Looking beyond the can - the importance of tuna fisheries
Part 1: The Western and Central Pacific Ocean
The management of the tuna species is important for the livelihoods and food security of millions of people.
This is especially true for the tuna caught in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, which accounts for more than half of the global tuna catch.
In this episode, we will hear from four experts who have dedicated their lives to ensuring that tuna fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific are managed sustainably.
Guests:
Professor Transform Aqorau – Vice Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University
Francisco Blaha – Fisheries Consultant
Dr Josie Tamate – Chair of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Rhea Moss-Christian – Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Hosts: Bianca Haas & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins
Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au
Find out more:
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Website https://www.wcpfc.int/
Francisco Blaha’s Website https://www.franciscoblaha.info/
Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Website: https://www.pnatuna.com/
Research on the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission by ANCORS researchers:
Haas, B., Azmi, K., & Davis, R. (2024). Pacific tuna update: 20th Meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. Marine Policy, 168, 106320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106320
Goodman C., Davis, R., Azmi, K., Bell, J., Galland, G.R. Gilman, E., et al. (2022). Enhancing cooperative responses by regional fisheries management organisations to climate-driven redistribution of tropical Pacific tuna stocks. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1046018
Azmi, K., & Hanich, Q. (2021). Mapping interests in the tuna fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. Ocean & Coastal Management. 212, 105779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105779
Hanich, Q., Jung, M., McDonald, A., Oh, S., Moon, S., An, J., & Yoon, M. (2021). Tuna Fisheries Conservation and Management in the Pacific Islands Region: Implications for Korean Distant Water Fisheries. Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy. 6, 192-220. https://doi.org/10.1163/24519391-06020003
Haas, B. (2020). Tuna management in action: assessing the contribution of the WCPFC to the SDGs. Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs. 12, 42-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/18366503.2020.1726261
