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Freshly caught tuna for sale at the Gizo Fish Market. Photo: George J. Maelagi.
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As resource owners of the world’s largest and most valuable tuna fisheries, Pacific members zoomed into the 18th annual Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC18) meeting in December 2021 with the principal objective to pass the tropical tuna measure (TTM). The TTM is the crown jewels of the WCPFC fisheries, as it establishes the mechanisms and fishing limits for harvesting the tropical tunas (bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin). 

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