Meet Aurore, first doctoral student fully supported by the Fisheries Division of the Pacific Community
Aurore Receveur is a young scientist who recently completed her PHD thesis with the Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems division (FAME) of the Pacific Community (SPC).
Her interest and passion for marine life started during dive sessions in…
Improving the identification of shark and ray species encountered in the WCPO
Shark and ray identification manual for observers and crew of the western and central Pacific tuna fisheries
by Timothy Park, Lindsay Marshall, Aymeric Desurmont, Boris Colas and Neville Smith
How to protect the Pacific region from transboundary animal disease
Training on Fisheries dependent resources using SPC e-tool
[VIRTUAL] 12th Head of Fisheries meeting
The SPC HoF meeting provides oversight of all SPC work in the field of fisheries and aquaculture, as well as an opportunity to discuss topics of regional interest. It covers both of SPC's Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Programmes, which form the…
Global Seaweed Initiative
This project aims to create a global ambitious network of partners tackling emerging issues in seaweed cultivation (e.g. pests, invasives, pathogens), using a combination of two-way knowledge transfer and community-oriented research activities.
SPC is a…
The Western and Central Pacific tuna fishery: 2018 overview and status of stocks
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…