FFA Members ready for Tuna Commission Meeting
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) members have concluded their preparation briefing in Manila, Philippines, for the 22nd Regular Session of the Western and...
Pacific seeks ‘fair, future-proof’ tuna rules as FFA presses WCPFC for action in Manila
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The 17 members of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have put the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) on...
Marshall Islands values Taiwan partnership in upholding Indo-Pacific stability
The Marshall Islands is committed to maintaining peace and stability in the South Pacific and the greater Indo-Pacific region, Anjanette Kattil, the Marshall Islands ambassador...
‘I opened door’ to 1987 events: Fiji PM
The weight of 1987 includes both personal responsibility and wider institutional complicity, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
“Those who...
After landmark climate win, lawyer hopes for a ‘new legal order’ to protect Indigenous...
Six years ago, human rights lawyer Julian Aguon received a call from Vanuatu’s foreign affairs minister. The minister had an unusual request – he...
“This is the Year for South Pacific Albacore” as Manila meeting faces high stakes...
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Chair of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), Dr Josie Tamate, says she is “confident” the Tuna...
Pacific’s Tuna billions at stake as WCPFC Chair pushes for Albacore breakthrough in Manila
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Chairperson Dr Josie Tamate says the economic future of Pacific tuna fisheries hinges...
“Lack of monitoring is one of the biggest obstacles” to sustainable tuna management: Nature...
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has delivered a blunt message to next week’s Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC22) in...
Manila meeting risks “destroying WCPFC credibility” as obstruction stalls harvest strategy, Tuna advocate warns
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
One of the region’s most outspoken tuna advocates says the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) faces a...
Tonga’s next PM hangs in the balance as King ends visit to China
Tonga is in political limbo following last week’s general election.
Parliament has not yet chosen a new Prime Minister, leaving the nation’s leadership uncertain.
Newly...
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Pacific leaders converge in Fiji for key Troika talks
Pacific leaders have arrived in Suva ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Troika Meeting, with Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr and Solomon...
Alarm sounded on radioactive risk from deep sea mining
Plucking minerals from the ocean floor risks disturbed radioactive material entering the marine food chain, an anti-deep sea mining group warns.
The Deep-Sea Mining Campaign...
Fiji Military Commander Kalouniwai given option to extend term, PM Rabuka reveals
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka revealed that the Constitutional Offices Commission had decided to offer Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Major-General Ro Jone...