Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) was established by the Convention for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPF Convention) which entered into force on 19 June 2004. Read more about the commission
Page Updated 28 May, 2012
13th Regular Session of the Commission
5 Dec 2016 to 9 Dec 2016
Denarau Island, Nadi, Fiji
Summary Report
Supporting a FAO Survey on Options for Physical and Electronic Marking of Purse Seine drifting FADs
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) approached WCPFC to seek our assistance with gathering information on Options for Physical and Electronic Marking of Purse Seine dr
Survey Design for Major Pacific Shark Tagging Study Developed by Expert Panel
Information generated by satellite tagging of sharks such as this one provide critical information for management © C. Duffy
Time Out for Bycatch - International panel discussion at annual WCPFC meeting
5 December 2016 | Nadi, Fiji.
Notes
- Vessel type groupings may be filtered by selecting or unselecting vessel type groupings in the legend
- Type groupings:
- Longliner = Tuna longliner, Longliner or Freezer Longliner
- Purse seiner = Tuna purse seiner or Purse seiner
- Carrier & Bunker = FISH CARRIER or BUNKER
- Others = HARPOON, Troller, FISHERY RESEARCH VESSEL, FISHING VESSEL NOT SPECIFIED, Multipurpose vessel nei, Handliner, GILLNETTER, Liner nei, Jigging Line, MULTIPURPOSE VESSEL, LIFT NETTER, MOTHERSHIP, SEINER, Trawler-drifter, Stern trawler, TRAWLER or Tuna mothership