Tuna commission takes action on pollution and relaxes rules for high seas fishing
Manila, Philippines- A raft of decisions at the conclusion of the 14th Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) annual meeting on December 8, 2017,…
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PITIA’s Founding Director Awarded “Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” in PNG
Special to the Filipino Reporter Pedro Castillo Celso, originally of Hagonoy, Bulacan (now of Cebu and Australia), started from scratch in 1997 RD Tuna Canners,…
Real risk of no decision to extend current on tropical tuna conservation rules
By Pita Ligaiula MANILA, 05 DECEMBER 2017 (PACNEWS) —- A push is on from powerful distant water fishing nations (DWFNs) to water-down conservation measures for…
WCPFC executive director raises issue of blue boats with Vietnam
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines, December 1, 2017 The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has raised the issue of blue boats fishing…
Tuna Commission begins urgent talks on new fishing rules for the Pacific’s most lucrative tuna species
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines, November 30, 2017 The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) will hold its second Intersessional meeting today to…