WHO steps up support in Micronesia as Dr Piukala warns of rising health pressures and climate-driven emergencies

Fiji, Nov. 26 -- World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala, says the Pacific's mounting health pressures demand sustained support and stronger col... Read More

WCPFC warns Climate change and Pollution now direct threats to Pacific Tuna

Fiji, Nov. 25 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is warning that climate change and marine pollution are emerging as direct threats to the region's tuna fisheries, saying ... Read More

Human rights 'non-negotiable' as Pacific Tuna body enters era of tougher rules: WCPFC

Fiji, Nov. 25 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has declared that "human rights are non-negotiable" as it enters 2026 with sweeping reforms, including the first-ever bin... Read More

WCPFC mourns FSM Foreign Secretary Lorin Robert, a driving force behind Pacific fisheries cooperation

Fiji, Nov. 25 -- The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has paid tribute to the late Foreign Secretary Lorin Robert, describing the long-serving Micronesian diplomat as a central... Read More

High-seas transshipment resistance risks WCPFC accountability, Sharks Pacific warns

Fiji, Nov. 25 -- Sharks Pacific Policy Director Bubba Cook says the biggest obstacle facing the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is clear - distant water fishing nations with t... Read More

Minister of Policing orders urgent police protection for Fiji Journalists after courthouse attack

Fiji, Nov. 25 -- Fiji's Minister for Policing and Communications, Ioane Naivalurua, has ordered immediate security upgrades at all court premises after a journalist was violently attacked outside a co... Read More

Markets turn up heat on WCPFC as Manila meeting nears

Fiji, Nov. 24 -- As Pacific fisheries officials gather in Manila for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting next week, major global seafood markets are emerging as the st... Read More

Manila will be a defining test for the WCPFC as albacore decision looms: Cook

Fiji, Nov. 24 -- Sharks Pacific Policy Director Bubba Cook says the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) faces a defining moment in Manila, warning that failure to adopt a manageme... Read More

Global Tuna Alliance urges WCPFC to "anchor albacore's future" with Pacific-led plan

Fiji, Nov. 24 -- The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is urging governments heading into the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC22) meeting in Manila to back a Pacific-driven plan to sec... Read More

'No moment for self-congratulations at COP30-step up and deliver real-world climate results': Stiell

Fiji, Nov. 21 -- UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned countries at COP30 that "this is no moment for self-congratulations," urging governments and non-state actors to close th... Read More

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