Fiji, Dec. 3 -- With the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) under pressure to deliver a long-delayed management procedure for South Pacific albacore, PACNEWS Senior Journalist Pita Ligaiula spoke exclusively with Tuna Commission Chair Dr Josie Tamate in an in-depth interview on this critical week of negotiations in Manila.

Speaking candidly on the challenges, expectations and political pressures facing the Commission, Dr Tamate outlined why she believes members are closer than ever to consensus on the albacore harvest strategy and what is at stake if they fail.

From the economic struggles of domestic longline fleets to the widening scrutiny over high-seas transshipment, she discussed the competing forces the Commis...