So What Don't You Understand? The Difficult Language of Agreements -

4 Jan 2014

So What Don't You Understand? The Difficult Language of Agreements

by Teresa | posted in: Fisheries, January 2014 | 0

The negotiations over what the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission calls its Conservation and Management Measure for tropical tuna – including bigeye, yellowfin, skipjack, and albacore – took place over the entire five-day meeting of the commission, and always … Continued

3 Jan 2014

For Another Year, Pacific Bigeye Tuna Go Without Strong International Protection

by Teresa | posted in: Fisheries, January 2014, Marine | 0

In the end, no one – at least none of those who were talking – seemed satisfied. Last month, after five days of intense negotiation in the Cairns, Australia, convention center, the tenth meeting of the Western and Central Fisheries … Continued