Forum Fisheries Agency nets global award
THE Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency has been recognised for the collective leadership of Pacific Island countries in
Tuna
Pacific Island parties receive $50.42 million under US Tuna Treaty
THE Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has delivered a second 2026 payout of $USD50.42 million to Pacific Island Parties under the United States Tuna Treaty, further strengthening one of the region's most
Stop the killing! Deaths at sea taint tuna industry
HOW many people died to put a can of tuna into your kitchen cupboard? That’s not a question people are likely to ask as they walk the supermarket aisles or lean across the counter of the neighbourhood
Trump reopens Pacific waters to commercial fishing
THE Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has welcomed President Donald Trump’s proclamation, Restoring American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific.
Pacific fisheries race to meet tougher EU tuna standards
What does temperature have to do with the price of fish? In Europe, quite a lot. It is the difference between a can of tuna and a plate
PACNEWS THREE, 09 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — Countries urged to ‘go further, faster’ and deliver on climate commitments2. PACIFIC — Pacific nations strengthen Climate response as Tuna stocks shift beyond their waters3. SOL
New EU freezer rules put Pacific tuna exporters on notice
PACIFIC fisheries officials are moving to shore up compliance with new European Union food-safety rules that could affect 97 per cent of EU-listed Pacific Island-flagged freezer vessels authorised to export to the
Partnership for progress between EU and FFA
THE Pacific Tuna fishery underpins national budgets and economic resilience for many member countries. Recognition of the
Fisheries are deeply embedded in Pacific culture
THE Pacific region’s fisheries success is the result of deliberate, coordinated leadership focused on sustainability and community
Pacific region champions sustainable fisheries for economic resilience
THE Pacific region is focused on sustainable fisheries management to boost long-term economic resilience and local
Strengthening sustainable fisheries in the Blue Pacific
THE Blue Pacific’s tuna resources remain central to economic resilience and sovereign decision-making for member
Solomons tuna processing plant design completed, awaiting finance
A TUNA processing facility which could boost the Solomon Islands economy has stalled due to funding
Off the hook: Billion-dollar industry escapes oversight
DESPITE 10 years of discussions, development, and technical research, the fisheries companies which take billions of dollars of tuna from the Pacific remain relatively
ENBi marks a turning point for Pacific tuna development
The Pacific Ocean is home to the largest tuna stock in the world, yet the issue of monitoring, sustainability and financial benefits have always been illusive and
FFA Members Set Unified Position for Upcoming WCPFC
HONIARA, 05 NOV 2025 – The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has concluded its 21st Management Options Consultation (MOC21) and the Special 140th Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Officials Meeting in
Pacific tuna stocks stay healthy
THE Pacific continues to remain the only region in the world where all four major tuna stocks—skipjack, yellowfin, bigeye, and albacore—are biologically healthy. And Forum Fisheries Agency Director General, Noan
Tuvalu tuna talks
PARTIES to the Nauru Agreement officials have started discussions in Tuvalu ahead of the 19th Special Ministerial Meeting
Steering our tuna future
WHEN Noan David Pakop took up the role of Director- General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) in November 2024, it was more than a change in
Tuna bloc meets
The 20th Session of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Ministerial meeting was officially opened by Kiribati president Taneti Maamau in Ambo.
U.S-Pacific Tuna Treaty passes House, heads for Senate vote
The tuna fisheries treaty has achieved a 2025 milestone and is headed for a final vote before it becomes law in the United
American Samoa welcomes Trump’s reopening of fishing areas, but environmentalists vow to protect the marine sanctuary
US President Donald Trump’s move to restore fishing waters will expand options for the U.S tuna fleet out of Pago Pago harbour in American Samoa and revitalise the territory's fishery industry, according to Rep
Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna
Fourteen Pacific Island nations will receive US$107 million to adapt their tuna-dependent economies as climate change pushes the fish farther from their shores, the Green Climate Fund announced Tuesday. The fund’s
Regional tuna expert sounds caution in developing seabed mining
Leading Pacific tuna industry expert, Dr Transform Aqorau, has drawn from the region’s experiences with its massive tuna fisheries industry to sound caution in the development of the “next frontier” of deep seabed
US scores overdue increase in bigeye tuna catch limit, while American Samoa struggles to sustain its local tuna economy
The 20th Regular Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) was held December 4-8, 2023, in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The primary focus at this meeting was revising the conservation and
