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 Pacific wants firm action on tuna management, and it wants it now.

The Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Officials Chair, Poi Okesene, said Pacific countries will arrive at the Commission united behind clear priorities, led by the adoption of a Management Procedure for South Pacific Albacore.

"FFA Members are going into WCPFC22 united, focused, and clear on key priorities on what needs to be achieved," said Okesene at the FFA Pre-WCPFC22 Meeting.

The South Pacific Albacore measure has been years in the making and is considered the FFA's top agen...