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FFA Fisheries Trade News, May 2009

01/05/2009

This issue includes articles on the external dimensions of the EU's proposed Common Fisheries Policy reform and on the opportunities, challenges ...

Author: FFA
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FFA Fisheries Trade News, Mar-Apr 2009

01/04/2009

This briefing includes information on a new note on EC support to developing countries for the implementation of the EU IUU Regulation, due to come in ...

Author: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
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FFA Fisheries Trade News, Nov-Dec 2008

01/12/2008

This briefing includes an industry perspective on the EU IUU fishing regulation, which will come into effect on 1 January 2010. ...

Author: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
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FFA Fisheries Trade News, Oct 2008

01/10/2008

This briefing includes a report on the EU Regulation establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing, which will apply fro ...

Author: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
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FFA Fisheries Trade Briefing, Vol 1, Issue 5: Negotiations on Rules for Fisheries Subsidies at the WTO

01/04/2008

This FFA briefing is written in the context of the WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies and seeks to answer those who believe that subsidies should ...

Author: Forum Fisheries Agency
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Addressing Corruption in Pacific Island Fisheries

01/01/2008

This paper examines fisheries corruption in the Pacific Islands in three specific areas: licensing, access negotiations and monitoring and enforcement ...

Author: IUCN (Martin Tsamenyi & Quentin Hanich
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Plundering the Pacific

23/10/2006

Greenpeace and fisheries authorities from Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Kiribati undertook, over the course of seven weeks, joint surveilla ...

Author: Greenpeace
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Nauru Agreement

11/02/1982

The parties to this treaty agree to coordinate and harmonise the management of fisheries with regard to common stocks within respective fisheries zone ...

Author: The Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Nauru, the Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
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Asia Pacific Fisheries Commission (APFIC)



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Forum Fisheries Agency (Pacific Islands)

The FFA is an organisation set up to provide expert fisheries management and development advice and services to member countries. FFA was formed 26 years ago under an international convention and is based in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

The FFA Trade Briefing can be accessed here.

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SPC Coastal and Oceanic Fisheries Programme Digital Library

SPC (the Secretariat of the Pacific Community) has collated a digital library comprising 6,532 fisheries and aquaculture-related documents, in French and in English. It includes newsletters, information bulletins, meeting papers, technical reports, field reports, posters, technical manuals and handbooks, and bibliographies.

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29/03/2011

Coast Guard helps Palau seize illegal fishing boats

Author: Pacific Daily News

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14/03/2011

DEVFISH II project of EU funded $10 million USD

Author: Pacific.Snoop.co.nz

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22/02/2011

US extending eye on Pacific to help cut illegal fishing

Author: Audrey Young, New Zealand Herald

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03/01/2011

Sharks find sanctuary in tiny Palau

Author: Bernadette Carreon, AFP

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14/06/2010

Surveillance operation deters IUU fishing

Author: FIS (Fish Information Service)

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13/05/2010

We say: PNA's closure of high seas a coup

Author: Islands Business

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23/04/2010

Pacific countries aim to extend high seas' tuna fishing ban

Author: AFP

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07/04/2010

Coast Guard cracks down on illegal fishing

Author: News Now, Hawaii

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09/02/2010

Poachers' fear keeps number low

Author: Fiji Times Online

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20/01/2010

Two Chinese men face illegal fishing charges in Samoa

Author: Radio New Zealand International

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03/01/2010

Taiwanese fishing vessel seized near CNMI for illegal fishing

Author: Radio New Zealand International

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01/12/2009

Illegal fishing of Guam's tuna gets more difficult

Author: Guam News Factor

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30/11/2009

Fish fight crucial to survival of islanders

Author: The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

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12/11/2009

Tragic fallout of tuna fishing

Author: Islands Business

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28/10/2009

Fisheries top meeting here

Author: Solomon Star, Solomon Islands

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01/10/2009

Kiribati fines ship $1M for illegal fishing

Author: Saipan Tribune

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25/09/2009

Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary'

