Island nations. But keeping those...
Looking to the future of small-scale coastal fisheries
All over the Pacific Islands region, island nations are increasingly looking to target inshore pelagic fish such as tuna and other species to provide vital sustenance and income to local...
RNZ: New Poseidons zoom in on illegal fishers
Boats have just 30 seconds warning before the Air Force’s new Poseidon is above them using its state-of-the-art cameras to collect any evidence of illegal fishing. With our naval patrol craft, they’re part of a massive effort in the Pacific that’s paying off.
Unreported tuna catch in the sights of Pacific island nations
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing of tuna in the Pacific has declined significantly in recent years. But sustained surveillance, control, and monitoring efforts are required to...
An eye on the Pacific: The Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre
The Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre based in Honiara, Solomon Islands, is at the heart of the Pacific Islands Forum's Forum Fisheries Agency's efforts in Pacific fisheries monitoring, control...
Pacific Fisheries Ministers advance regional fisheries priorities
FFA - Honiara, 20 July 2023. Fisheries Ministers from member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have advanced regional fisheries priorities at their 20th meeting which...
Pacific Sunrise battles on through challenges
Nuku’alofa – It is the only locally registered and owned tuna fishing company that is still operating in Tonga today. And despite the challenges the country and its tuna fishing industry has had to...
Tonga tuna sector feeling the heat
Nuku’alofa – The Tonga tuna fishing industry is feeling the heat from challenges it has faced in the first four months of 2022, adding to the woes it has faced in the last five years. On 15 January...
