Pacific Power: A 20 Year Journey of Regional Leadership in Tuna Fisheries

Pacific Power: How regional cooperation transformed the world's largest tuna fishery

Report: Pacific Power

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Pacific Power: A 20 Year Journey of Regional Leadership in Tuna Fisheries

June 2, 2026

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency has released a major report documenting two decades of transformative work in tuna fisheries management – a story of unprecedented collaboration between scientists, government officials, fisheries workers, NGOs, and international development partners.

Pacific Power: A 20-Year Journey of Regional Leadership in Tuna Fisheries distils hard-won lessons from the Oceanic Fisheries Management Project, revealing how regional solidarity and science-based decision-making have turned the Western and Central Pacific Ocean into a global model for sustainable fisheries governance.