FFA FISHERIES TRADE NEWS
Volume 2: Issue 7 July 2009
By Liam Campling and Elizabeth Havice[1]
CONTENTS
FFA FISHERIES TRADE NEWS JULY 2009
Tuna decision making processes explained
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, MONDAY 20 JULY 2009: Ever wondered how countries negotiate the rules on tuna fishing? How international decisions between the Pacific Islands and the world’s biggest fishing countries are made? What is the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)? Who are its members and what it has done so far? How the WCPFC seeks to control fishing and illegal fishing?
