WCPFC Executive Director warns albacore decision cannot slip again

Fiji, Dec. 4 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) must adopt a management procedure for South Pacific albacore this week or risk market consequences and weakening the Commis... Read More

Pacific delegates push unified FFA agenda as albacore and transshipment dominate WCPFC22

Fiji, Dec. 4 -- Pacific members of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) say they are entering WCPFC22 with a united front, determined to secure the South Pacific albacore management procedure and push bac... Read More

Parties to Nauru Agreement says its technical muscle is shaping key WCPFC22 decisions

Fiji, Dec. 4 -- The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) says its technical expertise continues to drive some of the most important proposals before the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commissi... Read More

WCPFC Chair reassures Pacific communities as Tuna talks intensify in Manila

Fiji, Dec. 3 -- Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Chair Dr Josie Tamate has delivered a clear message to Pacific communities watching this week's Manila negotiations that the Co... Read More

Eight states seek renewed CNM status as WCPFC faces compliance gaps and missing data

Fiji, Dec. 3 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has received eight applications for Cooperating Non-Member (CNM) status for 2026, with all requests coming from countries a... Read More

"Documented cases" of exploitation of Filipino fishers on Chinese vessels, says Tuna Commission chief

Fiji, Dec. 3 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has confirmed there are "documented cases of exploitation of Filipino migrant fishers on Chinese vessels," but no formal co... Read More

"Decisions are based on science": Tuna chief Dr Tamate

Fiji, Dec. 3 -- Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Chair Dr Josie Tamate says the Tuna Commission will continue to anchor all decisions in science as members navigate the tension... Read More

"My job is to listen and facilitate" as transshipment fight looms at Manila talks: WCPFC Chair

Fiji, Dec. 3 -- Tuna Commission Chair Dr Josie Tamate says the Commission is bracing for another difficult round of talks on high-seas transshipment, an issue that has divided Pacific states and dista... Read More

Panama moves to expand fishing rights, assures WCPFC of "no increase in effort"

Fiji, Dec. 3 -- Panama has asked the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to approve an expansion of its participatory rights, insisting the move will not increase fishing effort o... Read More

PACNEWS Interview: WCPFC Chair eyes albacore breakthrough as pressure mounts in Manila

Fiji, Dec. 3 -- With the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) under pressure to deliver a long-delayed management procedure for South Pacific albacore, PACNEWS Senior Journalist Pi... Read More

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