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Secretariat Updates - November 2026

November 2026

In this issue

Secretariat Human Resources Updates | Q2 and Q3 2026 WCPFC Secretariat trains new European Union fisheries officials on reporting and compliance tools WCPFC and SPC join Viet Nam's national seminar on its path to full Commission membership WCPFC Executive Director highlights cooperation, climate readiness, and stronger decisionmaking at TUNA 2026 WCPFC joins FAO's Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System, completing participation by all five tuna RFMOs Yaizu Fisheries High School Students Visit WCPFC Headquarters WCPFC Secretariat Looks to the Future 22nd Scientific Committee Advances Science and Harvest Strategy Work for WCPO Fisheries WCPFC Participates in 104th IATTC Meeting Progressing Management of Key North Pacific Stocks Advancing Science and Management in the North Pacific Ocean Strengthening Port State Measures and Information Exchange WCPFC Secretariat Hosts University of Tokyo and Global Infrastructure Fund Delegation A Conversation Between Leaders: WCPFC and ISSF OpEd: Will the High Seas Treaty use our decades of Pacific fishing data?

Secretariat Human Resources Updates | Q2 and Q3 2026

The Secretariat welcomed a new ICT Manager at the end of the third quarter. Mr. Caleb Joseph took up the role in late July, just in time for the 22nd Regular Session of the Scientific Committee in August.

Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, May 2026 – The WCPFC Secretariat delivered a series of online training sessions for new fisheries officials of the European Union, beginning in May 2026.

Nha Trang, Vietnam, 28 July 2026 – The WCPFC Executive Director, Ms Rhea Moss-Christian, took part in a national seminar hosted by Viet Nam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment on 28 July 2026 in Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa province.

Bangkok, Thailand – The WCPFC Executive Director, Ms Rhea Moss-Christian, joined global fisheries and industry leaders at the 19th INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference & Exhibition (TUNA 2026), held from 14–16 September 2026 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.

Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, 9 June 2026 – The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has formally joined the Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS), a global partnership coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the

Kolonia, Pohnpei, FSM, August 2026. Yaizu Fisheries High School Students Visit WCPFC

The WCPFC Secretariat welcomed three students from Yaizu Fisheries High School, Japan, during an educational visit to Pohnpei in August 2026.

Kolonia, Pohnpei, FSM, June 2026. As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen MCS systems and support more effective operations, a new initiative was established in the Secretariat midway through 2026.

22nd Scientific Committee Advances Science and Harvest Strategy Work for WCPO Fisheries

Apia, Samoa, 19 August 2026.

Lisbon, Portugal, 4 September 2026. The 104th Meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) was held at the EPIC SANA Lisboa Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal, from 31 August to 4 September 2026. The meeting was chaired by Mr.

Nagasaki, Japan, 14 July 2026. The 11th Joint IATTC–WCPFC Northern Committee Working Group on the Management of Pacific Bluefin Tuna (JWG11) and the Twenty-Second Regular Session of the Northern Committee (NC22) were held back-to-back in Nagasaki, Japan, in July 2026.

Taipei City, Chinese Taipei, 29 June 2026. The Twenty-Sixth Plenary Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean (ISC26) was held in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei, from 23–29 June 2026.

Jeju Island, Korea, June 2026.

Kolonia, Pohnpei, FSM, 2 June 2026. The WCPFC Secretariat was pleased to receive a courtesy visit from Professor Mikiyasu Nakayama of the University of Tokyo and the Global Infrastructure Fund, Foundation Japan, together with Ms.

Rhea Moss-Christian | WCPFC Executive Director
Susan Jackson | ISSF President

Opinion: Two decades of Pacific fisheries science exist. The question is whether the High Seas Treaty’s first major summit will use it as a blueprint to protect biodiversity in international waters.