Tuna Fisheries Status and Management in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Data on tuna catch and by-catch provided to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. Data span the period 2013-2017.
This Tuna Fishery Report Card provides high-level advice on the current status of Pacific tuna fisheries in relation to the goals, indicators and strategies adopted by Forum Leaders in 2015 in the Regional Roadmap for Sustainable Pacific Fisheries. The report card takes into account the work of the Taskforce on Increasing Economic Returns from Fisheries, which was established by the Forum Leaders to develop a programme that will deliver real results within 5 years. Economic indicators now reflect Taskforce-agreed targets.
Tuna Fishery Report Card 2018
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Tuna Fishery Report Card 2018
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Comission
Catch of main target species of tuna in the FSM EEZ.
Publication - Tuna Fisheries Assessment Report. No. 20
Tuna fisheries assessment reports provide current information on the tuna fisheries of the western and
central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) 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 PDF 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.
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency 2019
Offshore Environment Tuna, Sharks and other targeted species Cook Islands