Emotional Scenes Flare at Tuna Negotiations as WCPFC Members Try to Reach a Compromise on Tropical Tuna Measure
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [PacNews] By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines - December 5, 2017
There were emotional scenes Friday at a special meeting on tropical tuna in the lead up to next week’s Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).
Pacific nations including the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Tokelau put the case that they should not have to take on a disproportionate financial burden as a result of measures to conserve tuna.
The current measure for tropical tunas includes Skipjack, Bigeye and Yellowfin tuna. It expires at the end of this month.
A draft bridging measure for tropical Tunas was under discussion at a second Intersessional meeting to progress ...
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