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 monitoring, the region cannot safeguard tuna stocks, protect threatened species, or build the transparent supply chains global markets now demand.

In its statement to the Commission, TNC said "the lack of sufficient on-the-water monitoring is one of the biggest obstacles to the sustainable management of global tuna and ecosystem resources, protecting and conserving associated marine species, particularly those species of concern, and building transparent and verifiable supply chains that inspire consumer confidence."

TNC said it wants WCPFC2...