The virtual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission kicked off this week with one of the anticipated positive outcomes being the rollover of the Tropical Tuna Measure on...
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Set in stone: 2021 rules and regulations for tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
The collapse of negotiations to regulate and manage tuna stocks in the Eastern Pacific Ocean last week is cause for international concern. The ensuing lack of management oversight by the...
WCPFC to consider rollover of Tropical Tuna Measure in upcoming virtual meeting
Republished from SeafoodSource, 4 December 2020 The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) will hold its regular annual session from 7 to 15 December, with the renewal of the...
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...
Accuracy and speed needed to prepare tuna for same-day delivery around the world
The people who cut up tuna at the Marshall Islands Fishing Venture (MIFV) processing facility in Majuro make it look easy – but there’s a lot of skill involved in working so quickly and accurately....
Report indicates key tuna stocks in Western and Central Pacific are healthy
Republished from SeafoodSource, 12 December 2019 Bigeye, yellowfin, South Pacific albacore, and skipjack tuna are all reported to be in healthy condition, according to a 2018 stock...
Media release: FFA takes climate change and a big agenda to WCPFC16
Yellowfin tuna … stocks of this and other species are a focus of FFA’s platform at WCPFC16. Photo: WWF
2019 tuna report card gives thumbs up for four tuna species in WCPO
School of tuna. Photo FabienForget, ISSF.
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 and yellowfin tuna species in the Western and...
Study: Climate change will redistribute tuna populations
Photo: Inigo Onandia/AZTI
