If Japan’s plan to release nuke wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is not handled properly, its impact will be devastating to the Pacific region, says WCPFC Executive Director
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Nations come together as historic climate justice vote draws near
Nations join Vanuatu to accelerate the course of climate justice in finalising the question text, which will now be debated and put to a vote at the UN General Assembly in the coming months
Tonga volcanic eruption reshaped Pacific seafloor
A survey by experts shows the Tonga volcanic eruption in January reshaped Pacific seafloor by violent debris flows out to a distance of over 50 miles
TUPA: Unheard Voices
This documentary looks at issues affecting the tupa population on the island of Aitutaki such as habitat clearing and covering, over-consumption, and the destruction of travel routes.
WWF support the prohibition of shark lines and wire leaders
WWF hopeful WCPFC 19 will take a decision to prohibit the use of wire leaders and shark lines to address a heavily depleted oceanic whitetip shark stock and silky shark
Pacific Tuna will not collapse next year if WCPFC fails to adopt management measures
Fishery will not collapse next year if WCPFC fails to adopt management measures of a harvest strategy for skipjack tuna, says Pacific tuna industry expert
Tuna fisheries in the region may lose certification if WCPFC fails to adopt management measures
WCPFC’s failure to adopt harvest strategies this year would put Tuna species in the Western and Central Pacific at peril and cause global turmoil in the market for sustainable Tuna, says Fisheries Standard Director
Saving Vulnerable Inshore Dolphins in Southern Papua New Guinea
Local communities in PNG are working with researchers to help monitor and conserve two endangered inshore dolphins who face threats from local fishers in the area
Tonga volcano sea floor map reveals ‘mind-blowing’ cavity left behind by eruption
NIWA team discover that volcanic eruption in Tonga discharged at least 9.5 cubic kilometres of displaced material, making it one of the most massive eruptions in the world
Pacific leaders celebrate COP27 victory on loss and damage fund after decades of advocacy
As Pacific leaders and activists celebrate the announcement of the fund to assist poor nations hit by climate disasters for three decades, they say “more needed to be done”