WTO fisheries subsidies agreement fails to target big fishing nations – PANG
While Fiji and other Pacific World Trade Organisation (WTO) members celebrate their influence in the partial Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies last year in Geneva,...
Urgent action needed for sea turtle conservation in Fiji
New preliminary research findings highlight persistent and alarming rate of ongoing sea turtle harvesting, which directly contradicts the well-defined regulations prohibiting this practice. A...
The Fukushima Decision: A Betrayal to the Pacific Trust
By Dr Transform Aqorau
The recent announcement from the Japanese government, sanctioning the discharge of recycled waste from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the...
U.S funding sparks Pacific rift
The US$60 million economic assistance promised by the United States for Pacific countries is proving to be a headache, with Fisheries Minister Kalaveti Ravu...
NOAA awards US$50 million contract for Pacific tuna and swordfish observer programme
NOAA Fisheries has awarded FLOAT Partners a five-year, USD$50 million) contract to oversee efforts to put observers on commercial fishing vessels in the Pacific...
PICAN urges Fiji to work with Forum leaders on Japanese nuclear dumping plan
By Sanjeshni Kumar
Fiji has come under scrutiny from the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) for endorsing Japan’s decision to discharge over one...
Marshall Islands fisheries agency wins ‘Stop IUU Fishing’ award
The Marshall Islands fisheries authority was honored with an international award last week recognizing its work to prevent illegal fishing.
At a ceremony during the...
Accountability.Fish applies for “unconditional” WCPFC Observer Status
In a bid to end the practice of international fisheries decision-making bodies conducting some of their most crucial meetings in secret, the Accountability.Fish advocacy...
Experts see danger in toxic nuke waste water release into the Pacific
The danger of indiscriminately releasing nuclear fission products into the ocean is that the products can find their way into the food chain, a...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...