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RVS Takuare has undertaken its first ever exercise following its arrival to Vanuatu. Photo: VPF|FB  By Anita Roberts
Two Foreign Vessels Fined
November 19, 2021

Vanuatu's new patrol boat, RVS Takuare, spotted four foreign vessels in Vanuatu's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between October 25 to November 5, as part of its first ever operation known as 'Kuru Kuru'.

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Frozen tuna being transhipped near Madang. Credit - Francisco Blaha.
Scientists call for an end to harmful fishing subsidies
November 5, 2021

The benefits of sustainably managed wild fisheries, which support food and nutritional security, livelihoods, and cultures, are being undermined by government payments that incentivise overcapacity and lead to overfishing, biodiversity degradation and loss, and CO2 emissions, the scientists argue

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MAF is cracking down on fisheries violations. Credit: Samoa MAF
Ministry moves to stop undersized fish catching
November 1, 2021

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (M.A.F.) has moved to take a tough stand against the breaching of fisheries regulations which prohibits the catching of under-sized fishes.  The Assistant Chief Executive Officer (A.C.E.O) of the M.A.F.

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Fiji’s Minister for Fisheries, Semi Koroilavesau. Credit - Pita Ligaiula
WWF and partners launch gender mainstreaming in Fiji offshore Tuna Industry report
October 1, 2021

In a bid to strengthen gender inclusion and gender mainstreaming in Fiji’s tuna offshore sector, WWF and partners today launched a Gender Mainstreaming in Fiji’s Offshore Tuna Industry Report.

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Using satellites, remote sensors, and artificial intelligence, analysts monitor fishing activities around the world. Credit - Michael DeChant
Emerging Marine Monitoring Technologies Enable More Effective Management of Protected Areas
September 30, 2021

Creating large-scale marine protected areas (MPAs) can be a powerful way for governments to safeguard entire ecosystems. But the success of those MPAs in delivering conservation benefits depends on effective management.

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Ngeanges Island, Palau. Credit - https://www.islandconservation.org
New PICRC Fisheries Report Finds Fish Stocks Slowly Rebounding
September 23, 2021

The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) recently released a new technical report outlining the size and abundance of resource reef fish stocks across Palau.

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The government and fishermen of Palau are setting up sustainable aquaculture farms near their shores in an effort to ensure food security for generations to come. Their planning work uses information from NASA's satellites to protect the country’s rich ecosystems. Credit: Courtesy of Fabio Siksei
NASA satellites help plan future for Palau fish stocks
August 6, 2021

People in Palau, a small nation with a population of about 20,000, consume more wild fish per capita than nearly any other country in the world.

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tuna fishery. Credit - the Loop PNG
Climate change warrants greater fisheries conservation, NGO says
July 29, 2021

Environmental factors, including climate change, are affecting catches for local fishermen and more needs to be done to ensure Pacific tuna stocks remain healthy, says an official with the World Wildlife Fund.

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tuna fisheries
EU helping upskill PNG fisheries officers
July 14, 2021

The European Union is helping fund a Papua New Guinea's National Fisheries Authority programme to upskill government fisheries officers.

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Industrial fishing trawlers stocking up on unsustainable quantities of fish. Credit: Shutterstock
Putting an end to billions in fishing subsidies could improve fish stocks and ocean health
July 14, 2021

Global fish catches are fluctuating near the highest levels ever reported, while the fraction of fish stocks that are sustainable has never been lower. Nevertheless, governments spent US$22 billion of public money on harmful fisheries subsidies in 2018.

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