Fisheries commission needs to face up to disappearing tuna and disobedient members in western and central Pacific
Apia, Samoa: WWF is calling on members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to take immediate and decisive action to forestall the imminent collapse of two key tuna stocks and dangerous declines in others. “But the commission must demand member parties such as China, Japan, Korea and Chinese Taipei begin supplying basic catch and effort data for their fishing fleets,” said Bubba Cook, WWF´s Western and Central Pacific Tuna Programme Manager. The 33 member states and territories of the WCPFC are meeting from December 1-5 in Apia, Samoa, following October’s