Tuna loader marks a milestone in FISH4ACP support
Hailed as a game-changing technology for the tuna industry in the Marshall Islands, a tuna loader was officially handed over to the tuna industry and port services company Pacific International…
Unmanned tuna spotter in development
Fishing hardware company Marco, which is reponsible for suppling a large proportion of winches and gear handling systems for the world’s tuna fleet, has teamed up with Hyarks, a specialist…
Tuna stocks healthy, IUU fishing losses down, reports FFA DG
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) D-G Noan David Pakop addressed Pacific leaders at the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM54) in Honiara to outlining the region’s achievements in…
Green light for EU agreement with Côte d’Ivoire
Vessels from Spain, France and Portugal will be allowed to catch 6100 tonnes of tuna a year in Côte d’Ivoire’s economic zone, in return for €740,000 for access to the…
Positive outcomes at IATTC based on sustainable fisheries management
The 103rd session of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), held last week, has marked significant steps in the sustainable management of tropical tuna stocks. The 72-day fishing closure was…
Closing tuna blind spots – GTA’s key message for IATTC
Improved observer coverage for Eastern Pacific tuna fisheries is a key ask that the Global Tuna Alliance aims to push for at the 103rd Meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna…
Pacific partnership protects shared seas
Frontline agencies from the Pacific Quadrilateral Defence Coordination Group (PQUAD) – Australia, New Zealand, France and the United States of America – partnered with colleagues from Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, the…
Partners take stock of successes and challanges
A recent meeting of the FAO-led Common Oceans Tuna Project was to take stock of progress over the past year in advancing sustainable management and biodiversity conservation in tuna fisheries,…
Milestone agreement on South Pacific Albacore
After nearly two decades of negotiation, and representing a historic advancement in regional fisheries cooperation, a landmark agreement has ben reached on allocation of South Pacific albacore tuna. Officials have…
The FFA-Niue side event deliberated under the theme On the Road to Climate-Resilient Fisheries
Pacific leaders lobby for climate-resilient fisheries
Pacific leaders have issued a unified call for urgent global action to protect the world’s largest tuna production region from the accelerating impacts of climate change. This comes with a…
