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Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

Type: Organization

Name: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

Long way to go for island nations on EPA

THE European Union believes smaller Pacific Island nations have a long way to go before global sourcing of fresh and frozen fish to Europe can be considered under the Economic Partnership Agreement.While speaking at the Pacific African Caribbean Pacific ... [Published Fiji Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: European Union, Andrew Jacobs, Hugo Swire, Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

Marine Stewardship Council

PNA Continues To Add Value & Generates Return to Pacific EEZ's (04.08.13)

By Bill JaynesThe Kaselehlie PressApril 2, 1013 Pohnpei, FSM -For several years the Pacific Island Nations that are the Parties to the Nauru Agreement have required fisheries observers to be present on every purse seiner that drops a net in its EEZ. NORMA, ... [Published FSM Telecommunications Corporation - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Marine Stewardship Council, Nauru, Marine Vessel, Skipjack tuna

First reported Dec 13 2012 - Updated Dec 13 2012 - 1 reports

Fiji achieves first certified sustainable tuna fishery

The Fiji Albacore Tuna Longline Fishery has become the first in Fiji to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, an environmental standard to identify sustainable fisheries.This achievement, WWF says, promotes a future for tuna in the ... [Published WWF - Environmental News - Dec 13 2012]

Entities: Fiji, Albacore, Marine Stewardship Council, Certification

First reported Dec 10 2012 - Updated Dec 10 2012 - 1 reports

Another Victory for Sharks

Black Tip shark. Photo courtesy Pew Environmental Group French Polynesia recently became the site of the world’s largest shark sanctuary. As sharks play an important role in Polynesian culture, this is a landmark decision to not only protect the ... [Published Ecology Global Network - Dec 10 2012]

Entities: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, French Polynesia, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Environmental Group Ltd

First reported Dec 07 2012 - Updated Dec 07 2012 - 1 reports

Fishing powers duck big cuts to tuna catches

The annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission wrapped up Thursday without reaching significant commitments from the "fishing powers" to cut bigeye tuna catches. "The big fishing nations did not make any significant commitments ... [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 07 2012]

Entities: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, Nauru

First reported Dec 05 2012 - Updated Dec 05 2012 - 1 reports

Landmark move to protect albatrosses in the Western and Central Pacific just announced

Chatham Albatross will benefit from these new measures (Alan Tate; worldsrarestbirds.com) After long deliberations stretching across four days, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) have agreed to measures that could result in significant ... [Published EnviroLib - Dec 05 2012]

Entities: Alan Tate (footballer), Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, Chatham Albatross

Quotes

"Firstly, the Pacific side has not shown flexibility on including in the EPA any specific commitments on EU access to the fisheries resources, arguing that any such commitments should only appear in a separate fisheries agreement" Mr Jacobs said

Long way to go for island nations on EPA [Published Fiji Times - May 17 2013]

...Transform Aqorau, Executive Director of PNA explained. "Most if not all MSC certifications are held by boat owners whereas the PNA is a first in that it is held by the owners of the resources. This is indeed a first and is a testament to the measures that PNA have in place."

PNA Continues To Add Value & Generates Return to Pacific EEZ's (04.08.13) [Published FSM Telecommunications Corporation - Apr 12 2013]

...a future for tuna in the region, bringing major benefits to the fishing industry, and will result in positive impacts for consumers worldwide. "This is an incredibly exciting step for the Fiji Albacore Longline Fishery to take and sets the standard for other longline tuna fisheries in the region to aspire to as the Fiji Tuna Boat Owners Association has now created the momentum to shift fisheries in a sustainable direction" says Seremaia Tuqiri, WWF-South Pacific Fisheries Policy Officer

Fiji achieves first certified sustainable tuna fishery [Published WWF - Environmental News - Dec 13 2012]

...Pacific Fisheries Commission wrapped up Thursday without reaching significant commitments from the "fishing powers" to cut bigeye tuna catches. "The big fishing nations did not make any significant commitments to cut their overfishing of bigeye tuna" said Nanette Malsol, chairwoman of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA), which manages the world's largest sustainable tuna purse seine fishery

Fishing powers duck big cuts to tuna catches [Published The Japan Times - News & Business - Dec 07 2012]

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Fiji achieves first certified sustainable tuna ... [Published WWF - Environmental News - Dec 13 2012] The Fiji Albacore Tuna Longline Fishery has become the first in Fiji to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, an environmental standard to identify sustainable fisheries.This achievement, WWF says, promotes a future for tuna in the ...
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Landmark move to protect albatrosses in the Wes... [Published EnviroLib - Dec 05 2012] Chatham Albatross will benefit from these new measures (Alan Tate; worldsrarestbirds.com) After long deliberations stretching across four days, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) have agreed to measures that could result in significant ...
WWF calls for firm limits on tuna fisheries to ... [Published WWF - Environmental News - Dec 03 2012] Manila, Philippines : WWF urges the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to adopt pragmatic measures for limiting the catch of species in the Western Central Pacific Ocean in an effort to stem overfishing occurring in the region."The ...

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WWF CALLS FOR FIRM LIMITS ON TUNA FISHERIES TO ... [Published CisionWire - English - Dec 03 2012]
Phone Briefing: Heated Discussion Expected for ... [Published PR Newswire: Environment - Nov 23 2012]

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