Fiji, Dec. 2 -- Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Chair Dr Josie Tamate says the Pacific expects decisions this week, not delays, and the adoption of a management procedure for South Pacific albacore must be delivered.

In her opening statement Monday at the WCPFC22 in Manila, Dr Tamate underlined the scale of the moment for the region and the global tuna industry.

"2025 was another big year for all of us; and especially in the Ocean space," she said, citing the Honiara Summit, talks with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission(IATTC) to establish a Joint Working Group on South Pacific albacore, the third UN Ocean Conference, intersessional work, and a full slate of subsidiary body meetings in recent months.

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