Tuna
Tuna Commission meeting has limited success
The annual talk-fest of the Pacific's tuna fishing authorities has ended with few gains. Audio
Pacific Tuna Commission divided on conservation & management
Conservation and management measures for depleted tuna stocks in the Pacific have polarised the membership of the Pacific Tuna Commission. Audio
World Tuna Day announced by UN
The United Nations General Assembly has voted today to make May 2nd World Tuna Day.
PNA pushing harvest control strategy at Pacific Tuna Commission
The Parties Nauru to the Nauru Agreement or PNA are pushing for a "Harvest Control Strategy" to be adopted by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. Audio
Tuna commission chair says body needs to be selective
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission has been told to set realistic goals and be selective of issues it can tackle.
Community work for albatross deaths 'pathetic'
A community work sentence for a fisherman who caused 39 albatross deaths doesn't go far enough, Forest and Bird says.
Big-eye tuna tagging to fill knowledge gap
Scientists are hoping a recent tagging expedition in the Western Pacific will improve the assessment and understanding of tuna stocks. Audio
Big-eye tuna tagging to fill knowledge gap
Scientists are hoping a recent tagging expedition will improve the assessment and understanding of Pacific tuna stocks.
US forges new tuna deal with the Pacific
The US and Pacific island countries have agreed to a new fishing deal. which governs US access to the region's billion dollar tuna fishery. Audio
The slippery problem of eels
Eels can live for up to a 100 years in the creeks and rivers of New Zealand but eventually they have to migrate out to sea and when they do they tend to get sucked into the turbines of hydrodams. As… Audio
Pacific nations hit by US tuna row
Several small Pacific nations are facing a major hit to their income because of a dispute with the United States over the tuna fishery. Audio
Sanford gets ready to leave tuna industry
Fishing company Sanford has sold one of its boats as part of its plans to exit the tuna industry.
Mr Tuna - saving the rangitaiki’s taonga
Bill Kerrison is helping save our native longfin eels or tuna. Each year he traps and transfers eels and other native fish species past a series of dams on the Rangitaiki River in the Bay of Plenty… Video, Audio, Gallery
China not playing fairly in Pacific fishery, says WWF
The World Wildlife Fund says China is not playing fairly in the Pacific ocean fishery, with the expansion of Chinese longliners in particular having created a crisis for local fishing industries, and… Audio
Future of Pacific tuna fishery under discussion in Auckland
Talks get under way in Auckland this afternoon over how Pacific nations can get a bigger cut of the multi billion dollar tuna fishery in their waters. Audio
Insight for 14 September 2014 - Chasing the Tuna Dollar
Philippa Tolley reports from Fiji on the urgent need to protect some of the tuna stocks in the Pacific Audio
Tonno ai funghi secchi (Tuna Steak with Dry Porcini)
Recipe by Antonio Cacace
From Nine To Noon on Monday 17 March 2014
Long-finned Eels
Following a call for a moratorium on the eel fishery to protect long-finned eels, a review is under way. Audio