WCPFC Members and Observers

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WCPFC Members and Observers

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) brings together countries and organisations that manage and conserve tuna and other highly migratory fish stocks in our region. 

Key terms

  • CCMs (Contracting Coastal Members): The general term for all Members, Participating Territories and Cooperating Non-Members.
  • Member: A country or organisation that has formally joined the Commission.
  • Participating Territory: A territory linked to a Member that participates in the Commission’s work.
  • CNMs (Cooperating Non-Members): States that cooperate with the Commission but are not full Members.
  • Observer: A State or organisation invited to attend meetings and follow discussions without full decision-making rights.

CCM – Members

  1. Australia
  2. Canada
  3. China
  4. Cook Islands
  5. European Union
  6. Federated States of Micronesia
  7. Fiji
  8. France
  9. Indonesia
  10. Japan
  11. Kiribati
  12. Nauru
  13. New Zealand
  14. Niue
  15. Palau
  16. Papua New Guinea
  17. Philippines
  18. Republic of Korea
  19. Republic of the Marshall Islands
  20. Samoa
  21. Solomon Islands
  22. Chinese Taipei
  23. Tonga
  24. Tuvalu
  25. United States of America
  26. Vanuatu

CCM – Participating Territories

  1. American Samoa
  2. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
  3. French Polynesia
  4. Guam
  5. New Caledonia
  6. Tokelau
  7. Wallis and Futuna

CCM – Cooperating Non-Members (CNMs)

  1. Bahamas
  2. Curacao
  3. Ecuador
  4. El Salvador
  5. Liberia
  6. Panama
  7. Thailand
  8. Vietnam

Observers – States

  1. Mexico
  2. Nicaragua
  3. United Kingdom

Observers – Inter-Governmental Organisations

  1. African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
  2. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatross and Petrels (ACAP)
  3. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
  4. Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources (CCAMLR)
  5. Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
  6. Convention of Migratory Species (CMS)
  7. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
  8. Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
  9. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
  10. International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
  11. International Labour Organisation (ILO)
  12. International MCS Network
  13. International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific (ISC)
  14. International Whaling Commission (IWC)
  15. North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)
  16. Organisation of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector of the Central American Isthmus (OSPESCA)
  17. Pacific Community (SPC)
  18. Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
  19. Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS)
  20. Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)
  21. Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
  22. South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
  23. The World Bank
  24. University of the South Pacific (USP)

Observers – Non-Governmental Organisations

  1. Accountability.Fish
  2. Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL)
  3. American Tunaboat Association (ATA)
  4. Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS)
  5. Birdlife International
  6. Citizens' Institute for Environmental Studies (CIES)
  7. Conservation International (CI)
  8. Earth Island Institute
  9. Earthjustice
  10. Europêche
  11. Global Fishing Watch (GFW)
  12. Global Law Alliance
  13. The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA)
  14. Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI)
  15. International Game Fish Association (IGFA)
  16. International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF)
  17. International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)
  18. Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM)
  19. Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
  20. Monterey Bay Aquarium
  21. Ocean Outcomes (O2)
  22. Ocean Governance Institute (OGI)
  23. Organisation for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries (OPRTF)
  24. Organization for Regional and Inter-regional Studies (ORIS)
  25. Pew Charitable Trusts
  26. Seafood Legacy
  27. Sharkproject International
  28. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) Foundation
  29. Te Ipukarea Society (TIS)
  30. The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
  31. The Ocean Foundation
  32. Upwell
  33. World Tuna Purse Seine Organisation (WTPO)
  34. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Page updated 17 February 2025