Following a meeting held in Tokyo, the Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries (OPRT) members concluded ‘the tuna fishery in the Central and Western Pacific ocean will be extinct unless actions are taken.’

Eight members of the NGO representing the tuna longline industry in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, China, the Seychelles, and Vanuatu, who participated in the meeting held in June, and other eight members expressed their views to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, (WCPFC) in a letter addressed to Professor Glenn Hurry, Executive Director of the Comm...  (More Info)