Expanding connection to science for the Pacific Fisheries people
Photo Credit: P. Bosserelle,
Over one hundred participants from twenty-two Pacific island countries and territories met this week at the thirteenth SPC Heads of Fisheries meeting, focusing on important topics and fisheries priorities for Pacific people.…
Fisheries Story: Total participants receiving SPC Fisheries Training in the Pacific from 2016 - 2020
Fish is one of the main sources of income for Pacific countries, including for coastal communities. Capacity Building is therefore crucial to help them sustainably manage this valuable resource. From 2016 to 2020, fisheries officers, observers, NGOs,…
"Observers are the ‘eyes and ears’ of fisheries managers, scientists and compliance officers" Siosifa Fukofuka, Observer Programme Training Coordinator
Photo credit: Francisco Blaha
Fisheries Story: SPC Fisheries legal team launches a benchmark study on the rights of nature worldwide
Did you know that countries like Ecuador or New Zealand have recognised the “rights of nature” in their laws, including rivers, forests, and other ecosystems? The concept of legal personality for elements of nature is also found in New Caledonia's…
Small-scale fishers from Niue are contributing to the management of Tuna resources
(By Niue Ocean Wide (NOW) Project – Niue Island)
Niue has been collecting data from sport and artisanal fishers for many years, traditionally through the use by fisheries officers of paper logbooks. One of the purposes of the collection of fishing data…
Fisheries Story: Charles Cuewapuru, a New Caledonian observer, just received training on advanced biological sampling from SPC
Charles Cuewapuru is an experienced New Caledonian observer, who has been working at sea on longliners since 2002. SPC’s FAME Division recently trained him in advanced biological sampling techniques. Since then, Charles has been collecting high quality…
Stock Assessment training workshops 2021 (SAW)
The long-term purpose of these workshops (which have been run since 2006) is to increase the ability of fisheries officers to understand and interpret the results from the regional oceanic fisheries stock assessments; communicate this information to…
Fisheries Story: Adaptability is key to sustaining capacity development and technical support for Pacific Island member countries during the COVID-19 crisis
As COVID-19 infections spread across the globe in early 2020 and governments shut down international travel, the Pacific Community’ Coastal Fisheries Programme (CFP) was forced to stop business-as-usual and confront how to deliver its work…
The sustainable management of Pacific tuna fisheries
Pacific Youth leads the conversation on World Tuna Day
Amplifying voices of young Pacific people and addressing their questions and concerns is at the heart of the Teen Tuna Tok campaign which launches this week to mark World Tuna Day (Sunday 2nd May 2021).
The social media campaign, a joint initiative from…