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§Pacific SIDs collectively - ~20 million km2 EEZ
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half million km2 land area
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§Populations range from 1500 (Niue) to 5.5 million (PNG)
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§Western Tropical Pacific Warm Pool Large Marine Ecosystem
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Western and
Central Pacific Oceanic Fishery
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§World’s largest stock tuna fishery ~ 2 million tonnes
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§half the world’s tuna catch worth an estimated US$2.billion
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§Four key tuna stocks - skipjack, yellowfin, bigeye and
South Pacific albacore
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§Key tuna stocks in good condition (bigeye and yellowfin ?)
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§3 major fishing gears - purse seine, longline and
pole-and-line operated by several fishing nations
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§A variety of non-target species (by-catch)
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§Tuna’s migratory nature is a complicating factor - each
stock may migrate through numerous national jurisdictions and areas of high
seas
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