Fishers in Marshall Islands. © Chewy E. Lin
Number 175 (September-December 2024)
Produced by the Pacific Community, Division of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems, Information Section, BP D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia
Produced with financial assistance from the Government of Australia, the European Union and the New Zealand Aid Programme
In this issue
SPC ACTIVITIES
- Reel it in: Night fishing made simple
By William Sokimi, Ian Bertram and Hugo Nguyen (pdf: 571 KB) - A new culinary adventure in Samoan waters: Gearing up for diamondback squid fishing
by William Sokimi (pdf: 751 KB) - Building legal foundations for sustainable coastal fisheries management in Samoa: Training of trainers in action
by Ariella D'Andrea and Solène Devez (pdf: 648 KB) - Human rights law in coastal fisheries and aquaculture in Micronesia
by Ariella D'Andrea and Alison Graham (pdf: 285 KB) - Leveraging Pacific Island expertise for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture: Seventh Regional Technical Meeting on Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture
by Andrew Smith (pdf: 903 KB) - The thriller in Manila? Outcomes of the 20th annual WCPFC Scientific Committee
by Graham Pilling and Paul Hamer (pdf: 316 KB) - New tech for the SPC FAME genetics lab: The long and short of it (DNA reads, that is)
by Giulia Anderson and Monica Ruibal (pdf: 195 KB) - A bellyful of fishing tips: What can tuna stomachs tell us about catchability?
by Pauline Machful (pdf: 318 KB)
NEWS FROM IN AND AROUND THE REGION
- Where are the tuna larvae hiding?
by Valerie Allain, Hidetada Kiyofuji, Atsushi Tawa, Taiki Ishihara and Elodie Vourey (pdf: 1 MB) - The passing of Hugh Walton
by Francisco Blaha (pdf: 114 KB)
FEATURE ARTICLES
- Assessing stock abundance, size and spatial distribution of five CITES-listed sea cucumber species in PNG
by Rickson Lis (pdf: 1 MB) - Managing coastal fisheries in Tuvalu: Lessons learned from a maturity study to establish minimum size limits in Funafuti
by Lotokufaki Paka Kaitu, Aimée F. Komugabe-Dixson, Filipo Makolo, Paeniu Lopati, Maani Petaia, Hetoa Taula, Sione Falesene, Iakoba Italeli, Lale Petaia, Matapua Falani, Lavata Nivaga, Semese Alefaio and David J. Welch (pdf: 522 KB)