4 Aug 2021

Study on tuna migration to boost Pacific COP26 negotiations

From , 6:00 am on 4 August 2021

A senior climate advisor with the Pacific community says a recently released study on climate induced tuna migration will boost the region's negotiations at COP26 in Glasgow.

Released on Friday the study entitled - Warming Waters Threaten Tuna-Dependent Economies in the Pacific - was carried out by Conservation International and a consortium of technical agencies.

The research found that, if global warming continues unabated, within 30 years the tuna catch will likely decline by 20 percent in the waters of Pacific countries.

In this third of a multi-part series I am joined by a panel of experts from some of the collaborating organisations. Here they are again introducing themselves.

Labelling and packing of locally produced Soltuna cans in Noro, Solomon Islands.

Labelling and packing of locally produced Soltuna cans in Noro, Solomon Islands. Photo: Francisco Blaha

If you would like to catch up on parts one and two of this panel please check out our episodes for the 31st of July and the 3rd of August.