Author: BBC News

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27/08/2009

Biggest Pacific maritime surveillance operation finds less illegal fishing

Author: Radio New Zealand International

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24/08/2009

Operation Kurukuru detects illegal activities

Author: Solomon Star

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21/08/2009

Some Pacific Tuna stocks are critically low

Author: ABC Radio, Australia

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04/08/2009

French Polynesian court fines Venezuelan vessel for illegal fishing

Author: Radio New Zealand International

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01/07/2009

Officers focus on illegal fishing

Author: Solomon Star

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01/07/2009

Fleet cuts, quotas the buzz at tuna meet

Author: Associated Press

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23/06/2009

Dynamite fishing intensifies

Author: Solomon Star

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15/06/2009

Pacific fisheries officials discuss Tuna Commission protection measures

Author: Radio New Zealand International

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08/06/2009

High cost of ignoring the ocean

Author: Sun2Surf, Malaysia

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07/06/2009

Alarmingly, a record catch

Author: The Sunday Times, Philippines

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16/05/2009

Illegal fishing, climate change real threats

Author: The Jakarta Post

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13/05/2009

Regional heads stand up against pirate fishing

Author: Fiji Daily Post News

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27/04/2009

Greenpeace launches tuna guidelines

Author: Fishupdate.com

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13/04/2009

Cook Islands PM says his country struggles to monitor illegal fishing

Author: Radio New Zealand International

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04/04/2009

Experts discuss illegal fishing

Author: Solomon Star

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02/02/2009

Shots fired as Taiwan boat evades Micronesia police

Author: Asia Pacific News

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15/12/2008

Saving our fish stocks

Author: Fiji Daily Post News

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15/12/2008

Fishermen pay $500,000 penalty for illegal fishing in Tongan waters

Author: Matangi, Tonga Online

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12/12/2008

Tuna Commission agrees to preserve Bigeye and Yellowfin tuna stocks in Pacific

Author: Radio New Zealand International

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05/12/2008

Hot issues on table at tuna meet: Bigeye and yellowfin tuna fishing to be reduced

Author: Islands Business

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29/11/2008

Taiwan, Cook Islands cooperating on uncovering illegal fishing activities

Author: Taipei Times

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25/11/2008

NZ Orion find sparks Tonga-Taiwan fight

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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08/10/2008

'Pirates' left off the hook: Greenpeace

Author: Fiji Daily Post News

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08/10/2008

Forum keen to curb distant fishing nations to save tuna stocks

Author: Radio New Zealand International

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17/09/2008

EU to help to Pacific nations

Author: The Australian

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16/09/2008

Police catch, detain boats - Japanese fishing vessels held here

Author: Solomon Star

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15/09/2008

'Operation Kurukuru 08'- Biggest in the Region

Author: Solomon Times Online

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21/08/2008

Three vessels caught fishing illegally in NMI's EEZ

Author: Saipan Tribune

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25/07/2008

Samoa first FFA nation to plan fisheries legislation modernization

Author: Pacific Magazine

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08/07/2008

Global fish catches vastly underestimated

Author: IPS

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01/07/2008

Kiribati signs regional tuna fisheries accord

Author: Atuna

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16/06/2008

Pacific nations ban tuna boats to stop stock collapse

Author: Bloomberg

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15/06/2008

Battle for the oceans

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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14/06/2008

Ana joins fight for tuna stocks

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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13/06/2008

Greenpeace urges retailers to implement Pacific marine reserves

Author: Fishupdate.com

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12/06/2008

No fishing zones created in South Pacific

Author: Oceans and Communities

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06/06/2008

Sea horse, snake, turtle to defend marine reserves

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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02/06/2008

Greenpeace targets Korean DongWon tuna catcher

Author: Fishupdate.com

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30/05/2008

Tuna fishing ban for South Pacific zones

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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28/05/2008

Greenpeace protests against Spanish tuna ship

Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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27/05/2008

No time to procrastinate

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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23/05/2008

