Challenges for
Pacific SIDS
and the PI OFM Project
and the PI OFM Project
lA large number of these measures have been as a
result of very proactive intervention
by Pacific SIDS collectively.
lThe performance of Pacific SIDS as members of the
WCPF Commission is
commendable but it remains to be seen if their application and energy is sustainable in the long term.
lThey also are faced with a wide range of
responsibilities as a result of WCPF
Commission decisions which they must implement by upgrading and realigning their national oceanic fisheries
management regimes.
Benefits
–
lConserving and defining rights
Challenges:
lAmbiguities and conflicts over issues
lIntent of stronger parties to assert control
over tuna resources
lObligations and implications for national
fisheries management