A partnership fund will provide critical support for Pacific countries to protect their economic futures through the preservation of their tuna fisheries
Tag: Tuna
Marine protected areas don’t help tuna, new paper shows
A new study shows that Kiribati’s Phoenix Islands Protected Area, which banned all fishing, has not had a significant impact on the skipjack and bigeye tuna populations
Regional dialogue focuses on Human rights, gender and social inclusion in Pacific Tuna fisheries
A regional dialogue to prepare tuna fisheries sector to better address the human rights, gender and social inclusion issues in the Pacific region by using a human rights-based approach
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
$10 billion Pacific skipjack Tuna Fishery could soon be better protected
A new fisheries management approach under consideration would improve sustainability for skipjack tuna stock in the western and central Pacific Ocean, write authors
Study led by UH researchers finds no-fishing zones can help ʻahi, other large fish species recover
A new study shows that a no-fishing zone can lead to the recovery and spillover of migratory species such as bigeye tuna, which proves to be very favourable for the environment and global tuna fishing industry
A changing climate is changing the Micronesian way of life
As Pacific Islanders struggle to survive in the face of climate change, they will need to adapt their traditional ways of fishing to the new reality, write authors
MSC orders inquiry into shark finning on tuna vessels in the Pacific
Campaigners report incidents of shark finning on several certified Tuna vessels in the Pacific, amid allegations of a flawed auditing system
Palau Government seeks more value from tuna fishing
Palau seeks opportunities to get more value out of its tuna fisheries that will also contribute to Palau’s food security and the tourism industry