South Pacific albacore is the leading priority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) as the 22nd Regular Session opened today in Manila, Philippines.
There is only one place in the Pacific where purse seine, longline and pole-and-line fleets operate alongside a full tuna processing facility in the same port. That place is Noro.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have formalised a new partnership aimed at strengthening the protection of human rights and labour standards for crews working on fishing vessels across Pacific Islands Countries waters.
The East New Britain Initiative brings Pacific governments, industry, and partners around one table to drive a new approach to tuna development. It sets a clearer path for Members to capture more value at home while strengthening collaboration across the region.
FFA Director-General acknowledgement at the opening of the Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Office, Noro – Western Province
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 Honiara, Solomon Islands – confirming a unified regional position ahead of the 22nd Regular Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in December.
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has concluded Operation Kurukuru 2025 (OPKK25), the region’s largest coordinated maritime surveillance operation targeting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing across the Pacific.
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is hosting the 21st Management Options Consultation (MOC21) at its headquarters in Honiara, Solomon Islands this week, bringing together representatives from the 17 FFA Member countries, the Pacific Community (SPC), the Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO), the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), and technical consultants.
Pacific Island countries have the opportunity to unlock greater benefits from their tuna resources through inclusive and equitable participation, according to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Gender Advisor Rose Martin in a presentation delivered today at the 9th Pacific Tuna Forum.
The East New Britain Initiative (ENBi) is gaining momentum as a transformative platform to maximise economic, social, and employment benefits from the Pacific tuna industry.
The 9th Pacific Tuna Forum (PTF 2025) is currently underway at the Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa, Denarau, Nadi, Fiji, under the transformative theme “Pacific Tuna 2050: Resilience, Innovation, Equity and Sustainable Trade for a Prosperous Future.”
The 2nd Pacific Islands Ocean Conference opened in Honiara this morning, with a strong call for unity, science and traditional knowledge to guide Pacific-led solutions for sustainable ocean governance.