Greenpeace dubs WCPFC meeting ‘five days of talk and no action’
Greenpeace lambasts lack of movement on bigeye tuna, FAD management; Pew notes some improvement on combating illegal fishing and progressing harvest control rules
Feleti Teo takes helm at WCPFC
Former general secretary of the Pacific Islands Forum appointed to lead Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
PNA tuna rep: WCPFC meeting will bring ‘moment of truth’
Important discussions ensue this week on tuna conservations, depleting bigeye stock and other important issues at the WCPFC meeting in the American Samoa
WPRFMC opposes further Pacific bigeye harvest cuts before current measures studied
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is opposing proposed harvest cuts on Pacific bigeye tuna before current measures are analyzed
Greenpeace accuses Philippines of landing juvenile tuna
In the run-up to the annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting, environmental group re-iterates call for FAD ban
Island states push for bigeye fishery limits at WCPFC meeting
A showdown is coming between small Pacific island states and powerful foreign fishing nations next week over management of the world's largest tuna fishery
Oceans Fleet building more vessels, hires another former Mar-Lees exec
Oceans Fleet building new scallop, lobster vessels in addition to recently arrived lobster boat, as another former Mar-Lees executive joins the team
WCPFC meeting: Pew calls for improved FAD management, Greenpeace for ban
Annual meeting of tuna RFMO being held Dec. 1-5 in Samoa, as Pew calls for more-effective management of FAD use, Greenpeace for a total ban
Sapmer transfers tuna fleet to Seychelles; could sell two seiners
Hines: South Pacific Tuna fleet expansion dependent on health of Western Pacific fishery
Doug Hines says expansion of the number of vessels managed by South Pacific Tuna is dependent on challenges that will shape the future of the Western Pacific tuna fleet