Fisheries Newsletter No 170 (January–April 2023)

Fish pen, Tikehau, French Polynesia. ©Philippe Bachet

Number 170 (January–April 2023)

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Produced by the Pacific Community, Division of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems, Information Section, BP D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia

Produced with financial assistance from the Government of Australia, the European Union and the New Zealand Aid Programme

In this issue

SPC ACTIVITIES

New biodegradable FADs developed for the Pacific Islands region: A step towards more sustainable tuna fisheries
by Lauriane Escalle, Gala Moreno and Tracey Holley (pdf: 1 MB)
Tick tock tuna stock: The advent of the epigenetic clock as an aging tool for fisheries stock assessments
by Giulia Anderson and Jed MacDonald (pdf: 684 KB)
Best practice standards for inserting body cavity tags in tropical tunas
by Bruno Leroy (pdf: 437 KB)
Gourmet vs long-life food for mariculture larvae – Exploring preserved microalgae products as a feed for shellfish larvae
by Jamie Whitford (pdf: 316 KB)
Invitation to the 1st Pacific Islands Conference on Ocean Science and Ocean Management
(pdf: 244 KB)
Hope in the face of adversity: Pacific Island countries unite to address challenges
by Toky Rasoloarimanana, Sonia Schutz-Russell and Neville Smith (pdf: 937 KB)
Tonga’s Special Management Area programme: Insights from communities, and considerations for upscaling community-based fisheries management in the region
by Carolina Garcia Imhof, Karen Stone, Poasi Ngaluafe, Siola’a Malimali and Watisoni Lalavanua (pdf: 1 MB)
A new tool available online: Coastal fisheries legal profiles of all Pacific Islands
by Ariella D’Andrea, Solène Devez and Franck Magron (pdf: 437 KB)

NEWS FROM IN AND AROUND THE REGION

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