In Papua New Guinea (PNG), the absence of road links between its capital, Port Moresby, the second city, Lae, and the Highland Province, home to vigorous mining and agricultural production activity, meant a sole reliance on marine and air transport, a situation that was highly inefficient both in economic and social terms.
The purpose of this report is to provide Pacific Island countries that are influenced by the warm pool (the area bounded by 10°N–15°S and 140°E–180°) with information on the potential impacts of tuna fishing on this important
pelagic ecosystem, with a view to assisting these countries with developing policies that minimise the detrimental impacts of fishing through adjusting the amount and type of industrial fishing effort.
The SciCOFish project, Scientific support, for the management of coastal and oceanic fisheries in the Pacific Islands region, was implemented through the Contribution Agreement between the Pacific Community (SPC) and European Union (EU) from 17 April 2010 to 3 September 2015, with a budget of € 9,478,000.
The SciCOFish project, « Scientific support, for the management of coastal and oceanic fisheries in the
Pacific Islands region », implemented through the Contribution Agreement between the Secretariat of the
Pacific Community and European Union, is planned, after adoption of 2 addendums, for execution from the
17th April 2010 to the 3 September 2015, with a budget of € 9,478,000.
Papua New Guinea (PNG) shares maritime borders with Australia, Solomon Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Indonesia (which it also shares a land border with). PNG has an economic exclusion zone (EEZ) covering an estimated 3,120,000 km2 of marine waters. PNG also has a long coastline (~17,110 km in length) extending along 14 maritime provinces.
This 38th issue of the SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin includes eighteen original articles. The first two relate to the Pacific Islands region. Hair et al. highlight a case study of the sea cucumber fishery of the Tigak Islands (New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea), which was carried out after the lifting of a seven-and-a-half year nationwide moratorium on sea cucumber fishing and the beche-de-mer trade (p. 3). Lee makes observations about the length-weight relationship, movement rates and spawning of Holothuria scabra in Fiji.
The peoples of the Pacific region live across a vast swathe of the world’s largest ocean, mostly on isolated islands and atolls. The region includes countries that are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and natural disasters.
Tuna fisheries assessment reports provide current information on the tuna fisheries of the westernand central Pacific Ocean and the fish stocks (mainly tuna) that are impacted by them. The information provided in this report is summary in nature, but a list of references (mostly accessible via the Internet) is included for those seeking further details. This report is a smart PFD so if you click on a reference within the document it will take you to the figure/section, to return to the page you were on press alt and the left arrow key.
Tuna fisheries assessment reports provide current information on the tuna fisheries of the western and central Pacific Ocean and the fish stocks (mainly tuna) that are impacted by them. The information provided in this report is summary in nature, but a list of references (mostly accessible via the internet) is included for those seeking further details. This report is a smart PFD so if you click on a reference within the document it will take you to the figure/section, to return to the page you were on press alt and the left arrow key.