PACIFIC FISHERIES MANAGEMENT.

• Position: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting - Brief article

New measures in the fight against illegal unregulated and unreported fishing have been adopted at the annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), the European Commission outlined on 22 December. Among the measures, the 26 members of the regional fisheries management organisation agreed to set up a blacklist of IUU vessels and to allow non-flag state inspectors to board and inspect any...