Op-Ed: In a sea of climate disappointment, the ocean must take centre stage in all future climate discussions
By Henry Puna, Pacific Ocean Commissioner and Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum
This year, our Leaders endorsed the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent,...
More needs to be done to control rampant tuna transhipment in the high seas
By Pita Ligaiula, in Da Nang, Vietnam
Civil society organisations (CSOs) attending the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting in Vietnam believe transhipment...
Rhea Moss-Christian first Pacific woman to be WCPFC executive director
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
A candidate from the Northern Pacific in the Micronesian subregion is the first woman appointed to be the...
Pacific Tuna will not collapse next year if WCPFC fails to adopt management measures
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang
An expert in the tuna industry in the Pacific says the fishery will not collapse next year if the...
WWF support the prohibition of shark lines and wire leaders
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is hopeful the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC 19),...
Tuna fisheries in the region may lose certification if WCPFC fails to adopt management measures
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has warned 33 MSC-certified tuna fisheries in the region may lose certification if...
Vietnam to become full member of WCPFC
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnam has expressed its desire to become a full member of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission...
WCPFC meet after three years due to COVID-19
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
The Executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Feleti Teo says the Commission was...
WCPFC executive director Feleti Teo steps down in 2023
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) executive director Feleti Teo has announced that he is stepping...
Pacific Australian Emerging Leaders Summit
Young leaders from the Pacific and Australia will come together for connection-building, leadership development and dialogue at the first ever Pacific Australian Emerging Leaders...
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France reaffirms commitment to Pacific disaster preparedness with €1 million contribution
As funding for humanitarian preparedness becomes increasingly constrained worldwide, the Pacific Community (SPC) has welcomed the Government of France’s €1 million (US$1.16 million) contribution...
Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia.
Representatives of the ULMWP were this...
Court to decide Solomon Islands PM’s fate on 01 May in Court of appeal...
After three weeks of intense legal arguments, the nation now waits for 01 May, when the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal will deliver a...