Palau appeals for unity during fisheries meet

Author: Marianas Variety

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20/05/2008

FFA chiefs warning on Pacific fisheries management

Author: Pacific Magazine

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11/05/2008

How non-compliance hurts

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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09/05/2008

Greenpeace exposes "tuna pirate" on the high seas

Author: Fishupdate.com

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28/04/2008

Two arrested for illegal fishing

Author: Marianas Variety

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28/04/2008

Greenpeace declares war on illegal tuna fishery

Author: ABC News Online

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26/04/2008

Lisa heads for Pacific to save tuna

Author: The Royal Gazette, Bermuda

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22/04/2008

Activists tackle tuna fishers in Pacific

Author: AFP

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21/04/2008

Greenpeace activists paint stern of US fishing vessel

Author: Fishupdate.com

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20/04/2008

Time's running out for tuna (updated)

Author: Greenpeace

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17/04/2008

Greenpeace takes action to end overfishing of Pacific tuna

Author: Fishupdate.com

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17/04/2008

North Shore residents spring into action to protect marine life refuge

Author: KHNL, Hawaii

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15/04/2008

Palau proposes tuna fishing ban for foreign vessels

Author: Atuna

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10/04/2008

Coast Guard Rear Admiral official visit cements sea rider agreement

Author: Pacific Magazine

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13/03/2008

PNA reiterates importance of VSA

Author: Forum Fisheries Agency

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12/03/2008

NZ Air Force on a fisheries mission to Samoa

Author: The New Zealand Herald

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10/03/2008

Unregulated fishing rife in Fiji and the Pacific because of lack of monitoring

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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06/03/2008

Court imposes $2,000 bail on 2 arrested for illegal fishing

Author: Marianas Variety

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05/03/2008

2 arrested for illegal fishing at Grotto

Author: Marianas Variety

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29/02/2008

RP fishing vessel seized in Palau

Author: Sun Star Davao, Philippines

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29/02/2008

Pacific people to name world's first international marine reserves

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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27/02/2008

Marine police seize illegal Philippines fishing boat

Author: Pacific Magazine

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19/02/2008

Long liners caught in FSM law enforcement net

Author: Small Town Papers News Service

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15/02/2008

Kiribati creates world's largest marine reserve

Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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05/02/2008

Hearing for impounded Taiwanese fishing vessel to begin next month

Author: Marianas Variety

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05/02/2008

High seas drama - Pacific islands question need for Tuna Commission

Author: Islands Business

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29/01/2008

Turf war hurting fisheries: report

Author: The Canberra Times

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18/01/2008

Fisheries industry threatened

Author: The National, Papua New Guinea

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23/12/2007

Suspicious longliner, tuna loaded under arrest in Montevideo

Author: Merco Press

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13/12/2007

Tuna Commission stalemate hurting Pacific, official warns

Author: Pacific Magazine

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12/12/2007

Exercise Sea Guardian joins US, Aussie forces

Author: Kuam News, Guam

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12/12/2007

Distant nations block tuna conservation measures

Author: Pesca2.com

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07/12/2007

Governor Chokai refutes alleged interview on illegal fishing in Kayangel

Author: Marianas Variety

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07/12/2007

Former judge suggests creation of Pacific regional court

Author: ABC Radio Australia

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07/12/2007

Greenpeace calls for retailer responsibility after tuna commission "fails" to protect

Author: Fishupdate.com

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06/12/2007

Greenpeace praised Tuna Commission for blacklisting boats fishing illegally

Author: Radio New Zealand

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06/12/2007

Venezuelan vessels blacklisted for illegal fishing

Author: Radio New Zealand

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05/12/2007

Oceana publishes damning shark report

Author: Fishupdate.com

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04/12/2007

Pirate boats targeting NZ‘s swordfish

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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03/12/2007

Fears mount for world‘s last great tuna fishery

Author: France 24

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03/12/2007

Interview: Andrew Wright, Executive Director, Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

Author: Islands Business

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25/11/2007

Boat people arrive on Christmas Island

Author: News.com.au

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24/11/2007

$185k plea agreement largest shark fin penalty in Palau history

Author: Pacific Magazine

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21/11/2007

Concerns over 9 Ecuadorian vessels entering the WCPO

Author: Atuna

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11/11/2007

Updated: Philippines Cavite blast

Author: Pacific News Center

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04/11/2007

Views from Auckland: a patchy conservation record

Author: Islands Business

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03/11/2007

"The Rules of Origin Laundromat"?

