Nations come together as historic climate justice vote draws near
Thursday’s release of the question to be voted on at the UN General Assembly as part of the bid for an International Court of...
Pacific woman at the helm of Tuna Commission grateful to lead the multilateral organisation
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
One of the strong Pacific women leaders in Fisheries says news of her appointment to head the Pacific...
Japan’s plan to release nuke wastewater in Pacific Ocean will be devastating: New WCPFC Executive Director, Rhea Moss-Christian
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
The newly appointed executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission(WCPFC) tasked to take on the...
MSC certification issue not in Tuna Commission agenda at WCPFC19: Teo
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
The outgoing executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) says the threat by Marine...
Climate change to be a permanent regular item for WCPFC
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, in Vietnam
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has adopted a resolution for climate change to be part...
State of play: Skipjack Tuna management measures to be adopted at WCPFC19
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
Senior executives of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) are adamant the Commission will adopt management...
New WCPFC executive director will trail blaze for young women and girls in the Pacific
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, in Vietnam
The chair of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has praised the appointment of Rhea...
Calls for concrete binding measures on fishers’safety, security and well-being regulation at WCPFC 19
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) observing at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC 19) meeting this week in...
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...
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