The social media for our WCPFC 2023 campaign was underpinned by the tagline “Keep the faith. Secure a future for fortuna.”
The race is on to progress harvest strategies in the #WCPO after the adoption of one for skipjack - a #WCPFC first! (although presently non-binding).
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 20, 2023
Will WCPFC go the full distance to prevent these stocks falling “out of the green”? #KeepTheFaith pic.twitter.com/WGv4ESoXaw
Last year, #WCPFC made significant progress in passing its first-ever harvest strategy for skipjack tuna. This year, we’re asking that #WCPFC accelerate harvest strategies across the board, to ensure stocks don’t “fall out of the green”.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 21, 2023
Read more 👉 https://t.co/SbSE6VQSAR pic.twitter.com/Vw3ilVs217
Fortuna has consulted the mystical market forces & is here to deliver prophecies towards harvest strategies for Western-Central Pacific tuna stocks, ensuring good fortune for generations to come! #SecureAFutureForTuna
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 23, 2023
Check back to see Fortuna’s prophecies! pic.twitter.com/SdghrcjWZH
Target Reference Points use data on a stock’s biomass to help establish a level of fishing pressure resulting in a desirable harvest for the stock's health.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 24, 2023
Yellowfin isn’t overfished in the #WCPO but delays to setting TRPs means we are falling behind on a harvest strategy. pic.twitter.com/sE0NHd5Bzp
The failure to adopt Target Reference Points for bigeye is holding up the development of a full management procedure.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 27, 2023
It's lagging behind other stocks in the #WCPO like skipjack & SP albacore. The longer it takes to adopt TRPs, the longer bigeye is left exposed to overfishing. pic.twitter.com/cjDqrR118a
Bigeye & yellowfin stocks are behind other #WCPO stocks in the development of harvest strategies.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 28, 2023
We cannot leave the health of these stocks to chance. The market is urgently seeking a conservation measure to deliver greater certainty in sourcing sustainable tuna from the area. pic.twitter.com/wbuNynvwKj
A meeting of the Northern Committee in July paved the way for the adoption of a management procedure (MP) for NP albacore with HCRs.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 29, 2023
If #WCPFC adopts this MP, we will have the first-ever Pacific-wide harvest strategy. The market is urging #WCPFC to push this over the line! pic.twitter.com/qNVKwjEVT8
The GTA is urging #WCPFC to adopt a CMM for an electronic monitoring programme.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 29, 2023
It’s an essential step to creating a level playing field for fishing fleets, allowing us to clamp down on illegal fishing, helping to protect the health of tuna stocks and the welfare of crew. pic.twitter.com/BR6zwjwASL
South Pacific albacore is a shared stock between #WCPFC & #IATTC.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 30, 2023
The market is looking for a joined up approach from both RFMOs to ensure that any management measure for the stock is truly effective. #SecureAFutureFortuna pic.twitter.com/i53qUmVfbh
Fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Isolated from societal institutions, the industry is also exposed to human rights abuse such as forced labour practices.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 30, 2023
Fishers need legal protections to carry out their professions safely, with their rights protected. pic.twitter.com/7pODBmqlAT
The adoption of a harvest strategy for skipjack at last year’s #WCPFC meeting was historic.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) December 1, 2023
But the failure to make the management procedure (MP) binding dents its impact significantly. #WCPFC must show it’s serious about protecting skipjack by setting the MP in stone. pic.twitter.com/2J7RyNlzYx