Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

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The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission is an international body responsible for the conservation and management of tuna and other highly migratory fish stocks in the western and central Pacific Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
regional fisheries management organization
adopts compliance monitoring scheme
conservation and management measures
observer program standards
vessel monitoring system requirements
appliesPrinciple ecosystem-based fisheries management
precautionary approach
cooperatesWith Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
focusesOn long-term conservation of tuna stocks
prevention of overfishing
sustainable use of fishery resources
foundedBy Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
governs fishing activities in the western and central Pacific Ocean
hasAbbreviation WCPFC
hasBody Northern Committee
Scientific Committee
Secretariat
Technical and Compliance Committee
hasLanguage English
hasMember coastal States in the western and central Pacific Ocean
distant-water fishing nations
hasOrgan Commission
Northern Committee
Scientific Committee
Secretariat
Technical and Compliance Committee
headquartersCountry Federated States of Micronesia
headquartersLocation Pohnpei
jurisdiction western and central Pacific Ocean
legalBasis Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
mainPurpose conservation and management of highly migratory fish stocks
conservation and management of tuna stocks
manages billfish
highly migratory fish stocks
sharks
tuna
regionServed Pacific Ocean
central Pacific Ocean
western Pacific Ocean
sector fisheries management
shortName WCPFC
subjectTo 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

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southwest Pacific Ocean hasRegionalOrganization Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area relatedTo Regional Fisheries Management Organization
linked to: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency cooperatesWith Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission shortName WCPFC
linked to: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission hasAbbreviation WCPFC
linked to: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission