Fisheries Story: 792 biological samples sent to SPC to monitor the tuna stocks in the region
Allan, a Filipino observer, just landed last week in General Santos after few months onboard a vessel: 132 individual fish were examined, from which he collected a total of 792 biological samples! These samples will be sent to SPC to determine the age,…
The 2020 Pacific Tuna tagging success relies on Fishing industry and Technology sector collaboration
The Pacific Community (SPC) has just completed a critical expedition to monitor the health of the world's largest tuna fishery in the Western and Central Pacific. The success of the expedition was largely due to increased support provided by the…
L’étude des thons du Pacifique se poursuit
Image : Les différentes campagnes menées depuis 2006 ont permis de marquer 450 000 spécimens.
Cet article, originalement publié dans le marin, a été reposté ici avec permission.
Le covid-19 n’aura pas raison du programme de marquage de thons mené par la…
Tuna tagging helps Pacific islands face uncertain future
This story originally appeared on the World Ocean Initiative website, it has been reposted here with permission
11 September, 2020 - Giulia's Tuna Tagging Adventure Continues
Now at the halfway point of the 2020 Pacific Tuna Tagging expedition, Giulia Anderson reports on their progress as they chase schools of tuna across the vast waters of Kiribati's EEZ and the Phoenix Islands Protected Area.
As an early career…
COVID-19 crisis: Tuna Data Workshop successfully transitions to a virtual setting
With the COVID-19 crisis, the Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (FAME) division of the Pacific Community (SPC) had to find new ways to help countries estimate and submit their annual tuna catch data. Data collection is fundamental for tuna…
Healthy tuna stocks in the Pacific pave the way for strategic sustainable fisheries management
The results of the latest tuna stock status assessments, announced this week during the 16th Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, highlight that the four key tuna stocks in the western and…
Ground-breaking science at the 15th meeting of the WCPFC Scientific Committee
Representatives from countries across and beyond the Pacific met this August in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia for the 15th Regular Session of the Scientific Committee (SC) of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). At this…
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An albacore tuna is injected with strontium chloride, and will be tagged with a white mark. (image: Ashley Williams)