On World Oceans Day, WWF Pacific talks about work in Fiji and the WCPO to protect sharks and rays while supporting tuna fishing SUVA – The Government of Fiji has been an active advocate of...
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WWF calls for urgent measures to recover heavily depleted oceanic sharks and rays: media release
WWF, 13 May 2021 – WWF urges all states fishing for tuna to implement a set of urgently needed measures – including 100% observer coverage on all industrial fishing vessels by 2030 and recovery...
Sharks and rays easy to identify in new field guide
A new field guide should help crew of tuna vessels and observers to correctly identify 44 kinds of sharks and rays that are accidentally caught during tuna fishing in the Western and...
Call for urgent action as oceanic whitetip sharks face extinction
Oceanic whitetip shark … the species is threatened with extinction. Photo by Johan Lantz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sharks at increasing risk of becoming fishing bycatch
An adult shortfin mako shark entangled in fishing rope. Photograph: Daniel Cartamil/PA
How Protecting Sharks Helped Countries Reap Benefits
The Philippines government recognized whale sharks’ importance to tourism and has since worked to better manage and conserve all shark species.
Photo: The Pew Charitable Trusts/Steve De Neef
New push to protect sharks at Tuna Commission
Another push is being made at Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meetings this week for an agreement on a comprehensive shark management measure. The incidental catch of sharks...
How Pacific Island nations built one of the world’s largest sustainable tuna fisheries
From putting controls on the use of fish-aggregating devices to introducing the Vessel Day Scheme, several innovations have underpinned efforts to build a large and sustainable tuna fishery in the...
Observers and Compliance
Observers and Compliance - Following the rules Observers board vessels fishing for tuna in the WCPO and collect information about catches to ensure the rules are followed. Various surveillance...
Tuna Stocks
Tuna Stocks - Looking after the fish supply The countries of the WCPO work together to maintain healthy populations of tuna and other fish. Their management decisions are based on the latest science...
