Protecting sharks in the WCPO
On World Oceans Day, WWF Pacific talks about work in Fiji and the WCPO to protect sharks and rays...
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Tag: conservation and management measures (CMMs)
FFA study on marine pollution to boost compliance with fishing rules: media release
HONIARA, 4 June, 2021 – The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is stepping up efforts to...
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Tighter controls on the way for plastic pollution in the WCPO
Pacific island countries are behind a study to gauge the amount of plastic waste that is...
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Pacific solidarity needed to get climate change embedded in Tropical Tuna Measure
Honiara – As discussions on a new Tropical Tuna Measure (TTM) loom, Pacific island countries...
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FFA prioritises advancement of observer and crew “safety culture”
HONIARA – While national and regional observer vessel placements remain suspended until at least...
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Success of 2021 WCPFC meeting could be hampered by ongoing travel restrictions
The year 2020 will be remembered for the many different ways the COVID-19 pandemic dominated human...
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WCPFC17 members agree on way to negotiate new Tropical Tuna Measure in 2021
A process for negotiating a new Tropical Tuna Measure has been agreed by the Western and Central...
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IATTC leaves tropical tuna unmanaged as meeting fails to reach consensus by one vote
By Chris Chase, republished from SeafoodSource, 8 December 2020 The Inter-American Tropical Tuna...
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WCPFC17 expects to carry over vital Tropical Tuna Measure in this year’s virtual meeting
The virtual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission kicked off this week...
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WCPFC to consider rollover of Tropical Tuna Measure in upcoming virtual meeting
Republished from SeafoodSource, 4 December 2020 The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries...
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Climate change resolution tops list of wins for Pacific nations at 16th Tuna Commission meeting
Article highlights: Climate change resolution adoptedconservation management measures (CMM)...
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Tuna Commission adopts measure to safeguard seabirds from dying as bycatch
Short-tailed albatross with chicks … one of many species of albatross that face extinction, partly from getting hooked on fishing lines when following fishing vessels. Photo by Jlfutari at Wikipedia (English language version) [CC BY-SA 3.0].
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