Author: Atuna

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26/10/2007

Fears Pacific tuna stocks in trouble

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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26/10/2007

Pacific tuna: turning the tide

Author: Pacific Magazine

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17/10/2007

Australia helps protect fish stocks in Pacific

Author: People‘s Daily Online

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14/10/2007

Pacific, lungs of the earth

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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11/10/2007

French naval boat spent three days in Tonga

Author: Tonga Now

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02/10/2007

Captain arrested again for shark fins aboard boat

Author: Pacific Magazine

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28/09/2007

Taiwanese illegal fishermen caught

Author: Pacific Magazine

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28/09/2007

Tuna in trouble from overfishing

Author: IPS

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26/09/2007

Greenpeace warns retailers over "stolen" tuna

Author: Fishupdate.com

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25/09/2007

French Navy ship on Pacific surveillance mission

Author: Islands Business

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16/09/2007

Raid in Palau finds Taiwanese fishing company with huge haul of illegal shark fins

Author: Radio New Zealand

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03/09/2007

Operation Kurukuru 2007 successful report presented to Government

Author: Tonga Now

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25/08/2007

Pacific must stand strong on cutting fishing

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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24/08/2007

Palau charges Taiwanese over illegal shark fishing

Author: Radio New Zealand

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20/08/2007

Palau nets Taiwan tuna fishing boat with 650 illegal shark fins

Author: Pacific Magazine

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09/08/2007

Navy to work with US Coastguard to protect fisheries

Author: Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

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26/06/2007

Ban vs longline vessels in NMI waters pushed

Author: Saipan Tribune

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09/06/2007

Putting power in the hands of Pacific nations

Author: Islands Business

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08/06/2007

Wake up! Don’t take your oceans for granted

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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01/06/2007

Greenpeace calls for cut in tuna catch to sustain fisheries

Author: Radio New Zealand

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30/05/2007

Keeping Pacific tuna stocks from overexploitation

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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30/05/2007

Alarming increase in illegal fishing in Pacific

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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18/05/2007

Canning the Pacific

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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05/05/2007

Nations seek end to trawling seas

Author: CNN

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01/05/2007

Greenpeace calls on governments meeting in Chile to protect the high seas

Author: Fishupdate.com

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25/04/2007

Workshop focuses on tuna stocks

Author: The Fiji Times Online

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18/04/2007

US navy registers increase in illegal fishing

Author: Radio New Zealand

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08/04/2007

Big bucks to eat rare reef fish

Author: Sunday Tribune, South Africa

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04/04/2007

Illegal fishing a profitable venture

Author: Islands Business, Business Intelligence

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30/03/2007

Air Force completes successful Pacific surviellance

Author: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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04/03/2007

Call to action on illegal fishing in the Pacific

Author: Radio New Zealand

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01/03/2007

Pacific nations seek more New Zealand help to protect fisheries

Author: Radio New Zealand

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27/01/2007

Tuna conference adopts action plan

Author: Daily Yomiuri Online, Japan

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04/01/2007

Cook Islands fines illegal fisherman

Author: Radio New Zealand

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21/09/2006

Greenpeace and FSM Government challenge illegal fishing in the Pacific

Author: Greenpeace

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21/09/2006

Greenpeace and FSM Government challenge illegal fishing in the Pacific

Author: Greenpeace

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24/08/2006

Surveillance assistance provided to island nations

Author: Pacific Magazine

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26/05/2006

Pacific Islands Forum calls for action on IUU fishing: Solomon Islands

Author: Atuna.com

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27/03/2006

May review of Fish Stocks Agreement to stress participation, implementation in order to reverse decline of fish stocks

Author: Media Newswire

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