Fisheries Story: Fat is a sign of good health for Tuna

Do you know what a Fatmeter is? It is an electronic device to measure the amount of fat present. It has been used over the past 10 years by the SPC Fisheries scientist team to measure fat content in individual tuna. Simple and quick, the scientist just…

Fisheries Story: Do you know how important staff safety is for aquatic farms?

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,…

Fisheries Story: How could you tell that your fishing activities are sustainable?

How could you tell that your fishing activities are sustainable? I respect size limits I use fishing tools that not destroy coral reef or the environment I respect closed seasons, and I do not catch fish during the spawning season I catch what I need. I…

Fisheries Story: Valérie Allain, Women in Science

"Working in Science, like any other career, is fit for women too… Just go for it, nobody can stop you", Valérie Allain, Senior Fisheries Scientist at the Pacific Community.

Fisheries story: Tag recovery

Fisheries Story series This tuna fish, 1 out of the 5 found from the same boat, was caught nearly 700 miles away and 91 days after it was tagged and released by SPC during its 2020 tagging cruise. Shout out to Lyndsay Mundri, an observer at sea working…
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