Milestone for Pacific/US Tuna Treaty
A key milestone in the historic Tuna Treaty between the Pacific Island States and the United States has been reached with a fishing access arrangement for 2024 signed off. The…
A key milestone in the historic Tuna Treaty between the Pacific Island States and the United States has been reached with a fishing access arrangement for 2024 signed off. The…
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has launched a major upgrade and development to their monitoring and surveillance efforts, with two new systems built for vessel registrations and Port…
Enhancing maritime security and promoting sustainable fisheries management across the Pacific is a key outcome of Operation Rai Balang, which has just come to a close. ‘This operation exemplifies the…
In a series of meetings at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) recently, FFA Members have agreed on management options for the region's multi-million dollar tuna fishery. FFA director…
Representing nine of the largest seafood producers in the world, SeaBOS has pledged to work towards the elimination of IUU fishing products and modern slavery across its membership’s supply chains…
Marking a significant achievement, Operation Island Chief, a comprehensive surveillance initiative led by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), successfully concluded its mission last week. This operation, covering an…
What could become a groundbreaking move as RFMOs align on stock management became a strong prospect at the 101st Session of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) – while Asian…
A set of proposals to be tabled at the 101st Session of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to secure albacore tuna stocks and improve transparency will be watched with…
The Pacific has signed a new Economic Assistance Agreement with the Government of the United States of America, securing funding of US$60 million per year for the next ten years.…
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is warning that failure to make progress at the upcoming session of the WCPFC could damage the commercial credibility of tuna stocks in the Western-Central…