"This is the Year for South Pacific Albacore" as Manila meeting faces high stakes push for consensus: WCPFC Chair

Fiji, Nov. 28 -- The Chair of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), Dr Josie Tamate, says she is "confident" the Tuna Commission can finally agree on a long-delayed management ... Read More

Pacific's Tuna billions at stake as WCPFC Chair pushes for Albacore breakthrough in Manila

Fiji, Nov. 28 -- Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Chairperson Dr Josie Tamate says the economic future of Pacific tuna fisheries hinges on delivering a long-delayed harvest str... Read More

"Lack of monitoring is one of the biggest obstacles" to sustainable tuna management: Nature Conservancy warns WCPFC

Fiji, Nov. 28 -- The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has delivered a blunt message to next week's Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC22) in Manila saying without credible, on-the- water m... Read More

Manila meeting risks "destroying WCPFC credibility" as obstruction stalls harvest strategy, Tuna advocatewarns

Fiji, Nov. 28 -- One of the region's most outspoken tuna advocates says the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) faces a credibility crisis if next week's Manila meeting once again... Read More

PNG unveils new foreign policy

Fiji, Nov. 28 -- Papua New Guinea has launched its most significant foreign policy overhaul in more than 40 years, with Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko warning Parliament that the country must adap... Read More

WCPFC warns data gaps, weak monitoring and stalled harvest strategy threaten effective tuna management

Fiji, Nov. 27 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has issued a blunt assessment of its 2025 performance, warning that persistent data gaps, weak monitoring and slow progres... Read More

WCPFC flags unpaid dues and rising reliance on voluntary funds as 2025 budget pressure grows

Fiji, Nov. 27 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) enters 2025 with nearly a third of its agreed member contributions still unpaid, raising concerns about how the organisati... Read More

Pacific nations head to Manila "united, focused" as FFA pushes for decisive tuna management at WCPFC22

Fiji, Nov. 27 -- Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) members are heading into next week's Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC22) in Manila with a single message - the Paci... Read More

Minister Bainivalu warns IUU fishing costs Fiji $50m a year, vows tougher surveillance and new powers to stop offenders

Fiji, Nov. 27 -- Fiji's Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, Alitia Bainivalu, has issued a blunt warning that illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is draining FJD$50 million (US$25 milli... Read More

"No woman is safe until all women are safe" as Commonwealth warns of rising violence: SG Botchwey

Fiji, Nov. 27 -- Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey has issued a stark message to governments and communities worldwide, declaring that violence against women remains "one of humanity's o... Read More

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