"You can't manage the Pacific if you ignore ghost gear": Sharks Pacific warns WCPFC

Fiji, Dec. 4 -- Sharks Pacific has delivered a strong message to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), warning that the region cannot claim credible fisheries management while ... Read More

Australia, SPC push overhaul of tuna harvest strategy timetable as WWF warns delays threaten bigeye and yellowfin talks

Fiji, Dec. 4 -- Australia and the Pacific Community (SPC) have urged the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to reset its crowded harvest strategy timetable, warning that without ... Read More

Indonesian migrant worker union urges WCPFC22 to end at-sea transshipment and strengthen labour protections

Fiji, Dec. 4 -- The Indonesian Migrant Worker Union (SBMI) has delivered a strong message to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC22), calling for an end to at-sea transshipment,... Read More

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

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