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WCPFC must confront 'hard truths' on transshipment, electronic monitoring and observer gaps, Cook warns

Fiji, Nov. 26 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is heading into a decisive week in Manila in December, with one of the region's most prominent tuna advocates warning that... Read More


WCPFC delay puts South Pacific albacore MSC label and island economies at risk: PEW

Fiji, Nov. 26 -- The US$1 billion South Pacific albacore industry is on the line as the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) heads into critical talks in Manila next week, with PEW... Read More


WCPFC enters 2026 facing deep-sea mining risks, new global ocean treaty, and rising pressure from major conferences

Fiji, Nov. 26 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is heading into a critical year as deep-sea mining pressures intensify, a new global ocean treaty comes into force, and in... Read More


Fiji Military vows transparency and civilian supremacy in national reconciliation push

Fiji, Nov. 26 -- The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) has declared it will "not remain prisoners of its past," unveiling its strongest commitment yet to transparency, accountability, and civili... Read More


WHO steps up support in Micronesia as Dr Piukala warns of rising health pressures and climate-driven emergencies

Fiji, Nov. 26 -- World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala, says the Pacific's mounting health pressures demand sustained support and stronger col... Read More


WCPFC warns Climate change and Pollution now direct threats to Pacific Tuna

Fiji, Nov. 25 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is warning that climate change and marine pollution are emerging as direct threats to the region's tuna fisheries, saying ... Read More


Human rights 'non-negotiable' as Pacific Tuna body enters era of tougher rules: WCPFC

Fiji, Nov. 25 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has declared that "human rights are non-negotiable" as it enters 2026 with sweeping reforms, including the first-ever bin... Read More


WCPFC mourns FSM Foreign Secretary Lorin Robert, a driving force behind Pacific fisheries cooperation

Fiji, Nov. 25 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has paid tribute to the late Foreign Secretary Lorin Robert, describing the long-serving Micronesian diplomat as a central... Read More


High-seas transshipment resistance risks WCPFC accountability, Sharks Pacific warns

Fiji, Nov. 25 -- Sharks Pacific Policy Director Bubba Cook says the biggest obstacle facing the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is clear - distant water fishing nations with t... Read More


Minister of Policing orders urgent police protection for Fiji Journalists after courthouse attack

Fiji, Nov. 25 -- Fiji's Minister for Policing and Communications, Ioane Naivalurua, has ordered immediate security upgrades at all court premises after a journalist was violently attacked outside a co... Read More