You know that colourful tin of tuna you drop into your supermarket basket every week? Ever wonder what’s in it? Probably not; in a matter of decades, tuna has gone from being exotic mystery to an almost generic foodstuff, as ubiquitous...

Greenpeace activists hang a banner from Honolulu's iconic Aloha Tower the day before the Pacific Tuna Summit began, urging the Tuna Commission to save tuna. For the Pacific region and its people, no fish means no future. I am in...

The Director of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA ), Dr Transform Aqorau encouraged its membership to change their mindset about being wealthy custodians of a billion dollar resource and to pursue alternative models of...

That’s right the headline is correct. While sharks are at home in the water it seems at least one hates being caught in a downpour. It’s not that he doesn’t like getting wet it’s just that it makes it harder to fly. So, this week’s...

A Yellowfin tuna lies on the ground in Honiara's market. The feet of a local child are seen alongside. © Greenpeace / Paul Hilton Last week's meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ended as a sad day for the...

Fishermen using the sustainable " pole and line " fishing method to catch skipjack tuna It was a huge disappointment to see industrial fishing nations beat down small Pacific island countries today- the nations struggling to save...

Greenpeace Australia Pacific Oceans Campaigner, Duncan Williams, reports from Hawaii Right now, Honolulu is host to the annual meeting of the  Western and Central Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)  – the international body responsible...